The city administration is all geared up for the big day and preparations are in full swing to present the 'best face of Agra'.
The police on Friday raided the ashram of spiritual leader Asaram Bapu in Ahmedabad and detained nearly 150 followers in the wake of a clash between them in GandhinagarOn Thursday, Asaram followers had clashed with the police, after they were prevented from entering the Gandhinagar collector's office to submit a memorandum. The memorandum was against an alleged 'well-planned conspiracy' to frame their religious leader.
Six Naxals, including a woman cadre, and a jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed on Monday after a night-long encounter with the paramilitary force in the district of West Bengal.
A whirlwind unbeaten half century by Yusuf Pathan ensured Rajasthan Royals a comfortable eight-wicket win over Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League match at Motera on Friday.
Statistical highlights at the end of third day's play in the second Test between India and New Zealand on Sunday.
Harbhajan Singh smashed an attacking career-best eighth half-century as India posted an imposing first innings total of 487 and then snapped two early wickets to wrest initiative on the second day of the opening Test against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Indian bowlers will have the luxury to defend a huge first innings total but wicket won't be easy to come by since the Motera strip was not offering much help, said star of day Harbhajan Singh, who shone with the bat with a sparkling half-century.
India posted a mammoth first innings score before claiming a couple of wickets to continue their domination against New Zealand, on Day 2 of the first Test, at the Sardar Patel stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad, on Friday.
'We might have been better prepared to deal with the pandemic had so much time, attention and money not gone into welcoming one of the stupidest men on the planet.'
Chennai Super Kings edged past Rajasthan Royals by 23 runs in a high-scoring affair in the Indian Premier League match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.
Naman Ojha's masterclass 80, his third IPL fifty, helped Rajasthan Royals to a formidable total (177 for eight) and their eventual triumph against Chennai Super Kings at Motera on Sunday.
Rajasthan Royals survived a late onslaught from Chennai Super Kings to secure a 17-run win in their Indian Premier League match at Motera on Sunday.
Rajasthan Royals thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by 34 runs to secure the maiden win in third edition of the Indian Premier League at Motera on Saturday.
After starting the series with a crushing victory, an upbeat India will aim to maintain their stranglehold over an under-prepared Sri Lanka when they meet in the second ODI in Motera on Thursday.
India Abroad's Bikash Mohapatra is at the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium in Motera posting updates on the third ODI. Follow the latest on the match on Bikash's MyPage!.
'I am very satisfied,' declared Gary Kirsten, with a sigh of relief, a day ahead of the third and final One-day International between India and South Africa at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera.
This saga of an Indian captain began in a Test against a visiting South African side. The home team, down 0-1 in the series after a demoralising defeat in the second Test at Motera, had suffered another setback when captain Anil Kumble was ruled out with a recurring groin injury.
Proteas batsman AB de Villiers says Rahul Dravid's non-availability for the Test series is a big blow for India, though it is Virender Sehwag who is worrying the South African think-tank the most.
Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday opened an innings beyond the political arena when he was elected president of the Gujarat Cricket Association. Gujarat Minister of state for Home, Amit shah, was elected vice-president.
Sourav Ganguly might have been ruled out from the sole leadership position by Kolkata Knight Riders cricket manager John Buchanan, but his fellow mate Aakash Chopra looks up to the former Indian captain for his vast experience.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Thursday that the four-week tour, which will comprise of two Tests and three One-day Internationals apart from a three-day warm-up game, will begin on October 31 and conclude on November 27.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants Sachin Tendulkar to celebrate his 20 years in international cricket by scoring a hundred in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Motera.
US President Trump and the First Lady held hands as they strolled at the Taj complex and later wrote in the visitors' book. They were also briefed about the history and importance of the monument.
Journalists were attacked and their equipment damaged on Friday by supporters of Asaram Bapu during a bandh called to protest the mysterious death of two boys studying in the ashram's gurukul.
India will look to put behind the disappointment of their one-day drubbing at the hands of Australia and bounce back to winning ways when they take on Sri Lanka in the first match of a three-Test series starting in Ahmedabad on Monday.
A final call on the availability of captain Anil Kumble and young speedster Ishant Sharma for the second cricket Test against South Africa will be taken on Wednesday after a fitness assessment of both players.
Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel Stadium in Navrangpura, a regular venue of cricket ties till they were shifted to the Motera Stadium on the outskirts, is all set to host Indian Cricket League matches in its first event of the new season commencing on October 10. The development follows the signing of an agreement on Wednesday between the Essel Group promoted rebel league and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation which owns the stadium.
B D Thaker's strokeful unbeaten 151-run knock helped Gujarat reach a strong 291 runs for five against Punjab on day one of their Ranji Trophy group A Super League match at Sardar Patel stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
The India B cricket team won the women's Challenger Trophy (2008-09), defeating India A by six wickets in the final at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, on Sunday. Winning the toss and electing to bat, India A were restricted to 122 in 48.1 overs by some brilliant bowling by India B bowlers. India B reached the easy target of 123 in 32.5 overs with six wickets to spare.
The sisters, based in Surat, had alleged they were raped and illegally confined by Asaram and his son Narayan Sai.
The spotlight will be on the fringe players, who get another chance to impress the selectors before announcement of the squad for the home series against Pakistan.
India has a lot of fitness woes going into the Test, the biggest of them being the skipper, Anil Kumble. If he plays, India could go in with three spinners considering the nature of the wicket and Piyush Chawla looks the likely beneficiary.
For the third year running after the ruckus he had created in 2012, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan will not be allowed to witness the high-profile Indian Premier League contest between his side Kolkata Knight Riders and home team Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 14.
A brilliant unbeaten century by Dinesh Karthik helped India Blue win the N K P Salve Challenger Trophy after a six-wicket victory over India Red.
However, most of the fringe players taking part are aware that they do not stand a fair chance of getting selected in the Indian side for the Pakistan ODIs even if they perform.
'Age really does not matter so long as you are fit and in form and scoring runs consistently,' says former India opener Akash Chopra.
Bengal defeated Haryana by 18 runs at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera near Ahmedabad on Monday morning.
The first Test in the forthcoming three-match rubber between India and South Africa will be played at the Chidambaram stadium, Chepauk, in Chennai from March 26 to 30, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Wednesday.
A 91-run victory over India Green saw India Blue top the table with nine points and seal a place in Sunday's final of the Challenger tournament.
England scored a face-saving three-wicket victory in their concluding match of the Champions Trophy.
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