”Jaipur” News

Seven bombs kill 60 people in India's Jaipur

JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Seven bombs ripped through thecrowded streets of India 's western city of Jaipur on Tuesdayevening, killing around 60 people in markets and outside Hindutemples.
05 14 2008 5:10AM (...more)

Warne calls time on Hampshire career

LONDON (AFP) - Shane Warne will not return to play for Hampshire this season in a move that affectively signalled the end of the leg-spin legend's first-class career.
04 7 2008 6:55PM (...more)

CJP Announces 2nd Global Jatropha Hi-Tech Agricultural Training Programme in India from July 14-18, 2008

Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) is happy to announce the 2nd Global Jatropha Hi-Tech Agricultural Training Programme (JTP) in India from July 14-18, 2008. CJP has the privilege to provide most authoritative Knowledge platform
03 10 2008 12:15AM (...more)

Smith relishes teaming up with Warne in Indian cricket league

DHAKA (AFP) - South African cricket skipper Graeme Smith on Thursday said he was looking forward to playing alongside Australian bowling legend Shane Warne in the inaugural Indian Premier League.
02 22 2008 5:49AM (...more)

Dhoni fetches $1.5m at Indian Premier League cricket auction

MUMBAI (AFP) - India one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni went for a huge 1.5 million dollars on Wednesday as some of the world's best players were auctioned off for the Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL).
02 21 2008 6:00AM (...more)

Dhoni, Symonds top IPL auction frenzy

MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - Indian one-day captain Mahendra Dhoni and Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds topped the bidding as teams spent big ahead of the inaugural Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL).
02 20 2008 11:41PM (...more)

Aamir Khan uses popularity to deliver message

JAIPUR, India (Reuters Life!) - His films have been boycotted and vigilantes have called for his blood, but superstar Aamir Khan is standing his ground, using his fame to push his niche films with social messages to a wider audience.
01 29 2008 11:54PM (...more)

Top India actor uses popularity to deliver message

JAIPUR, India (Reuters Life!) - His films have beenboycotted and vigilantes have called for his blood, butBollywood superstar Aamir Khan is standing his ground, usinghis fame to push his niche films with social messages to awider audience.
01 29 2008 10:39PM (...more)

English threatens Indian literary heritage: experts

JAIPUR, India (AFP) - Regional Indian authors hoping for more readers are abandoning their mother tongues to write in English -- a trend that threatens the country's rich polyglot literary tradition, experts say.
01 27 2008 5:34PM (...more)

Tanveer, Jamshed star as Pakistan beat Zimbabwe

HYDERABAD, Pakistan (AFP) - Sohail Tanveer took four wickets and Nasir Jamshed made a half-century as Pakistan subdued some spirited Zimbabwe resistance to take a firm grip on the one-day series on Thursday.
01 25 2008 7:42AM (...more)