From Gill to Bumrah: India team, support staff, BCCI VP Shukla arrive at Gambhir's residence for special dinner
Rahul Dravid had backed Shubman Gill to become India's all-format captain four years ago.
'The IPL provides a different ladder in terms of recognition.' 'If you do well, you will obviously get noticed and it enhances your selection into white-ball formats.'
Opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley on Friday said the United Progressive Alliance government was trapped in its own web of "chakra-vyuha" with the ill-timed decision to allow foreign players in multi-brand retail. He said that the UPA had landed itself in a no-win situation, with no escape route.
The second match will be played on June 12.
Hardik Pandya was missing from the squad as he has not joined the team yet.
The Indians will aim to create a world record for the most consecutive victories in T20 Internationals in the series opener.
Ahead of India's second Test against Australia, Virat Kohli spent time against spinners at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
As Australia opted to go with just one pacer for second Test against India, former spinner Steve O'Keefe opened up on the team's chances of beating India at home.
India on Friday revoked the 'most-favoured nation' status to Pakistan following the Pulwama terror strike.
Many countries are taking steps to ease processing. However, travellers should have a justifiable reason for the visit and their finances should be in order.
The Economic Survey says, massive efforts are needed in the form of investment in social infrastructure, skill development and empowerment of women.
Nine Karnataka ministers from the B S Yeddyurappa camp withdrew their resignation on Monday after being assured by the central Bharatiya Janata Party to resolve the ongoing crisis.
'Discourtesy and ill-treatment' to 85-year-old senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani at President Pranab Mukherjee's 'At Home' function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan by not providing a seat for senior leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitely is now turning out to be a major political issue.
In a U-turn, former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has decided to attend the Bharatiya Janata Party national executive meet at Mumbai.
Bharatiya Janata Party's ongoing "Jan Swabhimaan Yatra" is proving to be the last nail in the coffin of the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party government in Uttar Pradesh, said party leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
"Of the structural reforms, the GST has been the most historic in our country. Its chief architect is not with us today. I pay homage to the visionary leader late Arun Jaitely. GST has been gradually maturing into a tax that has integrated the country economically," she said during her budget speech.
In a goodwill gesture, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah spoke to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitely and invited party members, who were arrested for trying to enter the state, to attend the Republic Day function either in Jammu or in Srinagar.
Parrikar submitted his resignation after BJP staked claim to form an alliance government in Goa.
Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary Arun Jaitely answered questions from rediff.com readers on the forthcoming assembly elections and also the ramifications of the Malegaon blast probe on November 25.
After meeting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat along with senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Sushma Swaraj and Anant Kumar and later rushing to L K Advani's residence to meet the party president on Friday, party leaders Arun Jaitely left for Mumbai while M Venkaiah Naidu left for Hyderabad.
Opposition parties, comprising of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Left and the Samajwadi Party, sought a statement from the government on Thursday on the cooperation extended by the US in investigating the role of terror suspect David Coleman Headley in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
"We have submitted a petition to the CEC as per the directions of the Supreme Court seeking removal of Navin Chawla, as he has been favouring a particular party in his decisions," Arun Jaitley said.
The allusion is simple: Modi is the BJP in Gujarat. This encapsulates a paradigm shift in the way the BJP's internal politics is now being run.
The meeting has been convened by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and invitations have been extended to all major political parties.
Seeking a faster roadmap for Special Economic Zones, Minister of Commerce and Industry Arun Jaitely said on Wednesday that the process of getting the zones ready should not face roadblocks.\n\n\n\n
India and China on Friday decided to intensify further their bilateral economic cooperation and speed up the implementation of the agreements signed during Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's historic visit in Beijing in June.\n\n\n\n
Divestment Minister Arun Shourie will meet Law Minister Arun Jaitly in New Delhi on Thursday to consider options before the government and chalk out future strategy.
The government on Monday unveiled the new Exim Policy which gives a massive thrust to services, exports, removal of restrictions on exports and makes the Export Promotion Capital Goods scheme more flexible.
India on Thursday raised the contentious issue of higher GSP concessions to Pakistan with the visiting EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy.\n\n\n\n
The CAG, in its report tabled in Parliament recently, had stated that the defence forces had ammunition that could last for 20 days in the event of a war, instead of the minimum requirement of 40 days.
Government on Friday said impact of Iraq war on Indian exports would depend on its duration but the $50 billion target for this year would be more than met.
After her elevation as defence minister, Sitharaman has become a member of the cabinet committee on security headed by the prime minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will felicitate about a dozen Loktantra Praharis (defenders of democracy) on the occasion of the 113 birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan in the Plenary Hall of Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on October 11.
The allocation was part of the budget 2014-15 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on Thursday.