Anand : New world Chess Champion

India's Vishwanathan Anand has won the World Chess Championship which ended in Mexico City Yesterday. Completely dominating the 14 round event, not losing through round 13.

Details of the match here.

Cricket : New One day rules introduced

ICC has introduced some new rules for One day internationals, supposed to be introduced from 1st October but introduced from September 29th, 2007 to avoid mid series confusion with respect to the India-Australia Series starting on September 29th with a first one day being played in Bangalore.
Ironically this first One day match was washed off by rain.

• Free hit has been introduced for front-foot no balls.
• A mandatory change of ball after 35 overs of each innings.
  
• An additional fielder permitted outside the inner circle in second and third power play.
• If number of overs are reduced in a match, number of power play overs will be reduced proportionately.
• Boundaries square of wicket must be minimum of 150 yards (earlier 140 yards) with minimum on one side of 65 yards and straight boundaries must be minimum of 70 yards (earlier 60 yards).
• The match referee has final say in awarding a match to a side in the event of the other side refusing to play.
• Umpires can impose time wasting penalty if a new batsman is not ready to face his first delivery within two minutes of fall of previous wicket.

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Indian cell phone subscribers pass 200 million mark

China population : 1320 million
China mobile subscribers : 400 million

India population : 1130 million
India mobile subscribers : 200 million (adding 7 million every month)

US population : 300 million
US mobile subscribers : 180 million

Science of tracking key opposition batsmen
Read on for how team India's man on surveillance job, Dhananjay, helped the team in strategizing against key opponents Australia. Even cricket teams these days, need Information on their fingertips to strategize and win !

Will the housing bubble burst hit India?

Presents his views on the topic One of the most revered thinkers in financial domain : Mr. Swaminathan Aiyer. Is the sub prime problem in the US/World markets a tip of an iceberg ? Experts have started giving their idea of chances of world economy going into depression, started by the housing bubble burst. Fed responding to the situation by cutting interest rates by 50 basis points (higher than expected) only an acknowledgment to the gravity of the situation. There are talks already about further cuts expected in January, 2008. Sure this means the stock markets are going to enjoy the party for now, but the question is how long is it going to last ? And if the fundamental issues of the economy are really getting addressed here.

Yuvraj's (left hander from Punjab) six sixes in six balls in t20 world cup. This was against England's fast bowler Stuart Broad, in Kingsmead. First time ever in the shortest form of cricket, helping Yuvraj achieve another record of completing fastest 50 in just 12 balls ! Here's the video :

Thakur ka inteqam : Wrigley's ad, another viral from webchutney.

Hero's welcome for team India.

Last time it was in 1983 when India won a world cup in cricket. This time M.S.Dhoni and his team of fearless hyenas have done it again in a much shorter, but a much more entertaining, form of the game. India wins the inaugural world cup of 20-20 (t20) cricket.