According to the Approach Paper to the 12th Plan, the Commission has pegged a plan expenditure of Rs 5.83 lakh crore (Rs 5.83 trillion) for 2013-14, which is around 12 per cent more than the budgeted plan expenditure for the current fiscal.
The former Pakistani opener says he had predicted that 'only god could stop' Sachin Tendulkar from becoming a cricket genius.
Following the 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka, vice-captain Adam Gilchrist now feels Australia is ready to conquer the final frontier: a series win in India.
A record 21 million dollars in television and advertisement revenue is likely to be generated from the much awaited Test and one-day series between Pakistan and India.
'I'm apologising to everyone whose sentiments are hurt because of the chaos around my memoir,' says the actor.
It's no secret that the Indian skipper is an avid football freak. These days, with no competitive cricket on, he's up late watching the Euro games.
The chairman of the PCB has advised the Indian team to shed any concerns about playing in Pakistan and assured safety and comfort during the tour.
A special summit of the European Union leaders in Brussels to reach a deal on its next seven-year budget appeared heading for a collapse after their negotiations got bogged down on Thursday night in a dispute over plans to boost the budget.
Virender Sehwag sure did have a blast! And what an innings he came up with! In the process, he busted the bubble called Shoaib Akhtar.
The BCCI is all set to ban for life Maharashtra batsman Abhijit Kale for attempting to bribe two national selectors Kiran More and Pranob Roy.
Direct cash transfers or food coupons should be used to provide services to the poor, says Farzana Afridi.
Sanjay Jha says Stephen Fleming's churlish complaining has resulted in him losing enormous goodwill.
Irfan Pathan wants to make a difference and cannot wait to touch Pakistani shores.
The PCB released the logo for the upcoming series against India, saying it hopes the emblem will promote friendship and peace between the neighbours.
Mark Waugh probably chose the wrong sport, the game with the rigid back and stiff upper lip.
From genuine concerns about safety of the players, the issue of India's tour to Pakistan is now degenerating into the utterly ridiculous.
The shirt that the opener wore had the logo of Wills prominently displayed on the chest as well as on both arms.
In the early 1950s Indira Gandhi had challenged the Pakistani cricket team saying that they can't win against India.
The Indian test cricketer has joined forces with police in the hope of identifying a man whose body was found in a Lancashire pond.
England captain Michael Vaughan on the Hussain question, his struggle for form and a testing seven weeks in charge.
The value of the Challenger as a testing ground can sometimes be over-rated. It is more a showcase than a challenge.
Matthew Hayden says his relative one-day famine is a result of the high-octane, high-risk tactics of the Australian side.
The ball with which off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took India's first hat-trick in Test cricket in 2001 will be auctioned at a charity event in Bangalore on September 12.
Every now and then the D word hits the sporting headlines, Greg Rudeski's testing positive to nandrolone being the latest to send tremors through the tennis world.
The future of Australian cricket finally looks like more of a challenge.
Dennis Lillee slammed the growing use of technological gimmickry in Australian TV's coverage of international cricket.
There are very few cricketers whose path to international recognition began inside a mosque.
Wasim Akram has been approached by the BCCI to be the team's fast bowling coach.
For aggression, Indian cricket has Saurav Ganguly; for innovation, the man seems to be Rahul Dravid.
Though the cameras invaded the players' privacy, it was a mandatory move following the ICC ruling to prevent match-fixing.
Matthew Hayden's world record Test score has made him hot property in the game's biggest market India.
If I am honest, my aim is to be able to break that record again, though I know the conditions and environment were on my side this time around.
In the suit filed in the Bombay High Court last Friday, the company has accused the India cricket captain "of not complying with the terms of the contract."
After a disastrous last season, in which he scored just 173 runs in seven matches, what will be the aim of Muzumdar in the new season?
The Alto was first launched in September 2000 and has registered sales of over 2 million units so far.
Like the guy always last to leave the party, it was inevitable Steve Waugh would walk away from international cricket on his own terms.
There are only two things that can make the always-in-a-hurry Mumbaikar to stop and take notice: Ganapati Visarjan and Sachin Tendulkar.
Frustrated and disappointed. That's how Brett Lee felt having to watch Australia take the field at Gwalior while he was sitting at home.
'My father worked very hard to earn the name he has got. I'll never consider it a disadvantage or something that puts pressure on me,' says Rohan Gavaskar.
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