Defending the display of a portrait of Jesus Christ at an exhibition organised by the Communist Party of India - Marxist, party general secretary Prakash Karat on Tuesday said it was not done to run down religion or the basic tenets of Christianity. Terming it as an "unnecessary controversy", Karat in his inaugural address to the CPI-M's state conference quoted Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro to buttress the point that Christianity and Communism could "There
Dwayne Smith smashed a half-century before Fidel Edwards and Marlon Samuels bowled superbly to lead West Indies to a 14-run win over Australia in their second Twenty20 international.
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Foreign investors consider land acquisition in India as a high risk transaction because there is no comfort of title insurance to protect their financial interest in immovable properties, according to an expert agency.
Australia Twenty20 Big Bash team Sydney Thunder have strengthened their pace attack by recruiting West Indies quick Fidel Edwards and Australian left arm quick Doug Bollinger.
India scored a comprehensive 63-run win over the West Indies in the first Test at Sabina Park (Kingston) on Thursday. The win helped the visitors take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
He has grown up admiring the genius of Sachin Tendulkar but now that Fidel Edwards is bowling to him, the West Indian pacer says he would do all he can to ensure that the Indian batting icon does not get his 100th international ton against his side in the ongoing Test series.
West Indies fast bowler Fidel Edwards said Indian batsman Rahul Dravid is the most difficult batsman to bowl to in international cricket.
Every person was tested 72 hours before they travelled in order to ensure that all members of the party were travelling virus free.
Fidel Edwards picked up five wickets in a devastating opening spell to stun Bangladesh before the hosts recovered to end the second day of the second Test against the West Indies on 204 for seven on Sunday.
The victories in the last two ODIs may not have been enough to clinch the series, but the West Indies surely gained the momentum going into the Tests against India, says explosive host batsman Darren Bravo.
In addition to Pichai and Nadella, IBM's Arvind Krishna, Micron's Sanjay Mehrotra, Ajay Banga from Mastercard and Ann Mukherjee from Pernod are among the six Indian-Americans among over 200 corporate honchos who will advise the President and offer recommendations on how to revive the American economy.
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West Indian paceman Fidel Edwards has been the chief tormentor of Indian batsmen in the ongoing cricket series but the Barbadian is not quite happy with his effort.
The ICC on Thursday confirmed that an error by the host broadcaster during first day's play in the second Test between the West Indies and India in Barbados led to the wrong replay being shown to the third umpire, which led to India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's dismissal.
The controversy over poor umpiring in the ongoing Test series between India and the West Indies has taken a new twist as it has now emerged that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was given out off a no-ball on the first day of the second match in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Immigrants from five countries -- India, Bolivia, Lebanon, Sudan and Ghana -- stood in a line during the ceremony in the White House.
West Indian pacer Fidel Edwards, who was instrumental in triggering India's batting collapse in the ongoing first Test with a four-wicket haul, said he was nervous heading into the match after being sidelined with injury for two years.
Explosive batsman Chris Gayle was once again left out, while fast bowler Fidel Edwards made his return to the 13-member West Indies squad named for the first Test against India starting on Monday.
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A fine all-round bowling display saw Trinbago Knight Riders win the battle of the unbeaten teams and go to the top of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) table. Glenn Phillips was the only standout for the Jamaica Tallawahs as the power-hitters struggled for fluency, and Sunil Narine's second consecutive 50 did the bulk of the work even as the Knight Riders took their time about the chase.
West Indies fast bowler Fidel Edwards, who won the second edition of the Indian Premier League with the Deccan Chargers, is hoping to earn himself a contract at this weekend's player auction after overcoming a nightmare 2010.
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.
The Indian Mujahideen module, which sent the terror mail claiming responsibility for the Varanasi blast, had hacked into the broadband Internet connection of a Navi Mumbai resident.Police sources said that the Wireless Fidelity that was used to send the five-page email was traced to a house in sector 17, Vashi in Navi Mumbai.The house owner's insecure WiFI was hacked into, the sources said, adding the logger of the router has been disabled.
Deccan Chargers denied signing Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq amid reports that the player has been roped in as a substitute.
All-rounder Abdul Razzaq has become the first Pakistani player to fetch an Indian Premier League contract this year, signing up with Deccan Chargers.
'Of all artists who openly support the current political dispensation, she is far and away the finest,' argues Sreehari Nair. 'With the exception of perhaps Tabu, no Indian actress has done more to extend the range of the feminine mystique in Hindi cinema.'
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World soccer great Diego Armando Maradona, who died on Wednesday less than a month after his 60th birthday, was worshipped like a god for his genius with the ball, but his demons almost destroyed him.
Ravi Bopara stood firm in the face of some magnificent fast bowling from Fidel Edwards on Wednesday to steer England to a respectable 289 for seven on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies at Lord's.
A brilliant spell of spin bowling by Pragyan Ojha (4-0-21-3) enabled Deccan Chargers beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in an Indian Premier League match at Durban on Saturday. The Hyderabad bowler took, amongst other, the crucial wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and JP Duminy, to play a starring role. Chasing 169 to win, having restricted the Hyderabad team with an impressive fightback, Mumbai finished at 156 for seven.
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Bulls may be pinning hopes on Diwali fireworks at Dalal Street, but fund managers are uncertain whether this time around the 'festival of lights' will again trigger a historic trend of mostly positive movements.
West Indies held on for a dramatic draw against England in the third Test on Thursday, finishing the final day on 370 for nine to maintain their 1-0 lead in the five Test series. Last wicket pair Daren Powell and Fidel Edwards frustrated England in deteriorating light conditions before the umpires offered them bad light with four scheduled overs remaining.
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West Indies, so often guilty of crumbling under pressure, showed their newfound steel in holding on for a dramatic draw in the third Test against England on Thursday, according to tailender Daren Powell.
The players' auction for the Indian Premier League's second season got underway in Goa on Friday. A look the price list.
Naalu Pennungal, master auteur Adoor Gopalakrishnan's latest offering is a unique experience for the viewer as it compiles four short stories by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and tells the stories of four women in an interesting way.
This is the sixth consecutive markdown in the valuation of Flipkart by the US firm.
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