Gambhir back, Binny and Pankaj surprise picks for England tour
Mumbai: Veteran opener Gautam Gambhir was on Wednesday recalled while all-rounder Stuart Binny and unheralded paceman Pankaj Singh were the surprise picks in an 18-member Indian squad for the Test series against England starting in the last week of June. Injured pace spearhead Zaheer Khan and spinners Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha were the notable omissions from the squad announced by the BCCI Secretary Sanjay Patel after a marathon meet
After a firm handshake and photo-op, Modi raises terror issue in talks with Nawaz Sharif
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised issues of terror and the trial in Mumbai attack case in his first bilateral meeting with Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif here on Tuesday. According to sources, Modi raised the issue of slow pace of
Modi era begins with Together we will script a glorious future for India slogan
New Delhi: Narendra Damodardas Modi on Monday took charge as the 15th Prime Minister of India. The 63-year-old Modi was sworn in on the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhawan by President Pranab Mukherjee. He will take charge of the office of the Prime
New Gurdwara faces opposition from locals in US
Los Angeles: A Sikh temple in the US is facing opposition from local residents as it plans to replace a prayer hall with a 12,000-square-foot building with gold domes, the second such incident in a month in the area. Sri Guru Ravidass Temple in Sacra
Modi's swearing-in: MDMK chief Vaiko holds protest against Rajapaksa's India visit, detained
New Delhi: Ahead of the big event of Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony in the national capital on Monday evening by 6 PM, Delhi Police have detained MDMK chief Vaiko, an NDA ally, and his supporters for defying prohibitory orders after he held a d
Be clear Im not on FB, tweets Raveena
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon says she is not a Facebook user and the account registered under her name on the social networking site had been hacked two years ago. The 39-year-old national-award winning took to Twitter to express her disa
Scarlett Johansson-starrer 'Lucy' preponed
Los Angeles: The release date of Scarlett Johansson-starrer 'Lucy', which was originally slated for an early August opening, will now hit theatres in July. The Luc Besson directed action movie has been produced by Universal. Reasons for the move were
US lauds Indian government's invitation to SAARC leaders
Washington: The US welcomed Indian government's initiative to invite SAARC leaders to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi and said increased engagement between India and Pakistan is a "positive step". "
Nawaz Sharif fights off stiff opposition from hardliners, will attend Modi's swearing-in
Islamabad: Ending a three-day suspense, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday decided to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Monday, a day after which the two leaders will hold a bilateral meeting.
