Fifty-nine 'karsevaks' were killed in the Godhra train burning incident of February 27, 2002, triggering the worst communal riots in the history of Gujarat.
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Acknowledging the receipt of Pakistan Cricket Board's request letter for tainted pacer Mohammad Amir's early return to cricket, International Cricket Council chief executive officer Dave Richardson on Monday said that the international body has taken note of the issue but the matter will take some time to get resolved.
New Zealand, put into bat on a green wicket by Pakistan's stand-in skipper Azhar Ali, were 77 for two when the umpires ended the day's play just before 4:30 p.m. local time after light rain had forced the players off before lunch.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the India team from the World Cups.
Cricket's world governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), said on Monday that its anti-corruption unit was probing the Hong Kong team but ruled out any match-fixing angle to its investigation.
The 34-year-old replaced Iftikhar Ahmed, who managed only 44 runs in four innings in the recent tour of Australia where Pakistan lost both Tests.
Fans in Mohali witnessed a spectacle as Virat Kohli pushed the bar a notch higher and took India across the finish line against Australia, and into the World T20 semi-final on Sunday.
Rajneesh Gupta surveys the bowling landscape in India-Australia Tests.
The start to the 13 Tests long season could not have been better for India. A convincing win in their 500th Test over New Zealand with spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja weaving their magic on a turning track to hand India a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series. Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq receiving the Test mace for their meteoric rise to No.1 ranking in cricket's traditional format. Also, football took precedence once again, a struggling Manchester United ran riot at Old Trafford as they beat Premier League champions Leicester 4-1. An outstanding first-half performance by Arsenal helping them beat London rivals Chelsea. Other top teams like Manchester City and Liverpool also taking full points.
The ICC has decided that a revised version of a more robust and strengthened ICC Anti-Corruption Code will be submitted for approval at the January 2014 meeting, it was decided on Saturday.
India registered its 500th win in One Day Internationals when it beat Australia in the second ODI at Nagpur on March 5, 2019.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month.
Because of weak availability, buffalo meat exports have also declined over the last few weeks
An inspired Pakistan hammered a blundering India by 180 runs to lift the ICC Champions Trophy, riding on a scintillating hundred from rookie opener Fakhar Zaman and a sensational bowling spell from Mohammad Amir.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the numbers.
This was the 36th tie in one-day international history and the 8th involving India.
The lax security in jails is under scanner with recent episodes of breaks and murders of inmates, reports Vicky Nanjappa.
Giant effigies of 10-headed demon king Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran went up in flames marking the triumph of good over evil as fervour marked Dussehra festivities across the country on Thursday.
The two PMs called upon all countries to work towards rooting out terrorist safe havens and infrastructure.
Bearing in mind how full India's pitcher is with ethnic and communal complexities, only the greatest circumspection can hold this country together in a willing union.
'Is Ansari flagging a genuine concern? Is a rectification called for?' 'And finally: Do minorities matter?' asks Shekhar Gupta.
The bench had made it clear that it would examine whether the practice of triple talaq among Muslims is fundamental to their religion.
Non-Congressism is the answer to India's current difficulties, says Dr Shambhu Shrivastava, who gives a historical perspective of non-Congress experiments in 1967, 1977, 1989 and 1998.
'Mahendra Singh Dhoni has at his disposal a range of multi-skilled players who possess the ability to turn the game around at the flick of a switch.'
