His nomination was announced by the outgoing President, Anthony Wreford, at the MCC Annual General Meeting at Lord's in May this year.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
An SIT officer probing the murder case said the investigation is in final stage and a chargesheet will be filed in two months.
Delhi continued to reel under massive traffic jams due to waterlogging as heavy rains lashed the city for second consecutive day on Saturday flooding several arterial roads and leaving commuters stranded for hours while exposing civic bodies' lack of preparedness to deal with the perennial problem.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Wednesday
'When you saw him, you immediately knew that he was something special.'
'It's cool in a decadent, Rome-is-burning kind of way,' says Kishore Singh.
Karnataka pacer Abhimanyu Mithun picked a five-wicket haul in their Group B match against UP. While Delhi's Ricky Bhui put his team in a good position against Andhra. A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Around 81 per cent of the workers constitute the unorganised sector - devoid of any social security cover and outside the purview of a complex set of labour laws.
On an average, booking cruise holidays overseas witness 40% growth rate
The initial misadventure of an individual AAP leader highlights how the party not only has to bone up on tactics but should also constantly look within to root out ingrained and inherited prejudices, says Subir Roy.
Kannada film Mythri (Friendship) released last Friday and has received positive reviews for its strong script, realistic plot, good performances and social message.
Traffic was thrown out of gear in national capital New Delhi on Saturday and several major roads witnessed a chock-a-block situation, a day after the fortnight-long Odd-Even scheme restricting movement of private cars ended.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Travel companies and agencies are offering early bird discounts going up to 40 per cent. Priyadarshini Maji reports
As many as 17 farmers have allegedly committed suicide in the agrarian crisis-hit Vidarbha region of Maharashtra in the last five days, a non-government organisation working for their cause claimed on Monday.
Travel companies are reducing the number of days from packages to make it more affordable for globe trotters.
Come August and the world's finest athletes from 206 countries will be out to prove their best at the Olympics.
Online travel portals have seen a surge in bookings aided by several rounds of discount offers and a strong demand over the festival weekend.
'Inquiries and bookings are at quite a healthy level.'
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
Did you know that consuming milk and garlic will help increase your platelet count?
'If you can do new things everyday, your mind will be challenged.'
Most tour operators offer accommodation to suit different budgets.
In a setback to Nitesh Rane, the son of Maharashtra Minister Narayan Rane, a local court has rejected closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a case where he is accused of shooting at a man and directed a detailed probe.
'India can learn from Sweden that witnessed just one accident last year.'
"The people of Mumbai voted overwhelmingly for the BJP as they believed in our agenda of transparency in the civic administration. Shiv Sena emerged as the single largest party while we were two seats behind them. We did not get the numbers to have a Mayor of our own," Fadnavis told media persons at his official bungalow in Mumbai.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
In the seventh edition of Jaipur Literature Festival, not only there would be writers to discuss topics ranging from economics to food, politics to fiction and everything else in between but there would be a smartphone app for new age art and literature lovers while 240 speakers will comprises writers of 20 languages.
Vidarbha piled up a mammoth 511 in their first essay and then reduced Mumbai to 169 for six on the second day of their Elite Group A Ranji Trophy Game in Nagpur on Monday.
Utkarsh Mishra imagines what is it that Baba Gandhi would say if he got the chance.
What is it about the charm of the Northeast and its mountains that it takes prisoners?
If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.
In a show of strength, Bharatiya Janata Party bulldozed the opposition - the Nationalist Congress Party, Congress and estranged ally Shiv Sena -- to wrest power in the state.
The organisers of Modi's Silicon Valley event will have only a few hours to get the stage ready after the Shark Tanks' ice hockey game at the SAP Centre ends.
'When corporates have a stake in the government through contributions to political parties, democracy, which is supposed to work for the common man, doesn't.'
Nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar's approach to nutrition is driven by her grandmother.
'In this chicks-rule-the-roost universe, the men are non-existent, untrustworthy or plain incompetent and it's the women who are providing for each other's fantasies.' Sreehari Nair applauds Ocean's 8.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
A group of young guns led by Abhijit Jejurikar showed the world what they are capable of.
