Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah, on Sunday, met Mahendra Singh Dhoni as part of the party's 'Sampark for Samarthan'
Good monsoon is likely to create more jobs in the agriculture sector, which in turn could save the exchequer around Rs 10,000 crore
Former captain Kapil Dev said the Indian team with its right balance of youth and experience along with the "unmatchable" duo of Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will definitely reach the World Cup semi-finals.
Most economists were of the view that the NSSO should release the data, as any move to withhold it will dent the image of country's statistical system.
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
On this day in the year 1983, India lifted their first ever Cricket World Cup title, defeating West Indies by 43 runs at Lord's.
Pranav Jain, who is a die-hard fan of Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants 183 autographs from his idol. MSD had scored an unbeaten 183 in 2005 which is highest ODI score
IPL can be truly said to have come of age. It is now more Indian than ever before. Teams often fielded fewer than the four allowed foreign players. Indian batters and bowlers were simply better in performance, consistency and reliability, points out Shreekant Sambrani.
Former India captain Kapil Dev believes it will be a big loss for the India whenever the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni decides to hang up his boots. Recently, Dhoni was dropped from the BCCI's list of centrally contracted players, raising fresh doubts on the future of the former India captain who has not played since the World Cup semi-final loss to New Zealand last year.
Kiran Vissa, co-convenor of National Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, said that amendments to the EC Act have nothing to do with farmers' welfare but instead meant to please big players and agriculture companies. This is because small and marginal farmers don't have the storage capacity to attract provisions of the EC Act.
Concerned by GDP slowdown and unrealistic tax targets, the economists urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to implement long-term structural steps like land and labour reforms. Warning against any off-Budget financing the economists said the government should prepare a statement of intent for its social, rural and welfare sector expenditure.
Although demonetisation and improper implementation of GST along with falling prices are being blamed for much of the distress in rural India for some time, experts believe those may not be the only reason.
The left-arm spinner, who was unlucky to have played in the era of Bishan Singh Bedi, had 750 first-class wickets from 157 games, representing Haryana and North Zone in domestic cricket.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named the captain of the all-time India Test XI chosen by cricket magazine Wisden. The celebrated team has been picked ahead of India's 500th Test which will be played against New Zealand in Kanpur from Thursday. The openers in the side are Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag, followed by Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, all-rounder Kapil Dev and Dhoni the wicket-keeper batsman.
The scheme, which would give Rs 6,000 to small farmers in a year or Rs 500 a month, will add more money to the account of these cultivators than the money he/she saves every month on an average.
Retired, former Test cricketer Dhoni was in the city for a commercial shoot with another former skipper Kapil Dev.
Rishabh Pant is a talented cricketer but he shouldn't be compared with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, believes India's first World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev.
The prices of oilseed, coarse cereals & vegetables could also be affected.
India's cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar termed the 2011 World Cup triumph as the "best cricketing day of my life".
SP and SBSP leaders had shared the dais in Mau on Wednesday and announced that they would together trounce the BJP in the 2022 elections.
Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev says Mahendra Singh Dhoni's form in the Indian Premier League could be crucial to his return to international cricket.
The Indian team's new 2019 World Cup jersey was launched by sporting apparel giants Nike in the presence of former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, current skipper Virat Kohli, his Test deputy Ajinkya Rahane and young turk Prithvi Shaw.
The doubting thomases "should be careful" about what they wish for as there is no second coming for a once-in-a-generation player like Mahendra Singh Dhoni if people "push him into retirement", former England captain Nasser Hussain said on Saturday.
Dhoni is already a recipient of the prestigious Arjuna, Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Padma Shri award.
During an Instagram chat with former India spinner Harbhajan Singh, Rohit Sharma said that he has 'no news about MS Dhoni'. In his typical tongue-in-cheek manner, Rohit said that anyone who wants to know about Dhoni should personally contact him.
Let's looks at 10 former India players, who missed the IPL but had they been active today, they could have forced the Ambanis and the Shah Rukh Khans to loosen their purse strings a tad more.
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is among six personalities chosen for this year's Padma Vibhushan.
Lauding Mahendra Singh Dhoni's brave leadership, the legendary Kapil Dev felt it is the Indian captain's confidence in his players' ability that makes them believe they can retain the World Cup.
The six, including current head coach Ravi Shastri, will give a presentation to the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) headed by the legendary Kapil Dev.
Ishant made his Test debut as an 18-year-old in Bangladesh when Rahul Dravid was the captain and subsequently was led by Kumble, Dhoni, Kohli and Rahane during the last decade and half.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
They were speaking at a function to mark the release of 'Defying the Paradigm,' a coffee table book on Srinivasan's 50-year journey with India Cements.
Australia spin great Shane Warne picked former India captain Sourav Ganguly as the skipper of his greatest Indian XI. However, the most notable omission in his team was that of former India batting great VVS Laxman, who enjoyed an impeccable record against Australia.
Goel, a left-arm spinner for generations, along with Mumbai's Padmakar Shivalkar, played their best cricket in the 1970's, an era that belonged to none other than the legendary Bishan Singh Bedi.
With India's silver jubilee World Cup celebrations underway, Mahendra Singh Dhoni aspires for similar glory.
Calling Mahendra Singh Dhoni one of the best finishers in limited-overs game, cricket legend Kapil Dev has backed the Indian captain to continue leading the team in all three formats and said there should not be any question about his replacement.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's inspirational leadership guided India to a memorable triumph at the inaugural World Twenty20 Championship in South Africa in 2007. With the fifth edition of the tournament set to commence on Sunday, Rediff.com takes you through Team India's thrilling triumph in the final.
Sehwag feels that retirement is Dhoni's individual call but selectors must speak to him before announcing the West Indies squad.
The legendary Kapil Dev has shocked us with his modesty. The former India captain has decided to keep himself "out" of the best-ever Indian ODI line-up which he feels should be led by another limited overs legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
