BCCI recommended India pacers Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and women's team player Poonam Yadav for the Arjuna award.
India chess captain Vidit Gujrathi shared a memory of beating the legendary Viswanathan Anand for the first time and termed it as a special moment of his career.
Companies providing portfolio management services (PMS) had a tough time beating the benchmark index in January, with more than half of the schemes invested in large companies underperforming in the run-up to the Union Budget. The Nifty 50 index was down 2.5 per cent during the month. Only around 44 per cent of PMS schemes did better, among the schemes investing in large-cap companies. The analysis is based on data from industry tracker PMS Bazaar. Half the mid-cap schemes outperformed, while the rest underperformed.
Within five months of its launch, General Motor India on Tuesday rolled out a 1.6-litre model of its premium mid-size sedan Chevrolet Optra as part of strategy to double sales to 30,000 units next year.
In absolute terms, prices will go up by Rs 5,500 to Rs 47,000, depending on the model and prevailing prices.
Beauty pageants involve diets and long rigorous workouts. Here are 4 recipes that were part of the diet that models participating in the Miss Diva Universe 2014 contest were following.
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'Any new technology, either before or soon after its release, will face severe criticism by one or the other segment of society. It is only after seeing the benefits of new technology for themselves that our farmers accept it.' 'The arable land in India is not increasing and currently hovers at around 140, 145 million hectares.' 'Today, Indian agriculture has to work towards achieving nutritional security.'
Corrosion is a big menace for anything with steel application from rebars in construction, oil and water pipelines, railway track, power distribution poles to automobiles, says Kunal Bose.
Indian farmers practise an agro-silvo-pastoral system and that livestock is a crucial part of their economy. Taking away the meat would demonetise their assets. It would kill their income, says Sunita Narain.
Offer your child raw vegetables and fresh fruit as snacks instead of foods high in sugars, fats, or salts.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
In Indranee Ghosh's latest book you will discover some untold secrets about the hill station in the north east of India.
If people can lobby me for making changes in policies that goes against the country's interest, I won't keep myself in this position, says the vice chairman of NITI Aayog.
Rediff reader Baishali Ghosh shares a simple and exotic party recipe.
On Tuesday, the 20-year-old Woman Grandmaster was among the quickest finishers in Round 2 of the World Junior Chess Championships at the Hotel Hyatt, in Pune.
Reshma Aslam shares her fav recipes from her mother's kitchen.
The 50-year-old ended in ninth position ahead of GM Peter Leko who finished last.
The plum chutney bring depth of flavour to this dish.
FIDE Master Girish A Koushik of India shot into the joint lead with Armenian Grandmaster Robert Hovhannisyan, with seven points, after defeating GM Nils Grandelius of Sweden in the eighth round of the 50th World Junior Chess Championships in Chennai on Wednesday. With this victory, Koushik earned a nine-game GM norm from the event and is well-placed to annex the title.
Mini Ribeiro gets top chefs to share the best chutney recipes.
With the government not continuing with lower excise duty beyond December 31, major car makers, including Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, GM India and Honda have raised vehicle prices by up to Rs 127,000.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Gold monetisation scheme will help unlock value of gold.
'Ultimately, do we want sustainable agriculture that's relevant to our climate, resources and food security? Or do we want corporate farming based on high-risk GM seeds and high chemical inputs?'
After several delays, it will be completed by Jan 2017.
India-born Mexican scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been presented with the prestigious World Food Prize 2014 for his agricultural research that led to a remarkable increase in world wheat production building on the successes of the Green Revolution.
The conversion of Indian farmers from traditional varieties and public hybrids to commercial hybrids and GM seeds could create a market larger than China.
Relish these baby potatoes cooked in tamarind and jaggery.
The Sovereign Gold Bonds will be sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited, designated post offices and recognised stock exchanges -- the NSE and BSE.
The competition begins with a series between world champions England and Ireland, beginning at Southampton on July 30. The rest of the schedule will be unveiled later.
Neither the foreign exchange, nor the gold, and certainly not the revaluation reserve should be available for spending by anyone. he revaluation account is simply not money. It is simply an accounting entry, says Rashmin C Sanghvi.
General Motors India on Wednesday reduced its car prices by Rs 24,800-Rs 43,000 following the eight per cent cut in excise duty in the 2003-04 Budget.
Maruti is now at a market share of 50.4%, up from 47.3% last year. In China, the world's biggest market, Volkswagen is the largest, with a share of 17%. In America, the second biggest, GM is leader with 18%. One exception is South Korea, where Hyundai has a market share in excess of 60%.
