The ace forward, who was suspended for unruly conduct, was named in the 26-man probables' list for the eight-nation hockey tournament in Holland.
'What the price will reveal, since the India specific capabilities haven't changed since 2013, is how much the Modi government padded up the cost,' points out Mohan Guruswamy.
"They probably ran the Defence Ministry with a lot of brokers and 'dalals' in between," she said.
P Harikrishna drew with Bulgarian GM Ivan Cheparinov to remain in joint lead after third round
Anwar's move came a day after media reports quoted Pawar having told a Marathi news channel that he did not think people had doubts over the prime minister's intentions in the Rafale fighter plane deal.
Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand suffered an early jolt, losing to his former challenger Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the second round of Altibox Norway chess tournament in Stavanger.
Viswanathan Anand ended his stint with a draw against World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and finished at ninth position in the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis.
The meeting is seen as a rebuff to Jamaat leader and chairman of the breakaway Hurriyat Conference faction Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who has been asking Pakistan to stay away from the Hurriyat's moderate leadership.
According to recent official data here is how world leaders' salaries stack up.
As football fans arrive to watch Euro 2016, France's trade unions have undertaken a series of strikes to provoke a make-or-break situation. Claude Arpi encounters both Gallic beauty and ugliness in the country of his birth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ups his style ante for the Obama visit.
Wayne Rooney and Roy Hodgson have called on England to be ruthless in their attacking play during their Euro 2016 knockout clash with Iceland in Nice on Monday.
Nikhil Kanetkar and Abhinn Shyam Gupta begin their campaign in the men's badminton tournament.
World leaders in arms led the unity rally in Paris showing defiance against the terror attacks that unfolded over three days leaving 17 dead. The families of those who died in the shootings were alongside them.
Former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum has insisted that he can never forgive his ex-team-mate Chris Cairns after the latter effectively lobbied to destroy his credibility over match-fixing allegations. Cairns had been linked to match-fixing following statements by Stephen Fleming and McCullum. However, he was cleared of any wrongdoing in a court of law and by the ICC's anti-corruption unit. McCullum, who had told the jury that Cairns had approached him three times in total over fixing a match, insisted that he felt as if his character had come under-fire during the prejury trial.
Dilip Tirkey will lead an 18-member team for the eight-nation hockey tournament in Holland, from August 14 to 21.
Mosques in two French towns were attacked a day after the firing at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead. However, there have been no casualties.
Scotland registered a 47-run victory over Ireland in the final of the ICC Trophy.
Human errors cost India a podium finish in the junior hockey World Cup, coach Harendra Singh said.
Karan Rastogi beat Harsh Mankad 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the ABN Amro challenger final
Prior to the tournament, the team will participate in a four-nation tournament at Bilboe, Spain.
India is more likely than China to reach the global power status in the 21st century, having the advantages of a democracy and a young skilled workforce fluent in English, an Asian affairs expert has said.
Four have tested positive for marijuana and class A drugs ecstasy and cocaine in separate cases which prove illegal drugs are becoming worryingly common within the game.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand missed out on some fine chances and drew with Russian Peter Svidler in the seventh round of 10th Tal Memorial International chess tournament in Moscow.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with Li Chao of China to slip to the third position at the end of the third round of the 10th Tal Memorial Chess tournament, in Moscow.
Interim manager Guus Hiddink was satisfied with Chelsea's 0-0 draw at Manchester United on Monday, especially as the Premier League champions played without a recognised striker.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand crashed through the defences of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan to jump to joint lead after the end of the second round of 10th Tal Memorial Chess tournament in Moscow.
The penalty-corner ace scored twice in a 4-2 win over Canada in the men's Olympic hockey qualifier.
The Paris climate change agreement is a victory for climate justice, India has said.
The NSA will meet with officials of the French external intelligence agency to forge a very close counter-terrorism relationship with India, reveals Rajeev Sharma.
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with Anish Giri of Holland to finish ninth in the London Classic while Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the event. Reigning world champion Carlsen also won the Grand Chess Tour after winning the Classic on a lucky final day for him.
The HI president also said that a committee has been formed to decide on the fate of the coach and it will take a decision on Friday. He said he has no ego problem and if the committee feels the coach should continue, he would himself go to The Netherlands to bring him back.
Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand bounced back from his fourth round loss and beat his former world championship challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria on Wednesday in the fifth round of London Chess Classic, the concluding edition of the Grand Chess Tour.
Rohan Gavaskar, Dinesh Karthik and Ajit Agarkar have been named in the 15-man squad for the Holland tri-series and NatWest Challenge.
The SAD MP from Bathinda said the alliance will be voted back because it had worked hard for the future of the state on an agenda of "development, development and yet more development".
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