Yearly Archives: 2015
2nd ODI: India decimate Zimbabwe by 62 runs to win the match, series
July 13, 2015
Brief Scorecard: India 271 for 8 (Vijay 72, Rahane 63, Madziva 4-49) beat Zimbabwe 209 (Chibhabha 72, Bhuvneshwar 4-33) by 62 runs
The Indian players walk off after their 62-run win, Zimbabwe v India, 2nd ODI, Harare, July 12, 2015
How ill is Amma? Rumours of kidney ailment swirl as Jayalalithaa goes AWOL
July 13, 2015
CHENNAI – Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has largely gone AWOL after being re-elected as Tamil Nadu chief minister.
Sania Mirza creates history with Martina Hingis, becomes India’s first women’s doubles Grand Slam...
July 13, 2014
LONDON – India's tennis queen Sania Mirza on Saturday night created history by becoming the first female player from the country to win a women's doubles Grand Slam trophy as she clinched the Wimbledon title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis, in London.
Man with over Rs 10 crore in bank held for begging in Kuwait
July 12, 2015
KUWAIT – A foreigner has been arrested by the Kuwait police for allegedly begging although he has 500,000 Kuwaiti Dinar (over Rs 10 crore) in his bank account.
According to the 2011 census, the population of Muslims in India has risen by 24% between 2001 to 2011.
World powers in final push for Iran nuclear deal
July 12, 2015
Vienna: World powers raced Sunday to clinch a landmark deal to prevent Iran acquiring a nuclear bomb, with a source close to the marathon talks saying an agreement was “98-percent” completed.
A file photo of Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Photo: AFP
ASHES: England decimate Australia for 1-0 lead
July 11, 2015
Brief Scorecard: England 430 (Root 134, Moeen 77, Starc 5-114) and 289 (Bell 60, Root 60, Lyon 4-75) beat Australia 308 (Rogers 95, Anderson 3-43) and 242 (Johnson 77, Warner 52, Broad 3-39, Moeen 3-59) by 169 runs
Talk about terrorism or nothing: Why PM Narendra Modi met Nawaz Sharif
July 11, 2015
Ufa, RUSSIA – The greatest foreign policy difference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh has been Pakistan. Singh believed in dialogue with Pakistan at almost any cost.
GOP turns to Clinton in bid to sink Iran deal
July 10, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Republicans concede they are not likely to have enough votes to overturn President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran unless they can swing a key Democratic voice against the accord.
They’re setting their sights on Hillary Clinton, vowing to tie her to the deal in hopes of pressuring her to oppose it.
Countdown begins for ISRO’s launch of five British satellites at one go
July 10, 2015
Bengaluru: The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch five British satellites at one go on Friday, in what is being billed as its biggest commercial launch so far.
Lal Bahadur Shastri’s sons urge PM to clear the air on his death
July 10, 2015
Lal Bahadur Shastri’s family appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to clear the air on his death, about 50 years after India’s second PM died under suspicious circumstances in the former Soviet Union where he had signed a peace pact with Pakistan a few hours earlier.
