The minister said it's high time people broaden their knowledge about sports other than cricket to enable India become a sporting powerhouse. "Then 4-5 months back a news broke out that somebody broke Usain Bolt's record in a bull race in Karnataka. Even some of the professional people, some of the businessmen, some of the renowned people of India stated that now this guy will bring Olympic gold in 100m," Rijiju said.
This is part of the nine memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 5,027 crore, including Hero Group-backed Ather Energy's over Rs 600 crore investment, to establish a manufacturing facility for e-vehicles.
Kabaddi may now be behind only cricket in the popularity stakes.
The deal for 800,000-square foot plot in Gurgaon's Infospace Tikri SEZ is likely to improve real estate absorption rate, which has seen some upside recently.
To prevent being sexually harassed, it is important to first understand where it will happen and who your possible predators are.
Gokulam Kerala were crowned champions of the Hero Indian Women's League after a dramatic 3-2 victory over Kangchup Road Young Physical and Sports Association (KRYPHSA) FC in the final
Offers 12.60% in revenue share to Cidco, while only other bidder GMR offered 10.44%.
The stores will sell products under the Fashion at Big Bazaar brand.
The family that used to make the legendary sports car wants to bring the same design panache to luxury flats.
Norms limiting airlines' stake in SPVs managing airports to hurt Tatas.
We need to bring solid waste management into all school curricula in an organised and cohesive manner, suggests Anjuli Bhargava.
Cash-&-carry chains claim of the products they sell 85-90% is local.
If your account is idle for over five years, there could be issues with acquiring EPF details.
Images from Friday's second One-day International between India and Australia, at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Rajkot.
"I don't know what to say. It is really a dream come true. I was confident of being picked for my base price of Rs 10 lakh but never thought of the crores. I just hope I get to play in the eleven," a soft-spoken Cariappa said.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Ahmedabad, Delhi and Mumbai, which together make up 65% of national volumes, post decline in turnover in 2nd half of 2015.
'James Crabtree ignores the emergence of a nexus between business and politics going back to the 1920s and talks of it as a new child of 21st century India,' says Shivanand Kanavi.
If there is a lesson to be learnt from the 1980s, it is that mobocracy never works. And a government that yields before public protests will have ceded its right to govern, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'At a time when sports leagues are often smothered by the allure of spurious glamour, it is easy to forget what makes them so exciting in the first place: The sport itself.' 'At its core, the PKL has a fast-paced, engaging sport working for it.' 'Simply put, kabaddi, with its end-to-end action and oscillating fortunes, is almost never dull to watch,' says Dhruv Munjal.
Few Harvard graduates are changing the way we teach students.
'By entering at an early age, they stand a better chance of developing into skilled investors.'
AB de villiers enthralled the crowd with a whirlwind unbeaten 39-ball 90 to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a convincing six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils
Accommodative monetary policy has driven a bull market in stocks in recent years, but the Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates early next year and the U.S. Federal Reserve not long after, tempering future gains.
Satyarup Siddhanta is the youngest mountaineer in the world to climb both the Seven Summits and the Seven Volcanic Summits.
Over 700,000 new investor accounts have been opened so far in FY15.
Mallya is a fugitive from justice in India, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the Supreme Court.
Big Mumbai developers' inventory at Rs 53.4 crore.
Since debuting in India in October 2012, the company has opened 15 Starbucks stores across Mumbai and Delhi.
'Animal populations are increasing. Human populations are increasing. So there is no way the man-animal conflict going to go away.'
The 2015 World Bank group's Doing Business index ranked India at 142, down from 140, which it was the year before.
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The year so far has witnessed several luxury project launches by major real estate companies such as DLF, Unitech, Supertech, Tata Housing and Godrej Properties.
Aditi and Akshay Maliwal are mentoring young sports athletes from Asia to get through to top US universities.
Besides a great idea, it takes pluck, and some luck, to get going.
'The year in pictures' treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016. From the United States presidential race, to demonetisation in India to the refugee crisis, the news has kept pouring in. Here are our top 50 moments from the world.
The call to make brand ambassadors accountable has rattled filmstars and sports stars.
Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon. Breeze Sharma did so, as the fastest Indian ever.
Transcript of the Ganesh Natarajan chat on rediff on Friday.
