The world braced up to a post-Bolt era but for India there was no momentous change as the country's athletes did nothing for the global audience to take note of.
South Africa and Australia will contest a four-Test series for the first time in almost 50 years when they clash in March and April 2018, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Wednesday. Australia will tour South Africa seeking revenge for their 2-1 home series loss in November and will play four Tests for the first time since being humbled 4-0 on South Africa soil in the 1969/70 season.
In most cases, however, retail consumers are paying higher prices in the absence of direct procurement from aggregator or farmers.
Mother Nature is indeed beautiful and truly astonishing! These incredible images are some of the top entries for this year's AGORA's #Nature2019 Photo Contest. AGORA is a free-to-use photography app that has been rewarding the world's biggest prizes in global photo contests since 2017. The winner will be announced on September 5, 2019.
Dozens of farmers have already committed suicide in India after damage from unseasonal rains this year.
Satnam Singh may have endured a tough time with the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA, but he isn't ready to give up just yet.
Each region in India has its own culinary narrative that speaks through its distinct dishes. Each cuisine packs within itself, textures, layers, ideas and historical nuggets so that all of Indian food cannot be pigeonholed together to say that there is one Indian cuisine. A fascinating extract from Sonal Ved's Whose Samosa Is It Anyway?.
'When the Olympics were postponed last year there were talks of the virus situation improving, but we are going from bad to worst.'
'We can go with smaller ensembles -- even 15 or 20 creations from a designer.' 'We are keeping the focus squarely on quality over quantity.' 'India Couture Week is, after all, about the best of the best,' FDCI Chairman Sunil Sethi tells Veenu Sandhu
The Ashes remains the pinnacle of Test cricket for James Anderson like any Englishman but the showdowns against India also rank pretty high as the world No.1 side brings out the absolute best in him -- the 2012 away series being a case in point.
A ministry's internal note proposes caps on minimum and maximum fares airlines can charge, keeping in mind their cost structure, profit margin and ensuring the last minute fares are not out of bounds of passengers.
The average stipend on campus zoomed 25 per cent as compared to last year. Accenture Business Consulting and Boston Analytics offered the highest domestic stipend at Summer Placements 2008 - Rs 50,000 per month.
'Ghost-like stands repel rather than attract audiences,' observes Ashis Ray.
Hampshire batsman James Vince has been called up to the 14-man England squad for the fourth Test starting in Southampton on August 30.
'Because of the melting of ice as well as irresponsible human behaviour such as throwing soil and plastic into the sea, there has been a rise in temperature.' 'I fear there will be direct and dangerous consequences for us.'
All-rounder Ben Stokes has been recalled to the England squad for the first Test against India, starting at TrentBridge next Wednesday.
Civil Aviation Ministry approved grants new rights to Indian carriers to fly to several new destinations across the globe.
The hardening of the Wholesale Price Index follows an uptick in retail inflation.
Saddled with plenty of downtime during the coronavirus shutdown, Australian cricketer Peter Handscomb has used home isolation productively by overcoming a life-long fear of horses. Despite being married to an eventing rider, the Test batsman had never dared mount a horse until being locked down at their rural property near Melbourne.
Fitness coach Rajvee Gandhi from Fitternity tells you how to fight off sadness, bloating, and lethargy in the dull weather.
Bolstered by the comprehensive win in the series opener, an upbeat India will look to assert their supremacy over an inexperienced West Indies with yet another commanding show in the second cricket Test, starting in Kingston on Saturday. The 'Men In Blue' made a confident start to the 2016-17 season, recording India's biggest win outside the sub-continent when they thrashed the hosts by an innings and 92 runs in the opening cricket Test.
Josh Hazlewood said he was taken aback by news of the financial pressures CA was under situation, given that the Australian cricket season was all but over when the national lockdown brought sport to a halt in March. Former Test players have already forecast swingeing cuts for cricketers' salaries as the sport faces an expected financial crisis.
"This will probably be the biggest World Cup, so there will be great expectations and I know we will do very well for the people of the West Indies," he added.
McCullum, 37, played for the two-time IPL champions in two separate stints and also represented Trinbago Knight Riders, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise that is owned by the same parent company Red Chillies Entertainment.
The disease could go down several paths. One possibility, the least likely, is that it will just disappear. The most likely is that it will have seasonal impact, says Devangshu Datta.
You can get through this cover without drooling a little.
These stunners prove that denims will never be out of vogue.
Indigo continued its market leadership ferrying 5.77 million passengers in the month, followed by rival Spicejet with 1.86 million, and Air India carrying 1.55 million passengers. Goair, AirAsia India and Vistara transported 1.33 million, 7.72 lakh and 6.48 lakh passengers, respectively.
The high hills of Himachal Pradesh received snowfall leaving tourists delighted.
Just one year after taking office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing a challenge that could come to haunt him.
July 14 features three big-ticket sporting events -- the World Cup final, the Wimbledon men's final and the British Grand Prix.
It's that time of the year when everything looks greener and prettier.
Instead of making the sellers bleed, experts say, e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart have roped in banks to offer discounts to buyers.
From Srinagar to Goa, we'll tell you the places to head to this month.
'We are going to have plane crashes left, right and centre.'
Also, the Indian cricket team is scheduled to tour Australia from October 2020 to January 2021 for a full series that includes four Test matches as part of the World Test Championships besides three ODIs and as many T20Is.
In a major blow to Rising Pune Supergiants' bid to salvage their campaign in IPL 9, star batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) due to calf injury. The 35-year-old sustained an injury in his right calf during his side's defeat against Royal Challenger Bangalore in Pune on Friday. "Over & out, India! Injuries are all part of the job! Horrible tear in my calf! Sad to be leaving a really great bunch of boys but looking forward to being back with my family! London bound for a summer off! Vacation till November! Bye for now! Lots of love, KP xxx," KP wrote on his Instagram account.
Coca-Cola India's volume growth in the second quarter slowed partly because of an increase in prices and also due to a mild summer.
Alex Marshall, ICC's general manager of its anti-corruption unit, met Interpol officials in Lyon last week to seek closer working relations, it added.
Bipasha Basu was the showstopper for designer Karishma Deepa Sondhi's collection.
