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New Delhi: The BCCI has confirmed the appointment of former India batsman W.V. Raman as head coach of the women’s team. Raman’s selection was based on recommendations of the ad-hoc committee comprising India’s first World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev, former India opener Anshuman Gaekwad and ex-women’s team member Shantha Rangaswamy. The ad-hoc committee conducted interviews […]

Mumbai: Filmmaker Rohit Shetty, who is returning to television as a host for the 9th season of “Khatron Ke Khiladi”, on Thursday said there is immense amount of hard work involved in the stunt reality show. Shetty was interacting with the media at the launch of 9th season of Khatron Ke Khiladi, along with the […]

Dubai: India skipper Virat Kohli’s 25th Test ton in the second Test against Australia in Perth, helped him consolidate the No.1 Test batting spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings, released here on Thursday. Among other Indians, Kohli’s deputy Ajinkya Rahane gained three spots to No.15 while stumper Rishabh Pant has jumped 11 spots […]

Perth: Despite being on the receiving end in the second Test against Australia, India skipper Virat Kohli has praised the effort of his bowlers and hopes they carry the momentum to the next games as well. Chasing a challeging 287-run target, the Indian batsmen failed to put up a fight and the entire side was […]

Perth: Australia defeated India by 146 runs in the second Test to level the four-match series at 1-1 here on Tuesday. India were dismissed for 140 runs in their second innings on the fifth and final day. Starting the final day at the overnight score of 112/5, the visitors seemed over-awed by the daunting challenge […]

Gwalior: Actress Yami Gautam has been named the goodwill leader of Super Sniffers campaign initiated by TRAFFIC India along with World Wildlife Fund India (WWF). As part of the campaign, a band of specially trained dogs, who with their handlers and the forest department, will combat wildlife crime by helping collect concrete evidence against wildlife […]

Bhubaneswar: The Belgium team, which created history by emerging the champions in the hockey men’s world cup after thrashing the Netherlands in a penalty shootout, on Sunday said it was written in the stars. “The coach said before the game it is written in the stars and even before the shootout, he said guys it […]

Perth: Australia were 132/4 at stumps on the third day of the second cricket Test against India here on Sunday. Usman Khawaja and skipper Tim Paine were batting on 41 and eight runs respectively when the umpires decided to call it a day. The hosts now have a 175-run lead against India. Earlier in the […]

Mumbai: Actress Deepika Padukone, who will next be seen on-screen playing the role of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal in Meghna Gulzar’s yet untitled film, says they will start working on the film early next year. Deepika was interacting with the media at Nicklodean Kids Choice Awards 2018 here on Thursday. Laxmi was attacked at […]

Mumbai: Actress Deepika Padukone, who just got married to long time boyfriend actor Ranveer Singh has said her husband’s forthcoming film “Simmba” will be a blockbuster. “I think it has success written all over it. So, I think we are just focused on his film’s release and then, we will figure out honeymoon and birthday […]

Bhubaneswar: Indian hockey team on Thursday questioned the decisions of umpires for the heartbreaking defeat against the Netherlands in the quarter final of the men’s hockey World Cup here. The team found the umpire’s decision wrong on giving yellow card to defender Amit Rohidas during the last minutes into the game. “First of all, I […]

Perth: Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and batsman Rohit Sharma were ruled out of the second cricket Test against Australia, starting at the WACA here on Friday. Pacer Umesh Yadav, all-rounders Hanuma Vihari and Ravindra Jadeja were included in the 13-man squad. “Ashwin has a left-sided abdominal strain. He is receiving treatment at the moment. He […]

Panaji: A biker died in the North Goa’s beach village of Anjuna, after ramming into a car owned by Bollywood actress Zareen Khan, police said on Wednesday. The accident occurred late on Wednesday, when the deceased Nitesh Goral, 31, resident of Mapusa, a nearby town, rammed his scooter into the car, before falling off. He […]

Bhubaneswar: Netherlands thrashed Canada 5-0 while Belgium hammered Pakistan in the crossover matches of the Hockey World Cup to qualify for the quarter-finals here on Tuesday. Netherlands will now face India in the quarters on Thursday while Belgium will take on Germany. In the first match of the day where Belgium hammered Pakistan 5-0, Belgium […]

Mumbai: For actress Kangana Ranaut, who is bringing Rani Laxmibai’s story to the big screen with “Manikarnika”, her female co-stars are crucial to the biopic. A firm believer of women power, she says people need to stop suppressing them. For Kangana, it is the courageous streak of the freedom fighter that resonated with her. She […]