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Shashi Tharoor
Sun, November 17 2013
Sachin Tendulkar should now come forward in public sphere: Manish Tewari
The Little Master, as Sachin Tendulkar is fondly referred to, went into retirement after 24 years with a final innings of 74 against the West Indies. Tendulkar has already retired from limited overs cricket and Indian cricket fans have been struggling to cope with his farewell. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari said in...
Sat, November 16 2013
Sachin Tendulkar an icon of emerging India: Shashi Tharoor
Batting genius Sachin Tendulkar has redefined the terms in which Indian cricket will now be seen, according to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
Mon, October 21 2013
KCA tender apology to Shashi Tharoor
Bowing to pressure from Youth Congress activists for its statements against Union Minister Shashi Tharoor over the Duleep Trophy final match in Kochi, the Kerala Cricket Association tendered an apology to him for "hurting his sentiments."
Sun, October 20 2013
Shashi Tharoor criticises Kerala Cricket Association over washed out Ranji Trophy ties
Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor on Sunday locked horns with the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) expressing his displeasure after two Duleep Trophy matches were washed out in Kochi.
Sun, June 09 2013
S Sreesanth’s arrest hurt fans in Kerala, says Shashi Tharoor
Minister of state for HRD Shashi Tharoor on Sunday, said the arrest of Kerala pacer S Sreesanth for alleged spot fixing is "very painful" for cricket fans in the state.
Sat, August 23 2014
David Warner is the latest of the many battles cricketers and cricket administrators have waged on Twitter
An avalanche of controversies has hit the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL). In the backdrop of the spot-fixing affair, David Warner’s abusive tweets directed at two journalists have caused a stir, with Cricket Australia (CA) taking a grave view of the matter. One of the two journalists in question wrote an article critical of the IPL, which attracted Warner’s attention.
Thu, May 16 2013
S Sreesanth’s arrest in IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy shocks Kerala
The news of S Sreesanth's arrest for alleged spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has come as a shocker to his family, cricket administrators, politicians and the man on the street in Kerala.
Tue, January 15 2013
Cricket to kick-start Jaipur Literature Festival
Cricket, the gentleman's game central to many literary works, is now kick starting the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Tue, October 30 2012
Shashi Tharoor hits back at Narendra Modi after being accused of mishandling IPL money
Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor hit back at Gujrat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, after the latter called Sunanda Pushkar, Tharoor s wife, 5o-crore-rupee girlfriend, who had almost 70 crore stake in the Indian Premier League team Kochi Tuskers.
Sat, April 14 2012
Satire: Now it’s Sreesanth who gets detained at an American Airport!
With national outrage over Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s detention at an airport in New York still simmering, callous American immigration authorities have yet again behaved offensively. This time, it is Indian speedster Shantakumaran Sreesanth, who was detained by security officials at Boston airport for undertaking 'suspicious activities’..