Polly Umrigar was a completely different person off the field, who once approached teammate Bishan Singh Bedi with a humble request to help him make tea with tea bag.
'Defence funding is channelled to State-owned research organisations where scientists are merely bureaucrats holding meetings and sending out minutes of meetings and press releases, but have long ago stopped any innovative work.' 'Unless this tragedy is fixed, India's chances to create world-conquering and job-creating new industries are slim,' says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Under-Secretary-General and head of the Office for Internal Oversight Services Dileep Nair is accused of misusing funds from the UN oil for food program for Iraq.
The former world champions extended their unbeaten run to four matches under new coach Dunga, who replaced Carlos Alberto Parreira after their disappointing campaign in Germany.
Naomi Broady was branded the 'bad girl' of British tennis.
Rajneesh Gupta picks fun sledging through the decades. Take a look!
Former head of Skoda Auto's India unit, Imran Hassen, is being forced out of the Volkswagen group following "differences" with the management, a senior company official said.
Damani suggests that one should keep 10-15 per cent of your portfolio value in cash as it is a good hedge in volatile markets
After making an impression on information technology programming jobs, Indians may now foray into specialised jobs like research and design, which used to be American specialities.
Demonstrators said they would start moving their tents, anti-war banners and portable toilets to the new site and hope to have the new camp set up in time for a dusk candlelight vigil.\n
At the centre of controversy surrounding his alleged altercation with Ravindra Jadeja in Trent Bridge, fast bowler James Anderson replaced Fred Trueman as England's highest wicket-taker in the Old Blighty, where he has accounted for 230 scalps.
The Indian golfing ace eclipsed Fred Couples and Craig Parry with an impressive four-under-par 68 on day 1 of the Johnnie Walker Classic.
CPRL Board may meet this week to decide if the outlets in the north and east of India can be kept open till the matter is settled in courts
Power equipment major ABB India on Monday also said it would invest $100 million (Rs 450 crore) over three years in expanding its manufacturing base in the country.
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, the first British winner of the men's title for 77 years, was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday.
Not since Fred Perry won Wimbledon and U.S. Open in 1936 has a British man triumphed at one of the big four tournaments
'To have my name with the likes of Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson and Muhammad Ali, I have made it,' said the two-time world heavyweight champion.
Former cycling champion Lance Armstrong on Thursday agreed to pay $5 million to settle a federal suit claiming he defrauded his sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service, by using performance-enhancing drugs, his attorney and federal officials said.
American Bart Bryant fired a final round four-under-par 68 on Sunday to capture the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio by one stroke from Fred Couples.
High carbohydrate intake may up cancer recurrence risk.
The Indian Davis Cupper was beaten by Simon Greul of Germany in the ITF Futures tournament.
City are looking to retain the title they won in record-breaking fashion last year and secure their fourth Premier League crown in eight years.
City have 89 points, one more than rivals Liverpool, with both teams having three games to play -- and none of them against top six opponents.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told FIFA boss Gianni Infantino he hoped the Asian nation could host a World Cup "in the future", the world soccer governing body said on Wednesday, after the two met in Beijing.
The German MRF driver won the Group N (unmodified) class in the 2003 FIA-Asia Pacific Rally Championship.
Local hero Choi Kyung-ju won the SK Telecom Golf Open for his third Asian Tour victory.
Even as he was being sworn in inside the Supreme Court, scores of people protested across the street at the Capitol.
All the action from the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival.
The Malalaysian has a 90-second lead over Germany's Armin Kremer at the end of Leg 2 of the MRF India Rally, the fifth and concluding round of the 2003 FIA Asia Pacific Championship.
Google's Larry Page has emerged as the 'business person of the year' for 2014, edging past the likes of Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to Fortune magazine.
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