But access at will to any site would not necessarily be granted and even if so, could be delayed, a condition that critics of the deal are sure to seize on as possibly giving Tehran time to cover any sign of non-compliance with its commitments. Under the deal, Tehran ....

Earthquake-hit Nepal will train 50,000 workers to help carry out reconstruction, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat said. Delivering the annual budget on Tuesday, Mr. Mahat said the government will train tens of thousands of people to work as carpenters, plumbers, electri ....

“No deal means a greater chance of more war in the Middle-East,” Mr. Obama said in early morning remarks from the White House. Mr. Obama, accompanied by Vice-President Joe Biden, spoke shortly after negotiators in Vienna announced the landmark deal aimed ....

 The proven misconduct by Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals officials have damaged the faith of the public in the Indian Premier League, the Board of Control for Cricket and the game so much so that any untoward incident in any game is now attributed to corrupti ....

The churning has begun with two teams falling from grace on expected lines. For Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals there is hardly anything regal about their cricket now; just some fond memories of the good times in the Indian Premier League. The players, however, ....

Ranjib Biswal. File photo TOPICS cricket IPL sport cricket A trailblazing Twenty20 tournament that began in 2008 with all thrills and frills, the Indian Premier League (IPL), was dealt a virtual body-blow on the integrity quotient count with the Supreme Court ap ....

That the rot in the IPL ran deep has been known for long. Conflict of interest and lack of context were built into the system. Due diligence was ignored in the matter of television contracts, auctions and team responsibilities. Rules were made on the fly. The BCCI had a ....

TOPICS sport soccer It was a season of missed opportunities and immense frustration for Manchester City. Time and again, the side found ways to scupper its chances of defending the league title. Only when City was pushed against a wall did it retaliate. However, this ....

As a child I would hear this song so often that I began following the lyrics as well, which inculcated in me a deep love for the Tamizh language while I lived in Bangalore then — thank you MSV Sir for inspiring me to love Tamizh. While Mellisai Mannars M.S. Vis ....

 Declaring that the spirit of cricket is larger than any individuals, their cricket franchises or financial losses, the Supreme Court-appointed Justice R.M. Lodha Committee suspended IPL cricket franchisees India Cements Ltd (ICL) and Jaipur IPL Pvt Ltd (JIPL) from the ....