3 / Dt. 16-05-2015, Saturday Tata Motors enters into distribution agreement Vietnamese company
Agency : Hanoi Automobile major Tata Motors on Friday entered into a distribution, supply and technology licence agreement with Vietnam-based TMT Motor. “Our foray into Vietnam is an important step in our continuing journey to become a truly global player and in particular our focus on the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region after our recent entry into Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia,” said Ravi Pisharody, executive director, commercial vehicles busi-
ness unit, Tata Motors. “Tata Motors with a wide range of products suited for the Vietnam market, will be able to offer the customers of Vietnam, an excellent choice with a blend of high performance, economy and the latest technology in-built into the products.” According to the company, the agreements will enable TMT to become the distributor of selected Tata Motors commercial vehicles, as well as, expand its vehicle assembly business and distribution network in Vietnam.
Amazon Appstore offers apps worth Rs 7,000 for free
Agency : Mumbai Amazon has a new “Free App of the Day” bundle available today, with 38 paid apps and games worth $110 (approximately Rs 7,000) available for free until Sunday 12:30 pm IST. The bundle is a regular deal from the Amazon Apstore, so make sure you get it while it’s hot. You’ll need to download and install the Amazon Appstore for Android, to be able to download any of the apps on offer. You can find
the full instructions here. Remember, you’re going to have to check mark the “Allow Unknown Sources” option in your settings to download the Appstore and any other of the apps. And don’t worry if that feels unsafe, you can uncheck it again once you’re done with the installlations. Another option is to visit the desktop website for the Amazon Appstore here, while logged in, and add the apps you want to your cart.
Switzerland commits to cooperate in India’s black money fight
Agency : New Delhi Committing its support to India’s fight against the black money menace, Switzerland today said its Parliament will soon consider changes in laws to look into the possibility of sharing information in cases being probed on the basis of stolen data of Swiss bank accounts. To consider providing ‘administrative assistance’ to foreign countries, which would include India, in such cases, a proposal would be moved in the Swiss Parliament in the second half of this year, Switzerland’s Economic Affairs Minister Johann N Schneider Ammann said here today. Ammann, who is in India on a three-day visit, said Switzerland is sensitive to the fact that the issue of black money is very important for India and needs to be resolved. “Switzerland has decided to follow international standards, including those framed by OECD, in sharing information
and providing assistance to foreign countries probing such cases, but we have to ask our Parliament to make changes in our laws,” he said at a select media briefing. Ammann said the Swiss government is committed to resolve this issue and the Federal Council, the apex decision making body in Switzerland (equivalent to Cabinet in India), has decided to provide a ‘clarification’ to the Parliament on legal situation on administrative assistance in cases of stolen data. When asked whether the new black money law passed in India would have ramifications for Swiss banks, the Minister said it was too early to talk about that as the procedures and the law itself first needs to be understood.
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Warne, Tendulkar SPORTS ROUNDUP ‘planning new T20 league’
Agency : Sydney Among those understood to have been contacted are Australians Brett Lee, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath, along with Englishmen Michael Vaughan and Andrew Flintoff and South African Jacques Kallis. Cricket Australia and the International Cricket Council said they had not been advised of the venture, but a CA spokesman told AAP it could be a positive way to promote and grow the game in new or emerging markets - as long as it didn’t poach contracted international players. Lee’s manager Neil Maxwell confirmed his client had received an
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offer and would be seeking permission from CA to play. “I can’t see anything wrong with it. It’s a group of retired blokes playing a game of cricket,” Maxwell told Fox Sports on Friday. It means Lee could potentially return to the field only a few months after calling time on his professional career, though the Test quick retired from the international game in 2012.
If it comes to fruition, the Cricket All Stars League could affect some domestic Twenty20 competitions such as the BBL and Indian Premier League, which often include former international cricketers. Lee played in last summer’s Big Bash League along with Flintoff and Kallis, who is contracted to return to the club for the 2015-16 season.
Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur expresses interest in England coaching role
Agency : Johannesburg Former South African and Australian coach Mickey Arthur has expressed his interest of being the next coach for England. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are looking to appoint a successor of Peter Moores, who was sacked by the newly appointed England’s Cricket director Andrew Strauss. Arthur said that he would certainly have a conversation with ECB as it was a wonderful opportunity, Sport24 reported. He insisted that the England team is looking for leadership and direction and anyone who could do that right would have a good chance of success. Meanwhile, there are re-
bowled a grand total of 40 balls in the entire tournament, picking up just one wicket. So what does he do? He dismissed Yusuf Pathan, who was wellset on 52, with the very first ball. A horrible Malinga mis-field and a few wild swings from Piyush Chawla later, Mumbai Indians won a thriller of a match at the Wankhede by five runs. More impor-
tantly, Rohit’s men live to fight another day. In a way, Rohit’s hand was forced. With 21 required from the last two overs, he had no option but to go to his best bowler like captains almost always do. With Malinga finishing his quota, his other options were the young Hardik Pandya or the even younger Jagdeesh Suchith.
Agency : Mumbai The Indian squad for next month’s tour of Bangladesh is to be picked by the national cricket selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil here on May 20. “The meeting to select the Indian team for the tour of Bangladesh featuring one Test and three One-Day Internationals would be held at the Cricket Centre on May 20,” Cricket Board
sources told on Friday. India are to play a oneoff Test at Fatullah from June 10-14 and then will engage hosts Bangladesh in a best-of-three ODI series from June 18-24. All the ODI matches are scheduled to be played at Mirpur on June 18, 21 and 24 with a reserve day penciled in. With MS Dhoni having already announced his retirement from Test cricket, it is
expected that Virat Kohli - who led the squad in Australia after Dhoni’s announcement at the conclusion of the third Test at Melbourne - will be named as the Test captain. However, there are news reports that Kohli, along with a few other senior cricketers, has asked the BCCI to be rested for the tour. Meanwhile, the BCCI’s technical committee headed by Anil Kumble is to meet here on May 19 to take a call on the proposed changes in the domestic circuit for the next season. In its bid to push for more results in Ranji matches, the BCCI technical committee has proposed a few changes in the points format and the number of overs bowled per day in the premier domestic tournament.
Agency : Lahore The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reaffirmed that the tour by the Zimbabwe team was still on as per schedule and they would reach Lahore on Tuesday. The chief operating officer of the board, Subhan Ahmad said they had received no information from the Zimbabwe board about the cancellation of the tour. “The tour is on and we are proceeding ahead with our preparations as planned,” he said. Confusion reigned late last night when first, Cricket Zimbabwe announced they had opted out of the short tour because of security apprehensions following an attack in Karachi
on the Ismaili community in which 46 people were killed. But half an hour later the Zimbabwe officials retracted their statement, saying they were still discussing the matter as the PCB had reassured them that foolproof security would be given to the team during their stay in Lahore. PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan later told
PTI that while the Zimbabwean government had advised its cricket board to call off the tour but it was keen to go ahead and was discussing the matter with players and security experts. Sources said that the PCB had used foreign office channels to convince the Zimbabwean board that their players would be safe in Lahore.
Indian squad for Bangladesh tour to be selected on May 20
ports that the Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie is the ‘favourite’ candidate for Strauss. The former South African batsman also took on Matthew Hayden’s comment of calling the applicants for
the England coaching role as ‘crazy’. Arthur said that he didn’t know what Hayden was trying to say, adding that the time was perfect for someone to make their mark in coaching.
West Indies dasher Chris Gayle signs up for Big Bash side Melbourne Renegades
Agency : Wellington Big Bash League (BBL) franchise Melbourne Renegades have signed West Indian big-hitter Chris Gayle on a oneyear deal. Gayle will return to the Australian T20 league after choosing to instead play in the Ram Slam T20 in South Africa over the last two years. The 35-year-old is considered by many as the greatest T20 player since the inception of the format in the noughties. He is the only batsman to have scored over 7000 runs in T20 cricket and has done so at an average of 42.06 and a strike-rate of 147.59. Renegades captain Aaron Finch couldn’t hold back his excitement over the signing of Gayle. According to him, the Caribbean batsman, along with AB de Villiers, is among the world’s best in the T20 format. the Australian T20I captain said: “It’s huge to sign Chris Gayle. He’s someone who
Agency : Kolkata Mumbai Indians playoff hopes were on the line with KKR needing a very gettable 12 runs from the last over, with Yusuf Pathan – the newer, more reliable version – on strike. The ever-reliable death bowling of Malinga had deserted them today as he went for nine runs in the nineteenth over. So when Rohit Sharma handed over the ball – and with it, the responsibility to keep Mumbai alive in the competition – to Kieron Pollard, a few eyebrows were raised. Pollard is a useful bowler and is known to have the knack of picking up wickets with his variations. But Mumbai have not needed him all year. Before this over against KKR, he had
It’s on: Zimbabwe tour to go ahead as per schedule, says PCB
has dominated this format over a long period of time.Along with AB (de Villiers), there is not many of them in the same bracket. He’s the world’s best I think. He dominates a game, he can win a game by himself in very limited time. “To have signed someone like him to open the batting with is going to be a huge bonus for the Renegades but also the fans who are going to get to see cricket’s biggest hitter at Etihad stadium.” The Explosive
West Indian batsman said that he was ‘excited’ to entertain fans in Melbourne and would show a good performance in his second stint of Big Bash. The West Indies superstar was the first batsman to score a World Cup double century when he scored 215 off just 138 balls against Zimbabwe in February. Gayle would be making a comeback to the Big Bash after 2011 when he had a disastrous season for Sydney Thunder struggling for runs.