http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Mon, 21 May 2012 06:03:23 GMT Mon, 21 May 2012 06:03:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Mumbai_rave_party_busted_IPL_players_questioned_128350 Mumbai: Two Indian Premier League (IPL) players were questioned after Mumbai Police busted a rave party here and detained about 100 people, officials said Monday.Rahul Sharma of India and Wayne Parnell of South Africa, who play in the IPL f... Mon, 21 May 2012 06:03:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Entertainment/Its_a_boy_for_Shilpa_Shetty_128348 Mumbai: Actress Shilpa Shetty, who was due to deliver next month, gave birth to a boy Monday morning, her businessman husband Raj Kundra announced."God has blessed us with a beautiful baby boy. Both mother and baby are fine... Both mum and ... Mon, 21 May 2012 05:55:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Smith_Tendulkar_shine_as_Mumbai_Indians_demolish_Royals__128341 Jaipur: Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar shared the highest opening stand in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to propel Mumbai Indians to a 10-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in the final league match of the T20 tournament here Sunday.Smith... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:09:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/IPL_molestation_case_Victims_fiance_backs_her_version_128337 New Delhi: The statement of the fiance of an American woman, who was allegedly molested in a five-star hotel here by IPL cricketer Luke Pomersbach, has corroborated her version on the incident, police said Sunday.Sahil Peerzada's statement b... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:05:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Royal_Challengers_knoked_out_Chennai_in_playoffs__128335 Hyderabad: Royal Challengers Bangalore were knocked out of Indian Premier league (IPl) with their nine-run loss to Deccan Chargers at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Sunday.Chasing a modest 133, Royal Challengers buckled under the pressu... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:02:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Rajasthan_Royals_opt_to_bat_against_Mumbai_Indians_128333 Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Mumbai Indians in their last league match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Sunday.Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid (captain... Mon, 21 May 2012 03:59:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/RCB_owner_Sidhartha_Mallya_gets_legal_notice_for_tweets_128329 New Delhi: An American woman who was allegedly molested by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player Luke Pomersbach has issued notice to the team's owner Sidhartha Mallya seeking his apology for his tweets questioning her character.Zohail Hameed... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:29:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/RCB_owner_Sidhartha_Mallya_gets_legal_notice_for_tweets_128328 New Delhi: An American woman who was allegedly molested by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player Luke Pomersbach has issued notice to the team's owner Sidhartha Mallya seeking his apology for his tweets questioning her character.Zohail Hameed... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:25:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Kings_XI_post_1418_against_Daredevils_128326 Dharamsala: Kings XI Punjab recovered to make 141 for eight against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match here Saturday.Siddharth Chitnis struck 38 and Azhar Mahmood 36.Fast bowler Morne Morkel picked up a four-wicket haul for 20 fo... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:22:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/RCB_player_Luke_Pomersbach_gets_bail_128325 New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday granted bail to Australian player Luke Pomersbach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team who was arrested for allegedly molesting an American woman in a five-star hotel here and beating up her fiance.Met... Sat, 19 May 2012 12:20:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Delhi/Court_reserves_order_on_bail_of_Pomersbach_128320 New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday reserved its order till 4 p.m. on the bail plea of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player Luke Pomersbach who was arrested for allegedly molesting an American woman and beating up her fiance.The Delhi Poli... Sat, 19 May 2012 10:55:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Daredevils_put_Kings_XI_in_to_bat_128318 Dharamsala: Delhi Daredevils won the toss and opted to field against Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League match here Saturday.Teams:Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist (captain), Mandeep Singh, Paul Valthaty, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Gurke... Sat, 19 May 2012 10:50:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Scoreboard_Rajasthan_Royals_vs_Deccan_Chargers_IPL_128307 Hyderabad: The scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Rajasthan Royals and Deccan Chargers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Friday.Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid c Lynn b Gony 39 Ajinkya Rahane c Dhawan b Steyn 6Sha... Sat, 19 May 2012 03:50:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Rajasthan_Royals_knocked_out_Chargers_win_finally__128306 Hyderabad: Former champions Rajasthan Royals were knocked out of the fifth edition of Indian Premier League following their five wicket defeat by Deccan Chargers at Rajiv Gandhi International stadium here Friday.It was finally a moment of ce... Sat, 19 May 2012 03:46:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Double_whammy_hits_IPL_player_arrested_SRK_banned_from_Wankhede__128302 New Delhi/Mumbai: The cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) was hit by a double whammy Friday with an Australian player being arrested for assault and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan being banned for five years from Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium a... Fri, 18 May 2012 13:04:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Australian_IPL_player_arrested_for_molesting_woman_claims_innocence_128300 New Delhi: The highly popular Indian Premier League (IPL) was hit by another controversy when Australian player Luke Pomersbach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team was arrested Friday for allegedly molesting an American woman in a fiv... Fri, 18 May 2012 13:03:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Mamata_asks_MCA_to_reconsider_ban_on_SRK_128296 Kolkata: Standing by Shah Rukh Khan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday appealed to the Mumbai Cricket Association to reconsider its five-year ban on the Bollywood actor from entering Wankhede Stadium for alleged misbehaviour.&... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:26:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Arrested_cricketer_wont_play_for_RCB_says_Mallya_128281 New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) owner Vijay Mallya Friday said that arrested cricketer Luke Pomersbach will not play for his team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after being charged for molesting an American woman."We regret... Fri, 18 May 2012 10:58:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Daredevils_blown_away_by_Gayle_storm_hopes_alive_for_Royal_Challengers_128260 New Delhi: Chris Gayle destroyed Delhi Daredevils with an unbeaten century as Royal Challengers raised their hopes of making it to the play-off stages with a convincing 21-run win in their crucial Indian Premier league (IPL) match at the Ferozes... Fri, 18 May 2012 04:41:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Kings_XI_Punjab_restrict_Super_Kings_to_1207_128248 Dharamsala: Kings XI Punjab restricted Chennai Super Kings to 120 for seven in 20 overs in a crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the HPCA stadium here Thursday.West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo with 48 off 43 balls top scored for the ... Thu, 17 May 2012 12:30:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Entertainment/I_wont_apologise_MCA_officials_should_do_that_SRK__128242 M0umbai: "I won't deny that I could have said something in a fit of anger, but I will not apologise," said Shah Rukh Khan Thursday, adding that the security officials from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) manhandled children and... Thu, 17 May 2012 11:36:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Pune_Warriors_Mishra_admits_making_statement_apologises_128203 New Delhi: Pune Warriors cricketer Mohnish Mishra, who was suspended by the Indian cricket board pending inquiry, Tuesday accepted the statements he made during the sting operation conducted by a TV channel and said he did it casually "t... Wed, 16 May 2012 04:50:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Mumbai_set_183run_target_for_Knight_Riders_128171 Kolkata: An unbeaten century by Rohit Sharma (109) propelled Mumbai Indians to 182 for one in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens here Saturday.Sharma and South African Herschelle Gibbs ... Sat, 12 May 2012 12:21:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Mamata_CAB_felicitate_golden_boy_Sachin_128168 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 Mamata Banerjee and the Cricket Association of Bengal (CA... Sat, 12 May 2012 12:04:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_Powell_edged_out_but_Walker_posts_worldleading_time_128165 Doha: Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell blamed jet lag for his loss to resurgent American star Justin Gatlin after he conceded an early-race lead to finish second in the 100 metres at the season-opening Diamond League that started here Friday. &n... Sat, 12 May 2012 11:52:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_Mumbai_Indians_opt_to_bat_against_Knight_Riders_128159 Kolkata: Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh won the toss and elected to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in their  Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Eden Gardens here Saturday. Teams: Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (captai... Sat, 12 May 2012 11:46:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_Madrid_Open_promoter_promises_changes_to_blue_clay_128158 Madrid: The promoter of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament, Ion Tiriac, promised to make desired changes to the playing surface by the next edition after many players expressed displeasure about the playing surface.  Both World No.1 ... Sat, 12 May 2012 11:44:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Gayle_fashions_Royal_Challengers_ninewicket_win_over_Mumbai_Indians__128107 Mumbai: Royal Challengers kept alive their hopes of a play-off berth beating Mumbai Indians comprehensively by nine wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Wednesday.  Royal Challengers easily chased down t... Thu, 10 May 2012 04:20:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_FC_Barcelona_football_camp_in_Bangalore_128075 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 Stadium here May 21-25.  The FCB Soccer Camp ... Wed, 09 May 2012 12:20:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_Clos_to_replace_Karthikeyan_for_opening_Spanish_GP_practice_128056 Barcelona: HRT reserve driver Dani Clos will replace Narain Karthikeyan for Friday's opening practice session of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix.  Spanish driver Clos will step into the F112 for the first time after having completed 37... Wed, 09 May 2012 10:24:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Kings_XI_outplay_Deccan_Chargers__128036 Hyderabad: Kings XI Punjab outplayed Deccan Chargers to clinch a crucial tie by 25 runs in Indian Premier League (IPL) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Tuesday night.An aggressive knock of 75 by Mandeep Singh and the superb performance... Wed, 09 May 2012 05:32:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_Gautam_Gambhir_fined_for_slow_over_rate_128021 New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir has been fined after the team maintained a slow over rate during Monday night’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Delhi Daredevils at the Ferozeshah Kotla.   At the end... Tue, 08 May 2012 12:17:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Mini_Pune_descends_at_Eden_for_SRKDada_grudge_match_127975 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 the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League Saturday.The n... Sat, 05 May 2012 10:59:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Super_Kings_edge_past_Deccan_Chargers_127953 Chennai: Champions Chennai Super Kings, after suffering two consecutive defeats, bounced back to beat cellar dwellers Deccan Chargers by 10 runs to move up to fourth spot on the leaderboard in the Indian Premier League at the Chepauk Stadium her... Sat, 05 May 2012 04:00:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Five_Indian_shuttlers_qualify_for_London_Games_127933 New Delhi: For the first time in Olympics, Indian badminton will see a record participation from five players in four different categories.According to the new world rankings released Thursday, Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap, Jwala Gutta, A... Fri, 04 May 2012 04:58:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Mumbai_Indians_beat_Pune_Warriors_by_one_run_127932 Pune: Mumbai Indians clinched a one-run victory over Pune Warriors in an Indian Premier League match at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Thursday.Chasing 121, Pune Warriors managed 119 for six in 20 overs.Mithun Manhas' valiant 42 went in vain... Fri, 04 May 2012 04:58:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Kings_XI_clinch_a_thriller_against_Royal_Challengers__127907 Bangalore: A sixer by left-arm spinner Piyush Chawla in the penultimate ball helped Kings XI Punjab snatch a dramatic win by four wickets over hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Chinnaswamy stadium ... Thu, 03 May 2012 06:06:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Kings_XI_wary_of_Gayle_storm_in_revenge_game_127897 Bangalore: In spite of languishing at the eighth slot in the table with five defeats and four wins in nine games, an unfazed Kings XI Punjab will here Wednesday look for avenging its loss April 21 to hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) thoug... Wed, 02 May 2012 05:51:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Nadal_wins_his_seventh_Barcelona_Open_title_127853 Madrid: Rafael Nadal defeated Spanish compatriot David Ferrer 7-6(1), 7-5 to win his seventh Barcelona Open men's tennis title.It was Nadal's 34th successive match victory on the clay court of Barcelona and his triumph Sunday came a week after... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:08:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Sehwag_stars_in_Daredevils_37run_win_over_Mumbai_Indians__127811 New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils consolidated their position at the top with a convincing 37-run win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Friday.Mumbai Indians, chasing a stiff target of 208, were restr... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:25:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Sachins_Rajya_Sabha_entry_evokes_mixed_reactions_127801 New Delhi: A day after the government decided to nominate cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha, parliament galleries were abuzz with discussion on the new entrant, and the move evoked a mixed response from members.While some fe... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:33:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Advantage_Super_Kings_against_Kings_XI_Punjab_127794 Chennai: Kings XI Punjab, with just six points from eight games, face a tough task in their bid to get their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign back on track as they take on the powerful Chennai Super Kings here Saturday.The visitors' chances ... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:20:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Tendulkar_meets_Sonia_amid_possibility_of_Rajya_Sabha_nomination_127759 New Delhi: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar met Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday amid speculation in party circles that he would be nominated to the Rajya Sabha.Congress leaders said Tendulkar and his wife Anjali paid "a courtesy vi... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:55:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_F1_race_track_in_Kerala_will_boost_tourism_Narain_Karthikeyan_127743 Thiruvananthapuram: The only Asian driver in the Formula One circuit Narain Karthikeyan Thursday said an F1 race track in Kerala is certainly going to be a boost for tourism.  "Yes, Kerala is known as a tourist destination and hence ... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:17:40 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_Uganda_Olympic_Committee_president_suspended_over_mismanagement_127740 Kampala (Uganda),  Embattled president of the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) Rogers Ddungu has been suspended by his Executive Committee which has accused him of abuse of office.  Seven out of the nine members of the Committee met her... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:15:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/__Indian_Open_Neha_goes_down_in_prequarters_127733 New Delhi: It was a day to forget for the Indian contingent with Neha Pandit, Tarun Kona-Ashwini Ponnappa and Manish Gupta-Gaurav Venkat all losing their pre-quarterfinal matches in the Indian Open badminton 2012 here Thursday.  Pandit wa... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:09:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_Defending_champion_Santos_lose_in_Copa_Libertadores_127710 Rio de Janeiro: Defending Copa Libertadores champion Santos suffered a 1-2 defeat to Bolivar in the first leg of their round of 16 battle in La Paz.  Midfielder Jhasmani Campos opened the scoring in the first minute of the match Wednesday... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:03:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_Bayern_Munich_qualify_for_Champions_League_final_after_penalty_shootout_127709 Madrid: Bayern Munich have qualified for the final of the Champions League football after knocking out Real Madrid in a penalty shoot-out.  Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Sergio Ramos missed the vital penalties for Madrid, with Bayern keeper... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:02:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Kings_XI_Punjab_set_169run_target_for_Mumbai_Indians_127668 Mohali: Kings XI Punjab posted 168 for three in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here Wednesday.Stand-in skipper David Hussey was the top scorer remain... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:24:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/PCB_still_hopeful_about_Bangladesh_series_127667 Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not given up its hope for a home series against Bangladesh.The PCB Tuesday asked the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to keep it updated on the appeal filed in the high court against the petition that so... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:32:34 GMT