In 18-year career, Mithali has played just 10 Tests!

Despite heavy rains lashing the national Capital, the oath-taking ceremony of Ram Nath Kovind, India’s 14th President, was held amid full grandeur on Tuesday. He was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar at a special ...

CPI(M)'s decision not to nominate Sitaram Yechury for another Rajya Sabha term and the All India Trinamool Congress’ offer to support former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar has left Congress in a tight spot. The party is struggling to decide its nominee ...

China’s foreign minister has claimed that the “Indian side admitted” to entering Chinese territory, the first time a top leader of that country has weighed in on the protracted standoff in the Sikkim area. Foreign Minister Wang Li’s brief comments, made in Bangkok on Monday, were reported on his ministry’s website on Tuesday. But the comments provided no justification or basis for his claim. “The rights and wrongs are very clear,” he said, adding ...

The repeated Chinese threats over the Doklam standoff are part of a “mindgame” in line with the country’s brand of “psychological warfare, Shyam Saran said Thursday. However, “it would not be prudent to rule out the possiblity of ...

Maruti's Alto retained the top position in June with 14,856 units, as against 15,750 units in June last year. India’s top two carmakers Maruti Suzuki India and Hyundai Motor India dominated the Indian passenger vehicle sales segment last month with their models occupying all the slots in the top ten list. While car market leader Maruti has seven of its models in the list, rival Hyundai Motor India has three of its models in the top ten selling list of last month. Toyota Kirloskar ...

‘Nobody from the first day thought we would be a finalist’ IMAGE: India's Jhulan Goswami and keeper Sushma Verma celebrate after picking an England wicket during their ICC Women's World Cup final at Lord's in London on Sunday. Photograph: ICC/Twitter India exceeded expectations by reaching the ICC Women's World Cup final but there is still scope for performing better as a team, feels veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami. Under the heartbreak of a final defeat at the hands of England, ...

India’s head coach, Ravi Shastri made it clear on Thursday that once the players step into the field, it's their domain and that's how it should be. "They know their job, they are professional cricketers. Once they step on the field they take over. That is how it should be," said Shastri, who took over as coach after Anil Kumble was forced to quit under controversial circumstances. For Shastri playing "fearless brand of cricket" is paramount and that's what he wants from his team. "My ...

India gets WTA event after 5 years IMAGE:  Ankita Raina, India’s top woman singles player. Photograph: Twitter India will host its first WTA tournament in five years when the city of Mumbai stages a $ 125,000 event in November, giving home players an opportunity to compete with the world's top-50. Yet again, it is Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) which has come forward to bring the much-needed tournament to the country. MSLTA had recently bagged the hosting ...

After announcing ‘free’ feature phones, Reliance Jio wants to offer free Wi-Fi to almost three core college students in India. The company has submitted a proposal last month to the human resource development (HRD) ministry as well. According to a ...