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Nay Pyi Taw: India and Myanmar on Wednesday signed eight agreements, including one between the election bodies of the two countries, following delegation-level talks headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi here. “#IndiaMyanmar – Strengthening a multifaceted partnership,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted, listing out […]

Chennai: Former Indian cricketer Snehal Pradhan, who has played five One- Day Internationals for India, has come forward to offer her expertise for an upcoming yet-untitled Tamil film on women’s cricket. The project will be directed by actor-lyricist Arunraja Kamaraj, best known for penning the hit song “Neruppuda” for Rajinikanth’s “Kabali”. In a statement, the makers […]

London: England will host India for five Tests, three One-day Internationals (ODI) and as many T20 Internationals, starting July 3 next year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday. Virat Kohli’s men will start their tour with a T20I on July 3 at Old Trafford, which will host the first of three […]

Macau: India took a giant step towards qualification for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2019, registering a 2-0 win over Macau in an away match at the Olympic Stadium here on Tuesday. In a one-sided contest, substitute Balwant Singh scored a brace with […]

New Delhi: Xiaomi on Tuesday launched ‘Mi A1’ smartphone in India with dual-rear cameras at Rs 14,999. Mi A1 is an ‘Android One’ smartphone and unlike other Xiaomi phones, A1 would come with stock Android operating system. Google had announced ‘Android One’ phones in 2014 which were entry-level smartphones. “Android One runs pure interface, a […]

Mumbai: German luxury car manufacturer Audi on Monday launched the “Audi Q7 40 TFSI quattro” priced at Rs 67.76 lakh onwards in India. “With the introduction of the Audi Q7 40 TFSI quattro, we are now offering customers an exciting line-up of their preferred SUV to choose from and own their favourite Audi,” said Rahil […]

Hyderabad: India’s star shuttler Saina Nehwal on Monday confirmed that she will shift her training base to Gopichand academy here after earning a bronze medal in the recently concluded World Badminton Championships having trained under coach U. Vimal Kumar in Bengaluru. “For a while I’ve been thinking about moving my training base back to the Gopichand […]

New Delhi: India on Sunday said it “deplores” the nuclear test conducted by the North Korea, which has once again violated its international commitments on de-nuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. It also called upon North Korea to “refrain” from actions which disturb peace and stability in the region “and beyond”. “India deplores the nuclear test […]

Bhubaneswar: Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda who was at the Indian Ocean Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka stressed on a new role emerging for India in the renewal of relationship with South East Asian countries. Talking to media at the conference, Panda said, “The relationship which India and Odisha shared with the countries of the Indian […]

Colombo: High on confidence after taking an unassailable 4-0 lead, a dominant India will look to complete a whitewash of Sri Lanka when the two teams face off in the fifth and final One-day International (ODI) at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. India had earlier achieved this feat, thrashing Sri Lanka 5-0, […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on has invited Swiss technology companies to participate in various initiatives of the Indian government and pursue closer business partnerships in priority sectors like precision and high-tech manufacturing. Kovind’s suggestion came after he received visiting Swiss President Doris Leuthard at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Thursday and subsequently hosted a […]

New Delhi: India is fully prepared to finance carbon-capture technology but the developed world’s approach in this area leaves much to be desired, New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal has said. “The government is ready to fully finance carbon-capture technology and is in favour of opening up the technology to all. However, this idea […]

New Delhi: As many as six players from Indias AFC U-23 campaign in Doha were on Thursday named in the 24-member squad for Indias upcoming AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match against Macau on September 5. The squad will be departing for Macau on Friday. India currently stay on top of Group A with six points, courtesy […]

Hamburg: Young pugilist Gaurav Bidhuri confirmed a medal for India at the AIBA World Boxing Championships by storming into the semi-finals of the bantamweight (56kg) categorty here on Tuesday. The 24-year-old from Delhi became only the fourth boxer from India to win a medal at the World Championships, emulating Vijender Singh, Vikas Krishan and Shiva Thapa. […]

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khans sports drama “Dangal”, which created records upon its release in India and China, has received a good response in Hong Kong and collected $702,000 in its opening weekend there. The Nitesh Tiwari directorial released on August 24 in Hong Kong. The film collected $85,000 on its opening day and witnessed […]

Mumbai: Indian football icon I.M. Vijayan feels one league will help players get rest and chances of injuries will also be less. There will be two leagues, the I-League and the Indian Super League (ISL), running simultaneously this season with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) asking the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to plan for […]

New Delhi: India and China have agreed to “disengage” in Doklam area in Sikkim sector where the armies of both countries have been on a standoff since the middle of June, sharply escalating tensions. The Ministry of External Affairs in a statement said that during bilateral communications, “we were able to express our views and convey […]

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Riding on opener Rohit Sharma’s brilliant century, India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to seal the five match One-Day International (ODI) series 3-0 here on Sunday. Apart from Rohit (122 not out), former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (61 not out) played a perfect support role at the other end after India’s […]

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third of the five-match One Day International (ODI) series at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. Sri Lanka batsmen Lahiru Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal have replaced suspended Upul Tharanga and injured Danushka Gunathilaka respectively in the match. India […]

Glasgow: India’s 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal lost her singles semi-final against Japanese seventh seed Nozomi Okuhara as she settled for a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championships here on Saturday. Saina, the 12th seed, lost 21-12, 17-21, 10-21 in an hour and 14 minutes to the 2016 Olympic bronze medallist, who became the […]