The video of a cow enjoying the sport in Goa has grabbed the attention of netizens.
Fans offered prayers at 'Sangam' in Varanasi and also laid a 'chaadar' at the dargah
Tendulkar praised Team India and said in every session there was a new hero who stepped up to the occasion to deliver for his side.
Captain Virat Kohli hailed India's pace attack which has showed a lot of heart to go through the grind and deliver even on slow spin-friendly wickets.
Bill Gates specifically complimented India's Aadhaar identity system and the country's performance in the financial services and pharma sectors.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly, on Monday, hailed India's historic Test series win in Australia and said wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is one for the 'future'.
For nearly an hour on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to reach out to the Indian community to share his vision for the country at the SAP Arena in San Jose, California.
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag is surely having a ball on social media. His tweets and comments on other social networking sites have been widely followed and liked by fans from the country. On Tuesday, Sehwag gave a witty reply to a tweet of none other than his former opening partner and batting idol Sachin Tendulkar.
India celebrated the 18th Kargil Vijay Diwas on Wednesday to mark its victory in the Kargil War of 1999 against Pakistan and honour the Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the battlefront. Functions were organised across the country, in particular at the various war memorials erected in different states, like the one in Dras tehsil of Kargil.
'Unmatchable' duo of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli could help India lift their third World Cup
For Team India's two-and-a-half month long trip, the men in Blue have their support staff in full swing. And when it came to victory celebration their wives were present at the Lord's.
The Indian team may not have won medals but the youngsters have won the hearts of everyone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on the FIFA Under- 17 World Cup during his monthly radio programme.
OECD wants India to reduce trade and FDI barriers, and issue more banking licences.
Bollywood hails India's air strikes against Jaish e Mohammad terror camps in Pakistan.
The Indian cricket team was swamped with congratulatory messages after their crushing victory over Australia in the second cricket Test in Hyderabad with BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla terming it as an "unprecedented" win.
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The Hinduja brothers, who top Britain's rich list, said in a statement that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget had set the direction for a 'very positive long-term agenda'.
Wrist spinners have become the toast of the Indian Premier League (IPL) so much so that a successful off-spinner like Ravichandran Ashwin, too, has been keen to try bowling leg breaks, feels cricket legend Kapil Dev.
If the economy revived with steady growth, inflation remained a concern and reforms were sluggish.
Setting a positive tone, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday hailed India as a 'great neighbour' and expressed confidence that the two countries would reach 'important strategic consensus' during the visit and take bilateral ties to an 'even higher level'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and senior captain Virat Kohli were among millions who congratulated the Indian U-19 team for their World Cup winning effort.
One of the finest spinners of all-time, Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan bowed out of international cricket as the highest wicket-taker in both Tests and ODIs though he failed to make an impact in his swansong match -- the World Cup final against India.
Despite losing their first Asia Cup encounter against arch-rivals India, Pakistan's former T20 captain Misbah-ul-Haq feels Shahid Afridi's boys look in good shape for the crucial World T20 to be held in India in March. "Pakistan's bowlers made 83 look difficult against a strong batting team like India. It is something that will encourage them in the next games. They shouldn't lose hope because of the defeat against India," said Misbah in his blog for cricket.com.au. "After this bowling performance I think the pressure on our batsmen will be less. The batsmen need to understand that the pitches in the Asia Cup are different from the Pakistan Super League and even if they score 130 or 140 their bowlers can defend it," the skipper of Pakistan's Test side added. Misbah also hailed India's performance against Pakistan on Saturday and called them one of the favourites to lift the World T20 title.
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohammad ElBaradei hailed India as a "leading advocate" for nuclear disarmament and asked the world to listen to its "voice" on elimination of all nuclear weapons. "India called for the elimination of all nuclear weapons as far back as 1948. It is important that India's voice should continue to be heard.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on hailed India's rise as the number one Test team in the world and said it augurs well for the longer version of the game.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had his first substantive meeting with President Barack Obama on Thursday, during which he told the American leader that India would like to carry forward the Indo-US strategic relationship that had developed during the last five years.
Britain on Sunday sought greater cooperation with India to deal with issues of security and counter-terrorism.
The Indian American community and US business that had lobbied feverishly for the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, are euphoric over the recent developments where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has decided to go ahead with the accord come what may and even in the wake of the Left coalition partners withdrawing their support and leaving the country in a state of political uncertainty.
Ashish Nehra rates India's bowling attack as one of the best and said the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka on a "green" Eden wicket is an ideal preparation for the hosts ahead of their gruelling tour of South Africa.
Canada has offered its partnership in areas like agriculture, mining, life sciences, ICT, financial services and infrastructure. Canada's aim in India was to create new Canadian connections in sectors like agriculture, mining, life sciences, information and communication technology (ICT), financial services and infrastructure, areas where that country's firms have proven expertise. Canadian rep hoped to see Canadian companies becoming active in the Indian market & vice versa.
Bush said that in its 60-year-old journey as an Independent nation, India has set an example for other countries.
Pakistan's debutant fast bowler Yasir Arafat hailed India left-hander Yuvraj Singh for his smashing century in the third Test in Bangalore on Saturday.
The US has hailed India's recent move to withdraw the additional duty on beer, wine and distilled spirits, saying it was a positive step.
"The weak don't survive, the strong survive. You make peace, alliances with the strong. You are able to maintain peace by being strong," he said.
Hollywood heart-throb and Goodwill Ambassador of UN High Commission for Refugees Angelina Jolie on Sunday hailed India for giving shelter to displaced people of a number of countries and said she would work with New Delhi in this field.
Modi highlighted the importance of assimilating technology with governance to ensure equitable growth and prosperity for all.
'India has to think about modulating its position on Iran,' says US Congressman and India ally Gary Ackerman.
He also sought setting up of a global fund to contain terrorism.
Hailing India's transformation from a struggling side to favourites to defend the World Cup title, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has attributed the brilliant seven-match unbeaten run to team effort and fixing "small things right".
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar refused to draw comparison between the country's most successful ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his predecessors, declaring that the wicketkeeper-batsman's record surpasses that of all his seniors.
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