14,000 Push-Ups to Raise 25,000 Pounds for Indian Soldier’s Family
LONDON: 20 years ago, Australian army’s Brigadier Bill Sowry, then a Major, was training at the Staff College in India where he became friends with Major Mohit Whig. The two men and their families grew close to each other. Some years later, Major Whig was killed while he was posted in... read more »
Virat Kohli can be the best player in the world, says Adam Gilchrist
ASSUMING the Test captaincy against Australia will prove the making of Virat Kohli but cricket’s fragile fabric is threatened if India liquidates a faltering West Indies board, warns legend Adam Gilchrist. Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Gilchrist is an ardent admirer of Indian skipper MS... read more »
Saina Nehwal in China Open semifinals; Kashyap out
HYDERABAD: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal recovered after losing the second game to beat Chinese qualifier Suo Di 21-13, 17-21, 21-5 in the quarterfinals of the China Open Super Series Premier in Fuzhou on Friday. Saina’s former training partner Parupalli Kashyap went down fighting... read more »
DLF deposits Rs. 50 cr with Supreme Court, to pay rest by November 25
Of the Rs. 630-crore fine imposed by fair-trade regulator CCI, realty major DLF has deposited Rs. 50 crore with the Supreme Court to comply with its direction and will pay the rest by November 25. In August, the Supreme Court had said that the total sum be deposited within three months, pending the... read more »
