SULTANS OF SWING With a combined Test experience of 38 matches going into Perth, India comprehensively outbowled an Australian attack in which Brett Lee alone had played 63 games, writes R Kaushik.
PROFILE / Ashwin Jayaram
New kid on the block
Ashwin Jayaram has been making rapid strides on the black and white board ever since he became the State chess champion in the U-12 category in 2002.
'A huge learning experience' When one thinks of Ashish Ballal, the two famous goals he saved in the tie-breaker in the final against South Korea in the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games is what come to mind.
English, main course on Chinese menu
When Zhi Lijiang first signed up to be an Olympic volunteer for the 2008 Beijing Games, she could hardly have imagined she would be playing the role of a Canadian tourist in English and etiquette classes.
After the recent crash, do ordinary investors need to be wary of the stock markets or invest judiciously to garner attractive returns?
Most of our readers agree that small investors looking for quick returns are sitting ducks for market manipulators. They suggested studying the markets before investing. Some readers felt that regulators like SEBI must provide suitable insurance cover in case of instances like the recent crash or curb the extent of speculation.
