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BCCI allows Pak team to play in Champion league T20 in India

May 17, 2012

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) gave its nod to permit a team from Pakistan to play in Champions League-T20 Championship to be held in India in October. Thus it would be the first time that a ..

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Cricket: First cricketers ever to be convicted by Court

December 29, 2011

Recently, Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowler Mohammad Asif became the first cricketers ever to be convicted for fixing a part of a match. The 12-member jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court found the duo guilty of conspiracy ..

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Current Affairs: December 8-9, 2011

December 8, 2011

Indian Hispanist gets Peruvian honour Noted scholar and Hispanist S.P. Ganguly awarded one of Peru’s highest civilian honours – Order of Merit for Distinguished Services – for strengthening cultural links between India and the Latin American nation. Banks asked to ..

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New BCCI chief: Narayanaswami Srinivasan

December 7, 2011

New BCCI chief: Narayanaswami Srinivasan BCCI elected new office holders in the 82nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2011 Mr. Narayanaswami Srinivasan took over as the chief of BCCI from incumbent Shashank Manohar New Chairman of IPL (Indian Premier League): Rajeev ..

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Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

November 30, 2011

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, fondly known as Tiger, one of India’s greatest cricket captains passed away at Sir Ganga Ram hospital, New Delhi on 22 September 2011. He died due to respiratory failure leading to cardiac arrest. He was 70. ..

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ICC rejected Sachin Tendulkar’s proposal for changes to ODI format

November 30, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar had suggested to split the ODI match into two innings per team of 25 overs each. This is because, the emergence of T20 cricket as a global draw had cast the future of one-day cricket into doubt. ODIs ..

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Current Affairs: November 28, 2011

November 28, 2011

Nuclear reactors are safe: Dr Bigot In a bid to allay fears arising over the proposed nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Maharashtra’s coastal Ratnagiri district, Chairman of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Bernard Bigot, held ..

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After 60 years, Peshawar temple reopened

November 12, 2011

Prayers were offered the Goraknath Temple in Peshawar (built around 1823) who’s gates were reopened after 60 years following a Court order. The Peshawar High Court permitted the opening of the Gates and also permitting worship in the Temple. The ..

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Current Affairs : September 23, 2011

September 23, 2011

“SLINEX 2011”: Indo-Sri Lanka Naval Exercise SLINEX 2011: Code named SLINEX 2011, it was the 5 day Joint Naval Exercise b/w India and Sri Lanka, in the seas off Trincomalee Started on September 19, 2011 it concluded on September 23, ..

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Current Affairs : September 22, 2011

September 22, 2011

Annual session of UN General Assembly begins Annual session of UN General Assembly begins in New York Issues ranging from climate change, poverty and sustainable development, terrorism, human rights, situation in Libya, the issue of Palestinian application for UN Membership, ..

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