Buddha Purnima celebrated today with traditional fervor
Buddha Purnima is being celebrated today with traditional fervour and gaiety
Special prayers at monasteries, cultural functions, religious processions and lectures of life and teachings of Lord Buddha are being held to mark the occasion.
people took holy dip in Ganga and other sacred rivers early this morning in Allahabad, Varanasi and Ayodhya and performed pooja in temples.
people took holy dip in Ganga and other sacred rivers early this morning in Allahabad, Varanasi and Ayodhya and performed pooja in temples.
March 2: Rashid Khan of India claimed a play-off victory over Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman at the SAIL-SBI Open with a birdie on the first extra hole at the Delhi Golf Course (DGC) in New Delhi.
March 2: South Africa lift the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2014. Note: They defeated Pakistan by six wickets at Dubai. o March 2: Roger Federer won singles title of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship by defeating Tomas Berdych in the final.
March 5: Graeme Smith, the South African cricket team Captain announced that he will retire from international cricket at the end of the test match against Australia at Newlands. Smith is the longest serving captain for South Africa in international cricket.
March 7: Tamil Nadu men and Railways women won the XXVII (twenty seventh) Federation Cup Volleyball titles in the finals at Kizhakkambalam, Ernakulam in Kerala.
March 8: India managed to hold to their second position in the Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings.
March 9: Sri Lanka regained the Asia Cup trophy with a comfortable five-wicket victory over defending champions Pakistan. o March 9: Mizoram won the 68th senior National football championship of Santosh Trophy by defeating Railways 3-0 in the final match played at Kanchenjungha Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal.
March 9: Virat Kohli has reclaimed the No.1 position in the latest ICC rankings for One-Day International (ODI) batsmen released at the conclusion of the Asia Cup which was won by Sri Lanka.
March 10: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson will captain Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming Indian Premier League.
March 11: Ace paddler Sharath Kamal will lead the 10-member Indian contingent including five women in the World Table Tennis championships to be held in Tokyo from April 28 to May 5. o March 11: Vishnu Prasad and Gaurav Gill got tremendous applause at the FMSCI (Federation of Motor Sports Club of India) 2013 awards function. Note: The former was named the Motorsport Person of the Year, the latter became the first Indian to win the APRC title.
March 11: Chain Singh and Heena Sidhu claimed gold medals in the seventh Asian Air Gun Championship in Kuwait City.
March 11: Pooja Ghatkar asserted the Indian supremacy against tough Chinese competition by clinching the gold in women‘s air rifle in the seventh Asian air gun championship in Kuwait City. o
March 13: Sachin Tendulkar is among the three greats to have emerged as the leading contenders for ESPNcricinfo‘s Cricketer of the Generation award; even as the Indian‘s long-time fierce rival from the West Indies Brian Lara missed out on a place in the final three.
March 13: The Committee recommended a ban of six months on Sarvanjit Singh and Karamjit Singh, players for Punjab & Sind Bank and Gurpreet Singh, player Air India with effect from April 1, 2014 from all Hockey India and Hockey India sanctioned tournaments.
March 15: Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the Cricketer of the Generation by a 50-member jury of current and former cricketers and journalists, beating the likes of spin legend Shane Warne and all-rounder par excellence Jacques Kallis.
March 16: The world‘s number two Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer to win the BNP Paribas Open Final in Indian Wells ATP Tennis Masters in California. o March 19: Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy 2013-14 by defeating Railways by four wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
March 20: The seventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will start on April 16, with Abu Dhabi hosting the opening match between defending champions Mumbai Indians and 2012 winners Kolkata Knight Riders. o March 20: India‘s ace men‘s shuttler Parupalli Kashyap has jumped a rung to the 24th spot in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings
March 23: Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) shocked defending Champions Haryana 4-0 to clinch the 4th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship (Division A) in Bhopal
March 27: In a big setback BCCI President N Srinivasan, the Supreme Court proposed his replacement by Sunil Gavaskar and suspension of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) along with Rajasthan Royals (RR) from IPL 7 till the pendency of case of betting and spot fixing scandal before it.
March 27: Olympian and former India captain Jude Felix was appointed coach of the National men‘s hockey team. o March 28: The Supreme Court handed over the reins of BCCI to former player Sunil Gavaskar during IPL 7 and did not bar Srinivasan-promoted Chennai Superkings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) from participating in the tournament
March 28: West Zone won the cricket's Deodhar Trophy 2014. They lifted the trophy after defeating North Zone in the Day-Night final at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam by a margin of 133 runs.
March 29: World number two air pistol shooter Heena Sidhu continued her impressive form as she clinched a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA, the feat taking her closer to the numero uno spot in her event. o March 29: Darren Sammy's twin sixes in the final over sealed a six-wicket win for the West Indies against Australia in the ICC World Twenty20 match.
March 30: Novak Djokovic won his fourth career title at the Miami Masters. o March 31: Britain's Lewis Hamilton won the Malaysian Grand Prix with a pole-to-flag victory ahead of Nico Rosberg
African Union celebrates 50th anniversary
Africa's 54 leaders are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity.
Opening the event, Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn spoke of "a great leap forward in the pan-African quest for freedom, independence and unity".
iii. AU head Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma warned that conflicts could be silenced only by "solidarity and unity".
The OAU, which became the African Union (AU) in 2002, had its origins in the struggle for decolonisation. Since it was founded in 2002, the AU's aim has been to push for peace and prosperity.
It was founded in Addis Ababa in 1963, the venue chosen to mark the anniversary 50 years on.
But while its successor has adopted a policy of seeking African solutions to internal problems, it has been criticised for failing to respond quickly enough when rebels seized power in Mali in 2012.
Among the dignitaries attending Saturday's ceremony was US Secretary of State John Kerry, who warned Nigeria's armed forces to avoid human rights abuses in their campaign against Islamist extremists.
The only African country not part of the AU is Morocco, which withdrew because of a dispute over Western Sahara.
AFRICAN leaders have opened celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc, with Africa's myriad problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been made.
African Union (AU) chairman and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, in a speech to open the ceremony on Saturday, said the celebrations would look forward to "create a continent free from poverty and conflict and an Africa whose citizens enjoy a middle income status".
African Union (AU) chairman and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, in a speech to open the ceremony on Saturday, said the celebrations would look forward to "create a continent free from poverty and conflict and an Africa whose citizens enjoy a middle income status".
R K Mathur appointed as Defence Secretary
i. Senior IAS officer Radha Krishna Mathur appointed Defence Secretary to succeed Shashikant Sharma who has taken over as Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
ii. R K Mathur was today appointed as the Defence Secretary,” a Ministry official said here.’
iii. A 1977-batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre, Mr Mathur was serving as Secretary (Defence Production) in the Defence Ministry.
iv. Born on November 25, 1953, he has done his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and M.Tech in Industrial Engineering from IIT, Delhi.
v. As Secretary (Defence Production), Mr Mathur has been involved in modernisation process of the defence public sector undertakings and Ordnance Factories under his department.
Dayamani Barla Selected for Cultural Survival’s Ellen L. Lutz Indigenous Rights Award
Recognition of her work with Adivasi (Indigenous) communities in India, Dayamani Barla was chosen by Cultural Survival, an Indigenous Peoples rights organization, as the winner of the 2013 Ellen L. Lutz Indigenous Rights Award.
ii. Cultural Survival is honored to present Dayamani Barla, an Indigenous human rights activist and journalist from the Munda tribe in the Indian state of Jharkhand, with the 2013 Ellen L. Lutz (ELL) Indigenous Rights Award," says Cultural Survival Executive Director Suzanne Benally.
iii. This prize is presented in recognition of outstanding human rights work, dedicated leadership for Indigenous Peoples rights, and a deep life commitment to protecting, sustaining, and revitalizing Indigenous cultures, lands, and languages,”
iii. This prize is presented in recognition of outstanding human rights work, dedicated leadership for Indigenous Peoples rights, and a deep life commitment to protecting, sustaining, and revitalizing Indigenous cultures, lands, and languages,”
iv. The prize honors the memory of the late Ellen L. Lutz (1955-2010), who was a renowned human rights lawyer and former executive director of Cultural Survival (2004-2010).
v. This year’s ELL Award, which comes with a $10,000 cash prize, brings critical attention to the undemocratic attitude of the Jharkhand state towards social activists, as well as honoring and celebrating the critical work of an Indigenous human rights defender who has fought brave struggles for the greater good of Adivasi communities in the state of Jharkhand and beyond.
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i. Cultural Survival is a global leader in the fight to protect Indigenous lands, languages, and cultures around the world. In partnership with Indigenous
ii. Peoples, we advocate for Native communities whose rights, cultures, and dignity are under threat.
Srinivasan refuses to resign as BCCI chief
i. BCCI President N.Srinivasan remained defiant on Saturday rejecting demands for his resignation but moves are said to be afoot to oust him in the wake of arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan on betting charges.
ii. Arriving in Mumbai today, he made it clear that he has no intention of resigning as he has done nothing wrong.
iii. The 68-year-old cricket board chief, who has been facing mounting pressure to quit, said BCCI would follow strictly all its rules and law will take its course.
iv. The term of Mr. Srinivasan ends in September this year and under an amended rule he can continue till next year September. But under the present circumstances, such a scenario looks far from remote.
v. Meanwhile, Gurunath’s arrest has raised questions over the continuance of Chennai Super Kings but as yet there seems to be no threat to the team playing the final tomorrow.
Mumbai in final, beat Rajasthan by four wickets
Mumbai Indians overcame middle over hiccups to carve out a thrilling four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata to set up a summit showdown with Chennai Super Kings in the Pepsi Indian Premier League.
There was more drama in store when James Faulkner dismissed Pollard in the next over with 25 runs needed from 15 balls and with five wickets in hand.
With six needed from four, young Rishi Dhawan, who was included in place of Munaf Patel, showed amazing calm in pressure situation as he walked across the crease before hitting a boundary with a scoop shot that almost settled the issue for Mumbai.
There was a little twist in the tale when Royals took three wickets -- Karthik (22), Rohit Sharma (2) and the prized-scalp of Smith -- in successive overs to leave them at 132 for four in 16.3 overs.
Hockey India senior men's nationals in Pune
The tournament is supported by the Maharashtra Olympic Association and the Department of Sports and Youth Services of the State Government, said Bhore.
Pune had previously hosted the inaugural Hockey India junior men's nationals in 2011.
The 3rd Hockey India senior men's national championship is to be held in Pune at the Shiv Chattrapati Sports Complex and Major Dhyan Chand Hockey stadium in nearby Pimpri town from 28th May to 10th June.
The participating teams, numbering 37, have been divided into 8 pools and the toppers of each pool will make it to the quarter finals, said event Organising Secretary and Joint Secretary of HI Manoj Bhore at a news conference on Friday.
CSK owner Meiyappan arrested in IPL betting case
Meiyappan was arrested after nearly two-and-a-half hours of questioning that began.
The 35-year-old top honcho of CSK, twice IPL champions, was in the eye of a huge storm after actor and TV reality show winner Vindoo Dara Singh, arrested for his alleged links to bookies, admitted to having placed bets on his behalf.
Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of BCCI President N Srinivasan and owner of Chennai Super Kings, was arrested on Friday night for his alleged involvement in IPL betting scandal, raising serious doubts about continuance of the franchise in the hugely popular T20 leagueThe crime branch, according to sources, had call data records of conversations between Vindoo and Meiyappan and they are learnt to have confronted the two with the transcripts
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