Obama nominates Indian American to key post at State Department

Puneet Talwar, one of the most respected Middle East policy specialists in administration and Congressional circles, has been nominated by United States President Barack Obama to a senior State......

Hyderabad bids farewell to Kargil hero

Family, friends,colleagues and common folk bid a tearful farewell to Major Lalson Varghese of the Indian Army in Hyderabad on Monday afternoon.Suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists killed the......

Women footballers up for goals, but lack support off-field

The view is that the attention on the national team is fleeting, incidental and dependent on the results they produce. IMAGE: India produced a fine display of passing football during their draw......

Vishy Anand bounces back with easy win over Bach

Former World champion Viswanathan Anand shrugged off his first round draw to score a resounding victory over Matthias Bach of Germany in the second round of the Masters section of Tradewise......

Dinesh upsets tenth seed Takkar

Unheralded T Dinesh of Andhra Pradesh shocked tenth seeded Himanashu Takkar of Railways 15-8, 14-17, 15-9 in the second round of the 68th Senior National Badminton Championships, being held at the......

Richa Mishra sinks 21-year-old mark

Teenage swimming prodigyRicha Mishra continued her sparkling display to demolish a 21-year-old record, while diver Tanya Ganguli bettered her own mark on the third day of the 57th National Aquatics......

Nisha Millet back with a bang

Three national records tumbled as Police Sports Control Boardbaggedthree gold medalson the opening day of the 57th National Aquatics Championships in Kolkata on Wednesday.Puttingbehind her injury......