Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) chairman Bibek Debroy passed away this morning, a senior EAC-PM official said. He was admitted to AIIMS. Debroy (69) was educated in Ramakrishna Mission School, Narendrapur; Presidency College, Kolkata; Delhi School of Economics; and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Gautam Gambhir came under fire from the fans after he promoted the fantasy cricket app Real11 on his social media accounts.
The BCCI's retention and auction rules ensure that franchises will have to make careful decisions to balance retaining star power with building depth across their squads.
Third seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi advanced to the doubles semi-finals of the AEGON Tennis Championships after a hard fought 6-4, 6-4 win over Filip Polasek and Igor Zelenay.
Sanju Samson, a strong contender for the US and Caribbean tour, faces competition due to his usual batting position at No. 3 for Rajasthan Royals.
The Express group is expected to get around Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) from the deal.
'aris can be boiling hot in July. The choice of viscose over cotton was deliberate. Cotton would have crushed badly. We used viscose because it is a wood pulp fibre and lets you breathe. It is cooler than silk. We had to consider breathability because the athletes would be on a barge, in the heat, for up to five hours.'
'Honoured to meet Robin Minz's father. Your journey and unwavering dedication are truly inspiring.'
The 15-member squad of the Indian team which won the T20 World Cup will take home Rs 5 crore each.
'It is a long road, but the hunger to play cricket is back, and he wants to play in all three formats.'
'Rohit Sharma's victorious team will take a ride on an open-top bus in a parade from the National Centre for Performing Arts in Nariman Point to the iconic Wankhede stadium at 4 pm on Thursday evening, said a report in The Indian Express newspaper.
'The Indian Express' will be back on the tracks in 2011 as Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes have decided to reunite in their quest to complete a career Grand Slam at the Australian Open.
The ever reliable combine of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi ensured India's interest in the Davis Cup World Group play-off in Chennai remained alive with a straight sets win over the Brazilian combine of Bruno Soares and Marcelo Melo on Saturday.
'The intellectual A G Noorani and A G Noorani the family man sound like a contradiction in terms, but both aspects were integral parts of the individual.'
Ishan Kishan made a smashing return to domestic red-ball cricket, scoring a century for Jharkhand against Madhya Pradesh on Day 2 of the Buchi Babu tournament.
'Bowlers are the smart people because you know, they have to get the batsman out and we are obviously always fighting the odds because the grounds are shorter, the bats are better.'
Gautam Gambhir's appointment will be a mere formality as he is only one to have applied for the coach's post.
President Droupadi Murmu hosted a dinner for the outgoing Union council of ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Rau's felt the need to be where the action was.
The institute that once drew largely elite students also decided to expand its base and cater to a wider pool.
Ishan Kishan said he took a break from cricket during the tour of South Africa in December as he was not feeling well but claims that 'no one understood that'.
'I look at the difference at how men's coaches are treated. Between me and the men's coach, or the girls and the men's team.'
Is the talented cricketer being disciplined?
'The biggest turning point in Ashwin's career was when he switched to bowling off-spin. And I must thank my wife Chitra for that decision.'
'I don't want to say anything about it. I just need to try and do whatever I can do on the ground that says the best I can do'
'In the history of India this kind of scores and ranks has never happened in exams.'
As the CBI continues to probe into the NEET-UG paper leak case, career experts help us understand what the future holds for undergraduate medical aspirants.
BCCI has decided to 'retire' the jersey number as a tribute to the World Cup winning skipper.
Vinesh has now appealed to the CAS, the apex body to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration, who will return with a verdict tomorrow
For now, Modi's government appears singularly focussed on demonstrating that it is not in any way inhibited by the BJP's loss of a majority, and will continue along its patented path of bulldozing all opposition and doing just as it likes, asserts Prem Panicker.
That he hasn't done so yet, has continued to be active on the political street, in public debate and on social media, signals an important change. It will give his party hope. Maybe the achievement of reducing Mr Modi well below the majority mark will now motivate him to stay committed, observes Shekhar Gupta
'Shreyas Iyer was fit and available for selection as per the handover report of the Indian team after the 2nd Test match against England. There are currently no fresh injuries reported as well after his departure from Team India.'
The go-ahead given to prosecute Arundhati Roy would be seen by supporters of freedom of speech as an announcement that the Right-Wing doesn't feel humbled by the results of the elections, argues Shyam G Menon.
Hardik Pandya secured a Grade A contract despite not participating in Ranji Trophy matches
KP had earlier advocated for patience with Gill, drawing parallels with the initial struggles faced by South African legend Jacques Kallis.
Virat Kohli has asked to be rested for India's white-ball matches during their tour of South Africa later this month.
In Delhi, Kumar's family lives in the Majnu Ka Tila area and they are engaged in small-time business. He said a total of five people got Indian citizenship in his locality on Wednesday. Over a hundred had applied for it, he said.
India are unlikely to rush Shami back into the playing XI as the five Test series against England could be played on turning tracks.
The BCCI is working towards redrafting the salary structure of the Test players in such a way that they get an additional reward apart from the annual retainer contract if they feature in all Test series in the year.
At the start of 2011 Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi ended a nine-year separation when they teamed up for the Chennai Open and capped a glorious reunion by winning their fifth crown at the tournament.
