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India's next big Badminton superstar: Prakash Padukone launches talent hunt

May 20, 2013

Former All England champion Prakash Padukone and Tata Capital today announced launch of a joint talent hunt for children between eight and 12 years of age at five gymkhanas in Mumbai. #Badminton #NewsTracker #Mumbai #Prakash Padukone #Tata Capital Super Shuttlers #Bombay Gymkhana
Sindhu beats Juan Gu to lift Malaysia GP title

May 04, 2013

The top-seeded Indian took an hour and 11 minutes to prevail over her fifth seeded opponent, 21-17 17-21 21-19. #Sports #Badminton #Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold #NewsTracker #PV Sindhu #Juan Gu
Badminton rankings: Kashyap out of top 10, Sindhu up to 13th

May 03, 2013

Kashyap, who had achieved a career-high of World No.6 last week, suffered a reversal of fortunes due to his first round exit at the recently concluded India Open. #Sports #Badminton #NewsTracker #PV Sindhu #P Kashyap

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IPL-style League or IPL-style disaster?

Jan 02, 2013

All sports are just looking to follow the IPL model to make a few quick bucks, but I wonder anyone has bothered to study the impact of such leagues on the sport before jumping on to the bandwagon. #Indian Premier League #IPL #CriticalPoint #Hockey India League #Indian Badminton League #Indian Volleyball League
From injury to titles, 2012 has been Kashyap's year

Dec 24, 2012

In the case of P Kashyap, 2012 has seen the shuttler begin transforming his potential into success after years of hard work. #Badminton #P Kashyap #Syed Modi International #Rear View 2012
The next big star of Indian badminton is making her move

Dec 20, 2012

In the last few months there have been no challengers to Ruthvika Shivani on the domestic junior circuit. But it's her performance in senior tournaments that has caught the eye. #ThisisNext #Badminton #Saina Nehwal #Ruthvika Shivani

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Badminton: Denmark's Hoyer-Larsen wins BWF presidency

2013-05-18 10:54:00

KUALA LUMPUR: Denmark's Olympic gold medalist Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen was elected Saturday the new president of badminton's world governing body and vowed to fight match-throwing that rocked the sport at the London Olympics. The 1996 Olympic men's singles #International Olympic Committee #Europe #China
Bangkok Post
China juggernaut rolls into badminton Sudirman Cup

2013-05-19 03:49:00

China look set to confirm their dominance of world badminton when the Sudirman Cup gets under way on Sunday as their rivals try to find a way to prevent a ninth Chinese team championship in the event. Cai Yun (R) and Fu Haifeng (L) of China, pictured in #China #Hong Kong #Malaysia
Deccan Herald
Prakash Padukone launches badminton talent hunt

2013-05-20 16:08:00

Former All England champion Prakash Padukone and Tata Capital today announced launch of a joint talent hunt for children between eight and 12 years of age at five gymkhanas of the city. 'Tata Capital Super Shuttlers' would be held from May 27 to June 7 h #Tata Capital #India #Bangalore

Editor's picks

Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

India’s discourse with China has traditionally been trapped in the Mao-ist maze that defines how “friends” ought to conduct themselves. But Chinese statecraft has evolved, and India too must up its diplomatic game.
Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

In that sense the poverty line of India is cruel. It is merciless and doesn’t allow the majority of Indians any money for shelter or access to education or healthcare or sanitation or anything else that civilised nations would consider as essential as food.
Goa meet: Will the BJP finally find a way out of its troubles?

Can the party resolve internal discord and take a call on Modi’s PM candidature?
Why Dhoni, Tendulkar can't distance themselves from spot fixing

Try following a game on twitter or with friends or at the ground. At every step of the way, the spot-fixing question raises itself.

Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn’t fare much better. It’s a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.
Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

After monitoring a phone call, the investigation had virtually turned pan-India with some of the bookies based in Gujarat and Mumbai.
Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

JM Financial will nominate Pandit as the non-executive chairman of the proposed bank. Pandit and Aiyar will have the right to purchase shares up to the amount prescribed by the RBI in this entity.
Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

We’re tracking the Google I/O conference 2013 live – what will be unveiled?
Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

The summary of the response in his Sreesanth’s home turf is that of incredulity. They are unwilling to believe that the pacer is guilty.
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?
Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

The UPA ads eulogising MGNREGA as a a huge success needs to be taken with bags of salt. The scheme did make a difference, but not as is claimed.

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

So can we test in India and gain from the same treatment privilege that Jolie had? Yes, but there is a catch.
IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

Live detailed updates as KKR take on Pune in a must-win game at Ranchi.
Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Bedi’s argument that we should focus on the legal wrong committed by the girl slapped by cops is technical, disingenuous and enabling.
Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

There’s an endearing quality to reports that a CIA spy was arrested in Moscow: he comes across as a bumbling amateur who represents the lost Age of Innocence in the world of espionage.

From here on, Sonia-Manmohan dyarchy is a slow train wreck

The “two heads” power arrangement between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is coming apart at the seams.
Lessons from Karnataka: Cong must stop backing corrupt leaders in Andhra

The fact that it has allowed individuals named in chargesheets to continue as ministers is evidence that the Congress runs Andhra Pradesh as if it is its fiefdom, without a care for ethics in public life.
IPL 2013: How Isa Guha is changing perceptions about cricket presenters

Isa Guha is not your usual female cricket presenter. Apart from being an ex-player, she’s highly educated and injects a breath of fresh air on Indian screens.
Android and Chrome aren't merging for now, says Google's Sundar Pichai

Pichai has emphasised that Google is embracing both Chrome and Android is investing in both at least for now.

Ashwani to be shifted, Bansal to be booted? PM will decide

The fate of the two ministers is reportedly in the hands of the Prime Minister who has been told to take a final call.
How the Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode diminishes India

The Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode shows that for all of India’s attempts to project itself as an emerging global power, with a footprint larger than just the South Asian peninsula, it is unable to break out of its hyphenated relationship with Pakistan.
Changing dynamics: Is low-cost flying becoming really high cost?

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Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate popcorn film

Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate summer blockbuster film. It is impeccably tailored to please both the Trekkies and the non-geeks, genre lovers as well as the average moviegoer.