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Rakesh Jha

Dharamsala plans 'home stay' for IPL fans

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Dharamsala: With fewer hotel rooms to accommodate thousands of Indian Premier League (IPL) fans, Himachalis will play good hosts by throwing open their doors for visitors for the...
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Shah Rukh tries to put an end to comparison with Ganguly

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
  Kolkata: Asking the fans to grow up, Bollywood superstar and Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan Tuesday tried to put to rest comparisons with Sourav Ganguly by stating...
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SC dismiss petition against Sachin Tendulkar's Rajya Sabha nomination

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday declined to entertain a petition challenging the nomination of cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha.An apex court bench headed...
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Wrestlers from Jammu and Kashmir invited to India-Pakistan event

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Jammu: Top wrestlers from Jammu and Kashmir will participate in an India-Pakistan event to be organised by the Pakistan Style Wrestling Association in the first week of July.Shiv...
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Topless protest at Euro 2012 trophy display

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Kiev: A topless female protester attacked the trophy to be awarded at Euro 2012 and knocked it to the floor at an exhibition in the Ukrainian capital Saturday.The protester...
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Mamata, CAB felicitate golden boy Sachin for scoring hundred 100’s

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Kolkata: With the crowd roaring "Sachin, Sachin", and leaflets and cut-outs saluting him, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was Saturday felicitated by West Bengal Chief Minister...
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Terror plot targeting 2014 Sochi Olympics foiled

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Moscow: A terror plot targeting the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia has been foiled, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee said Thursday.Three men suspected of being...
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CM Mamata Banerjee to present Sachin 100 guineas and a golden bat

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Kolkata: Sachin Tendulkar will be presented a golden bat, ball and 100 guineas for scoring a century of international hundreds by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
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Sachin Tendulkar to be on the cover of TIME magazine

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Washington: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has been featured on the cover of the upcoming South Pacific edition of TIME magazine with the inevitable question: What would "The...
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Cheating in football is sin: Saudi scholars

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Riyadh: Football players who fool referees to score goals or to obtain penalties or fouls are committing a sin, two Saudi religious scholars have said. "Cheating is deceiving and...
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Bangalore to host five-day FC Barcelona football camp

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Bangalore: FC Barcelona's former player Josep 'Pep' Moratalla will head a five-day training camp for children in the 6-17 years age group to be held at the Bangalore Football...
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Indian Army organises Jammu Premier League for budding cricketers

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Jammu: It was Jammu's own 'premier league', where hundreds of young cricketers vied for a chance to play the game at the national and international level. And the tournament's...
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Rugby fan gets rejected infront of packed stadium

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
London: A rugby fan proposed marriage to his girlfriend in front of a packed stadium in Britain -- and got turned down.The fan popped the question as onlookers saw them on a 15...
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Playing basketball, soccer staves off Osteoporosis

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Stockholm: Young men who play load bearing games such as volleyball and basketball for four hours a week or more increase bone mass, which may ensure protection from...
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Former India fast bowler Surendranath dead

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
New Delhi: Former India fast bowler Raman Surendranath died here Saturday morning after prolonged hospitalisation. He was 75.   Surendranath, a retired colonel in the Indian...
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Mini Pune descends at Eden for SRK-Dada grudge match

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
  Kolkata: Going by the number of spectators wearing Pune Warriors jerseys, it seemed a mini Pune had descended at the Eden Gardens where their favourite team was pitted against...
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Eyebot drones to spot mischief makers during sporting events

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Berlin: Eyebot drones, the latest in surveillance technology, would promptly spot mischief makers during major sporting or social events, or act as high-resolution 3D street...
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Skateboarder Sandro Dias praises India

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
New Delhi: India is a bigger-than-life experience, says Brazilian skateboarder Sandro Dias as he prepares to perform in the country for only the second time, adding that he hoped...
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Former UP minister booked for duping sportsmen

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh police has filed a complaint against former minister and Mayawati aide Lalji Verma after several sportsmen accused him of duping them on the promise of...
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Pop singer Mikka Singh will compose theme song for Wrestling Grand Prix

Posted by Rakesh Jha, 12 years ago in Out of Box.
New Delhi: Pop Singer Mikka Singh will compose ‘Theme Song’ for ‘1st Hari Ram Wrestling Indian Grand Prix Tournament 2012’ to be held in New Delhi from 25 to 27 May 2012. Mikka...
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