July 15, 2015
Brief Scorecard: Bangladesh 170 for 1 in 26.1 overs (Sarkar 90, Tamim 61*) beat South Africa 168 for 9 in 40 overs (Duminy 51, Shakib 3-33) by nine wickets (D/L method)
Shakib Al Hasan is congratulated by team-mates after he dismissed Hashim Amla © AFP
July 15, 2015
New York: A nine-year-old Indian American girl left the Obama couple awestruck when she served a 'garam masala' Quinoa Burger with 'raita' to them – and won a chance to dine with the First Lady at the White House.
Hailing from Schaumburg, Illinois, Shreya Patel was among 55 young cooks who were given a red carpet welcome at the White House during the fourth annual "Kids' State Dinner" recently.
July 14, 2015
New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed justice R.M. Lodha committee on Tuesday suspended two Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises—the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR)—for a period of two years with immediate effect.
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
July 13, 2015
CHENNAI – Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has largely gone AWOL after being re-elected as Tamil Nadu chief minister.
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.
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.
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
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
