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'In Maharashtra he didn't buckle under pressure.' 'We expect him to do the same as the CBI Director.'
The Indian bowling was a pleasant surprise in the recent World Cup but a bigger pool of genuine fast bowlers and spinners needs to be created for the team to be a consistent force in the future, feels the legendary Erapalli Prasanna.
'Many already toe the line, those on the fence will be nudged to stand with the government even more, those who are critical will face trouble soon.'
'It was not the individual's decision. It was the collective decision (that BSY should resign).'
Sarika Jain lost her husband in the 13/7 Mumbai bomb blast in 2011. With two small children and ailing in-laws, Sarika is desperate for a job to sustain her family. Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore met the family.
Kumar Sangakkara missed out on a double hundred by one run but his team ended the second day of the first Test on a high with Pakistan reeling at 48 for five at the close on Saturday.
'The sole objective is to harass me, silence me.'
What happens when you are in a life-and-death situation and, as it happens often in such situations, you just have a moment to make a choice? Director Amit Kumar's Monsoon Shootout makes you sit on the proverbial horns of such a dilemma.
'We want to protect our history, we want to protect our people from getting overwhelmed by the influx from Bangladesh, that is why the people of Assam are out in the streets,' says former Assam chief minister and Asom Gana Parishad leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta.
'The fact that this happened and the fact that we were not able to bring it down, we were not even able to trace from where it came from and where it went, certainly raises questions on our level of preparedness.'
'It is not something that is going to unfold in the next few weeks or even the next few months.' 'This process will continue for some time. And that's how it should be.' 'If the politicians are coming on board, then that is a welcome step.'
Kumar Sangakkara compiled his eighth double hundred in Tests, and with able support from Prasanna Jayawardene salvaged a draw for Sri Lanka on the final day of the opening Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
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'The Bihar verdict has shown that the people of Bihar don't desire to go back to the mandir-masjid rhetoric.' 'Jobs, wages and development are the aspiration of the people of Bihar and we hope the next government will keep that in mind.'
A sneak peek into the backstage madness at Lakme Fashion Week.
Kumar Sangakkara led Sri Lanka's fightback in the second innings with an unbeaten 161, aided by sloppy Pakistan fielders who dropped a number of catches on day four of the first Test in Abu Dhabi. At stumps on the penultimate day of the Test, Sangakkara and Prasanna Jayawardene (25) were at the crease with Sri Lanka on 298 for five wickets, still trailing Pakistan by 16 runs.
'I'm trying to move away from what I've done before, not because I'm not happy with what it was, but because I have already done that.'
A talented Central Zone team led by Piyush Chawla is aiming to come out firing all cylinders when it squares off with an equally combative South Zone side in the final of the Duleep Trophy, starting in New Delhi, on Wednesday.
'If they think they can silence us by suspending us, then they don't know what BJP MLAs are made of.'
'He may have had his reservations about the law and order situation there, but the way the family of the victim was intimidated raises a lot of questions about the intentions of the DM.'
'If there is no outcome at Tuesday's meeting, then on the 30th thousands of tractors and farmers will march on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway.'
'An armed helicopter equipped with counter-drone systems will provide the airborne counter-drone capability and flexibility needed to protect India's critical assets.'
590 cricketers -- including 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players -- will go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
Sri Lanka lost early wickets in their second innings but extended their lead to 220 runs over Pakistan in the third and final Test in Sharjah to boost their chances of a series victory.
Sri Lanka have named three uncapped players in their 15-man squad for the first Test against Pakistan on July 4.
'The world over, everybody is asking for the same medicines, same APIs, same KSMs.' 'However, there is just one supplier -- China -- for the entire world.'
Sri Lanka face a selection dilemma over their wicketkeeper as they gear-up for a tough three-Test series against Pakistan starting in Galle on Saturday. With regular wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene out with a fractured finger, Sangakarra now faces the choice of captaining the side, batting at number three and also keeping wicket, an exhausting prospect in Sri Lanka's hot and humid climate.
India captain Anil Kumble won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Galle on Thursday. Both the teams have fielded unchanged sides, that played in the first Test in Colombo.
'The 100-metre stretch from the opening of this tunnel is completely flooded with debris; the oxygen supply (through the pipes) too had gotten over and the chances of any survivors inside this tunnel are very bleak. Nobody has been able to talk to the people trapped inside'
'There is a special benefit in the matter being taken up by the Supreme Court rather than the high courts.' 'The orders of the high courts are limited, but the Supreme Court order is binding upon everybody.'
Statistical highlights at the end of third day's play in the third and final cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombia on Sunday.
Kumar Sangakkara scored an unbeaten 113 and then returned to break the world record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in One-day internationals as Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 34 runs in the seventh and final match in Wellington on Thursday.
'India needs offensive and defensive security measures to protect itself.'
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India were firmly on the backfoot with Sri Lanka building a vital 103-runs first innings lead after reaching 352 for seven at lunch on the third day of the deciding third and final cricket Test on Sunday.
Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures' Ennai Theriyuma?, starring Manoj Kumar, Sneha Ullal and Riya Sen, is a hotchpotch of several mystery thrillers but falls flat.
Sri Lanka retained their status as the world's top Twenty20 team by beating Pakistan by 24 runs in a thrilling finish in the second game in Dubai on Friday.
Kanhaiya Kumar is India's latest political rockstar. More so in Mumbai, where his address this evening gave Mumbaikars a glimpse of the heydays of the Communist movement in the city of textiles mills and mill workers.
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