Kevin Pietersen happy with 99 for England after swagger returns (Guardian Unlimited)
Batsman savours emotional release of ending lean run ‘When you go through a patch like I have, you appreciate 99′ For most of Kevin Pietersen’s England career, getting out for 99 would have filled him with frustration, but in Bangladesh today it brought him huge emotional release as he reflected upon his escape from a haunting year. He was laid low by achilles trouble during last summer’s …
A milestone and a near miss (Cricinfo via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
England v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Chittagong, 5th day
Tension rises as Delhi misses CGames deadlines (AFP via Yahoo! News)
With seven months to go until the start of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, the partially completed main stadium is a messy building site and the swimming complex a pile of rubble.
US examining Bangladeshi terror group’s link with Pakistani militants (Asia News Network)
Bangladesh Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said that the US government is examining whether there are links between Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and the Pakistan-based militant organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba.
India To Lease Russian Nuclear Submarine For Ten Years (Bernama)
NEW DELHI, March 17 (Bernama) — India will soon have a Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine for 10 years under an agreement signed by the two countries during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi last week, local newspaper The Times of India said Wednesday.
Qualcomm to bid for India broadband airwaves (CIOL)
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Qualcomm Inc said on Wednesday it had applied to bid for radio waves in India’s Broadband Wireless Access ( BWA ) auction to help launch next-generation technologies.
India drinks from Venezuela’s oil cup (UPI)
NEW DELHI, March 16 (UPI) — A consortium of Indian energy companies announced said it would purchase 45 percent of the crude oil produced by its partners in Venezuela.
India withdraws nuclear power bill (UPI)
NEW DELHI, March 16 (UPI) — The Indian government withdrew Monday the introduction of a bill that seeks to limit the liabilities of companies setting up nuclear power plants in the country.
