Promise broken, Obama names lobbyist for Pak role

During his presidential campaign, then Senator Barack Obama repeatedly railed against the power and influence of lobbyists in the political process and vowed that, if elected President, no lobbyist......

Hurricane Sandy threatens $20bn in economic damage

Superstorm Sandy is expected to leave a trail of destruction along its path both in terms of human and economic cost in the United States.The storm, which made landfall on the New Jersey coast on......

Sachin@50: 50 Interesting Facts

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......

Pujara's 79-ball 107 in vain for Sussex

IMAGE: Sussex's Cheteshwar Pujara hits a boundary during the Royal London One-Day Cup match against Warwickshire, at Edgbaston, on Friday. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Star India batter......

Hameed, Bracey in County Select XI for India warm-up tie

IMAGE: Nottinghamshire opener Haseeb Hameed made his Test debut against India in 2016. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images Warwickshire captain Will Rhodes will lead the County Select XI to......

Warne made me look like a fool during 2009 IPL: Kohli

India skipper Virat Kohli said that former Australian spinner Shane Warne made him look like a fool during the 2nd edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2009. Kohli was doing an Instagram......

Shastri likely to retain India head coach job

India's head coach Ravi Shastri is a runaway favourite to retain his post when the Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) interviews the six short-listed candidates here on Friday. Apart......