If Ahmedabad is India's preferred candidate, as seems likely, hosting Olympics 2036 should give it a leg up: A bigger airport, a better metro network, more hotels, flyovers and so on, observes T N Ninan.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced a whopping cash reward of Rs 5 crore for India's women's Under-19 T20 World Cup-winning squad, which defeated England by seven wickets in the final at JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom, South Africa, on Sunday.
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr Leo Varadkar who will step down as Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister) next week.
Mbappe becomes PSG's all-time highest goal-scorer as French champions extend lead
It was a first Cup of Nations success for Senegal after two lost finals in 2002 and 2019.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Australia and Pakistan in Bengaluru, on Friday.
Barcelona endured a frustrating evening in their La Liga season opener with a 0-0 draw in a feisty affair at Getafe.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 4th Test played between India and England in Ranchi on Friday.
'Everyone is so excited. There is a lot of excitement everywhere. This was a long time desire of many people.'
India rarely took the foot off the pedal on a batting-friendly surface, garnering nearly five runs per over.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for Wednesday's opening T20I against New Zealand?
A complete look at Ganguly's career, accomplishments of legendary Indian batter
Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 1-0 to win Durand Cup title for first time after 23 years
During the day, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan held a meeting to review preparedness for COVID-19 management, through video conference with health ministers, chief secretaries of all states and UTs, central ministers and representatives from the related organisations and stressed on the need for keeping testing and quarantine facilities, isolation wards, and labs in active readiness.
Modi to receive Lokmanya Tilak National Award, constituted by Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust in 1983, to honour the legacy of Lokmanya Tilak
Australia racked up 469 in their first innings and then reduced India to 151/5 to put themselves in the box seat in the World Test Championship final.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the football matches played across Europe on Sunday.
There was no official word on the agenda of the session which will be held days after the G20 Summit in the national capital on September 9 and 10.
Rohit was not able to get to the three-figure mark after being sent back to the pavilion by England pacer James Anderson in the second session.
Set to tune by celebrated music composer A R Rahman, Jai Ho received an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, and also won in the category of 'Best Song Written for a Motion Picture' at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match between Pakistan and South Africa, in Chennai, on Friday.
'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams, but I was not picked.'
Former World champion Viswanathan Anand had another bad outing, drawing seven and losing two games, to remain on joint eighth place after the end of nine rounds of blitz in the St. Louis Rapid and blitz chess tournament in St. Louis, United States.
Ahead of the Parliament session, the government will hold a meeting with leaders of all parties on Sunday to brief them and hear their views, amid an intense buzz on whether it will have some surprise item up its sleeve during the five-day sitting.
While Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica, France entered the quarters with a win over Morocco.
India made a promising start by taking a first-half lead but its defence fell apart later as the team lost the fourth hockey Test 1-5 to Australia and conceded an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, in Adelaide, on Saturday.
The space strategist said that this shows that one should not take anything for granted in space exploration.
A dominant Sri Lanka thrashed Oman by 10 wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier to climb to the top of Group B at the Queens Sports Club, in Bulawayo on Friday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test played between India and England in Hyderabad, on Friday.
Carmona fires Spain into World Cup final with 2-1 win over Sweden
The Dahi Handi ritual, part of the Janmashtami festival that marks the birth of Lord Krishna, saw enthusiastic participation by revellers in the metropolis, its adjoining areas and other parts of Maharashtra. The festival was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety in Mumbai and other parts of the state.
Williams will lose Ralf Schumacher, currently injured, and Juan Pablo Montoya at the end of the season.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday lauded his bowlers for bundling out Pakistan for a paltry 191 on a pitch that had nothing much in it for the bowlers during their marquee World Cup match.
It is thanks to the policy of liberalisation conceived by Manmohan Singh and enforced by P V Narasimha that the Indian economy has now become the world's 5th largest economy by nominal GDP, asserts Dr Sudhir Bisht.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 5th Ashes Test played between England and Australia at The Oval, London, on Sunday.
Amphibious drones for maritime inspection... devices that extract pure oxygen from water for patients in need... self-balancing electric bikes...
A summary of the Euro 2024 qualification matches played on Saturday.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 1st Test played between India and England in Hyderabad, on Sunday.
