Malibagan, Masters enter semis

BEIJING (Reuters) - A vice minister of public security, a close confidant of President Xi Jinping, is tipped to take over as China's spy master, five sources said, as the country looks to clean up its security apparatus and plug intelligence gaps.

Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani and human rights lawyer Indira Jaising have been named by Fortune magazine as the World's Greatest Leaders of 2018. The Fortune's 2018 ranking of the 50 Greatest Leaders released today also has architect Balkrishna Doshi in the ...

Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal, Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and Microsoft’s Indian-born CEO Satya Nadella have been named in TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world this year, an annual list of honorees that includes United States President Donald Trump. “TIME’s annual list of the world’s most influential people is a designation of individuals whose time, in our estimation, is now,” the magazine ...

Images: Courtesy IPL/BCCI ​Who will be the greatest ever IPL captain after 2018? Well, MS Dhoni had a spectacular start to his IPL captaincy career, losing narrowly in the inaugural tournament and winning the third and fourth titles back to back for Chennai ...

Rediff.com's Harish Kotian previews IPL-11. The Indian Premier League is all set to kick off. The hugely followed Chennai Super Kings are back in the fold along with inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals. Some of the teams have completely overhauled their squads. Others have retained their core at the IPL Players Auction in January. The Rajasthan Royals made their intentions clear with some big-money purchases. Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab also took an aggressive approach at the ...

Long before it happened, Russia’s ruling party had already called it “ the ultimate victory .” On March 18, Russians go to the polls where they will – without doubt – re-elect President Vladimir Putin to a fourth leadership term.

'Rahulbhai told me to manage my mental energy better.''He said I was thinking about the game too much, hence I am not able to manage my mental energy and it is resulting in mental fatigue.''I am putting too much pressure on myself. He believed that was harmful to me.' IMAGE: Karnataka batsman Mayank Agarwal has enjoyed a stellar season in domestic cricket. Photograph: PTI Karnataka's opening batsman Mayank Agarwal has been unstoppable this season, but despite his mountain of runs -- 2,141 runs ...

Twitter was alight with yet another cricketing controversy, this time betweenace Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and South African Herschelle Gibbs.It all started harmlessly enough with Ashwin Tweeting… Hey Guys! Just got my hands on the new NIKE React.

Australia's Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell will miss their opening Indian Premier League (IPL) game when Kings XI Punjab lock horns with Delhi Daredevils on April 8 at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.Finch, who was bought by the Kings XI Punjab will tie the knot ...