Adam Gilchrist is known to call spade a spade. The straight-talking Deccan Chargers skipper admitted that the defending champions had reserved their worst for the last.Asked about the Saturday night show against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the third-place play-off, Gilly said: "Yes, it was pathetic…Very disappointing way to finish." But he still felt that their campaign was reasonably successful. "Four teams didn’t make it to semis, we did".On a personal fro…
Read MoreForeign secretary Nirupama Rao indicated on Friday that there is as yet no bilateral meeting planned between prime minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart, Yusuf Raza Gilani, at the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (Saarc) meeting to be held in the Bhutanese capital of Thimphu on April 28 and 29. Nor is there a similar move for meetings between the foreign ministers and foreign secretaries of the two countries on the sidelines of the summit. This is good news. Me…
Read MoreHome minister RR Patil wants the Centre to provide the state with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to augment its ability to combat Naxals.Responding to Union home minister P Chidambaram’s statement that fighting Naxals should be the state’s primary responsibility, Patil recently said that his government is ready to take up the challenge provided they are armed with adequate budget and upgraded weapons.?? Patil said since there are limitations within the state budget, the Centre ha…
Read MoreRajesh Pillay Academy (RPA) defeated Shiloh Sports Club 4-1 in the All-India Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Hockey Tournament at the Ammunition Factory ground in Khadki on Saturday. It was Shiloh’s Sunil Kerkatta, who drew first blood in the 18th minute of the match after getting a pass from Surjit Khiro. But their joy didn’t last long, as Pillay Academy bounced back to equalise with Sangram Chowgule’s goal off a penalty corner in the 29th minute. Shiloh boys tried hard to get…
Read MoreThe archaic DCRs (development control regulations) across different Indian cities need to go into a jumbo shredder.? Most of the world realised more than fifty years ago that horizontal development is very expensive.? So, even the richest nations have chosen the option of vertical development.? It is a real shame to see that Dubai (a nation-state almost virtually created with the knowledge and hard-work of Indians) can build a 828-meter tall tower (Burj Khalifa), while a majority of regulatio…
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