Now, you too can buy IPL teams, players
IPL 4 may be over, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have to wait till next year to enjoy the game. International sports and entertainment collectibles company, Topps, has launched IPL Cricket Attax, the official trading card game of the tournament.
By Shweta Mehta | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAY 30, 2011 04:18 PM IST
IPL 4 may be over, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have to wait till next year to enjoy the game. International sports and entertainment collectibles company, Topps, has launched IPL Cricket Attax, the official trading card game of the tournament. “The cards are based on statistics from the previous season. The idea is for players to create the best team of 11 that they can, using the cards they have bought or traded,” says Sanjeev Katyal, head of India operations, Topps.
The game consists of 200 cards, of which 150 represent 15 players each from the 10 IPL teams. The remaining cards – 25 silver foil and 25 gold foil – have special functions. They include Star Players, Auction Stars, Man of the Match, Hat Trick Hero, Power Play cards and the IPL LOGO card. Every starter pack — consisting of 5 cards, a cardboard pitch and squad box comes reasonably priced at R 49. Buying more cards will set you back by R 15 for every pack of 5. “Once the players configure their teams, they participate in a strategic game on the pitch. It’s not just about trading cards, there’s gaming skill attached to it,” affirms Katyal.
In poll-bound Bengal, politics overshadows Netaji’s birth anniversary
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:32 PM IST
- Some leaders and political experts even described Modi’s visit as an exercise to woo Bengali voters on whom Bose’s ideology has great influence even after 76 years of his mysterious disappearance.
Amit Shah launches cashless medical scheme for CAPF personnel, families
By Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:37 PM IST
- With the scheme, nearly 5 million CAPF personnel and their families can avail cashless medical treatment.
'7 more states to start administering Covaxin from next week': Health ministry
Written by Prashasti Singh, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:12 PM IST
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and West Bengal will start administering the Covid-19 vaccine.
Lalu Prasad admitted to AIIMS-Delhi
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:08 PM IST
A team of doctors has been constituted to evaluate and monitor the former Bihar chief minister's condition and he has been admitted under Dr Rakesh Yadav, professor of Cardiology at AIIMS.
None of the deaths preceded by inoculation linked to Covid-19 vaccination
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:00 PM IST
Additional secretary of the union health ministry Manohar Agnani, said on Saturday that a total of 11 hospitalisations have been recorded following immunizations, taking the percentage of hospitalization against vaccination to 0.0007%.
Odisha govt plans to launch employment scheme for urban poor
By Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 10:57 PM IST
- The scheme aims at reduction in livelihood vulnerabilities of the urban poor including migrant labourers and informal workers.
Appoint chairman, members for PMLA Appellate Tribunal: Lawyer’s plea in SC
By Abraham Thomas
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 10:31 PM IST
- Presently, over 5,000 cases are pending with the Tribunal of which the bulk of matters arise out of proceedings under PMLA.
'People of Tamil Nadu will determine their future, not Nagpur': Rahul Gandhi
By Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 10:24 PM IST
- Gandhi is on a tour of the western belt where he will next visit Erode, Tiruppur, Karur and Dindigul districts to meet farmers, weavers and youngsters.
'Let's have a duel': Amit Shah slams Covid-19 vaccine critics
PTI, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 10:31 PM IST
"There are some people who are spreading misinformation on the vaccines. Come to another platform and let's have a duel. But why are you creating doubt over people's health and doing politics?" Amit Shah asked.
Legal education in the country needs urgent reforms: Supreme Court judges
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:48 PM IST
Justice S K Kaul said the quality of legal education has suffered as a result of a large number of "not so great law colleges" and the "crying need of the hour" was to see how legal education can be improved. Similar issues were also raised by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
Gujarat state election commission announces local body elections in February
PTI, Ahmedabad
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:44 PM IST
Counting of votes for the six municipal corporations will take place on February 23, and for the 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats on March 2.
Air India begins weekly flight between Agra and Goa
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:40 PM IST
- This Goa-Agra-Delhi flight was earlier expected to begin on January 16 but was rescheduled for January 23. The plane halted for 35 minutes and then flew for Delhi at 12.15 pm with four passengers.
Fresh snowfall in J-K, drop in temp in north Maharashtra likely from January 25
PTI
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:18 PM IST
The India Meteorological Department said rain and thundershowers occurred at a few places over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh and Muzaffrabad and at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Maharashtra.
After J&K govt lifts poultry ban, crow samples found positive in 4 districts
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:31 PM IST
- Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday had lifted the ban on the import of the poultry and poultry products.
'Stand up to bigoted bulldozing or..': Mahua Moitra on Mamata-Jai Shri Ram row
Written by Poulomi Ghosh
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:12 PM IST
'In an official event, you can't have religion chants as long as this is a secular democracy,' the MP said.