An IAS officer of 1973 batch of the Gujarat cadre, Chawla also hold additional charge of the Department of Economic Affairs and the Department of Financial Services.
Overjoyed with another title triumph, team owners Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla celebrated with the players and coaches and their families post the win.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday laid a wreath at the Tomb of Unknown Soldiers and paid homage to Indian-American astronaut late Kalpana Chawla at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington.
Forty-five minutes before the start of the third Test against South Africa, the 19-year-old spinner was told he would replace Anil Kumble in the team. He responded with two vital wickets as India dismissed the tourists for 265 in their first innings.
Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, whose removal was recommended by Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalswami on Saturday, appeared to be in a combative mood, saying the 'dignity' of the constitutional body is "paramount".
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Join cameraperson Hitesh Harisinghani and hosts Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande as they take pot shots at everyone from Sachin to Dhoni
'Had these leaders known that Jinnah was dying...'
While the IPL 2025 mega auction is expected to reward several young talents with huge pay cheques, a few seasoned stars could also steal the show.
He is out with an injury but Adam Gilchrist played the role of a mentor to perfection when he lavished praise on Piyush Chawla who leaked 27 runs in the 19th over to pave the way for Mumbai Indian's win.
India 'A' restricted Australia 'A' to 113 for 8 in their first innings on the second day of the three-day game, at the M Chinnaswamy stadium, in Bangalore, on Thursday. Mohnish Parmar took three wickets for 37 runs and Piyush Chawla 2 for 36 to put the home team in a strong position after it was bowled out for 284 in 89.4 overs in the first innings.
The Centre has appointed Navin Chawla as chief election commissioner with effect from April 21, 2009.
'Reena stayed in the next building. We fell in love but had to meet secretly because her parents didn't approve of me.' 'I would always be afraid that her parents would get her married off to somebody else.'
'I was in serious depression during the shooting of Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar.' 'I realised that this is not the film I wanted to make.' 'Aamir told me we will redo, remove eight key characters and reshoot.' 'He gave me the confidence and told me it was a timeless script.'
'The Congress cannot speak the BJP's words while targeting Kejriwal.' 'What is the difference between the two? Where is the unity of INDIA then?'
'Unless a comedian is involved in something society deems unforgivable...'
Hetmeyer or Powell? Whose catch stunned you?
Co-owner Shah Rukh Khan was not present at the Eden Gardens but his kids Suhana and AbRam cheered for the Knights from the stands.
Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla will be playing under Gujarat's attacking wicketkeeper batsman Parthiv Patel in the three-team tournament also featuring India Red, led by Mohd Kaif, and India Blue, captained by Virender Sehwag.
Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra stormed into the last-32 stage, even as Kamal Chawla crashed out, in the Seaways IBSF World Snooker Championships, at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday. Advani, the 2003 World champion, prevailed over young Tomasz Skalski of Belgium 4-2, but not before facing the threat of being knocked.
As they gear up for the inaugural Champions League Twenty20, Sussex Sharks are banking on Indian import, leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, to help them adapt to the conditions in this country. The English side has two sub-continent players in Chawla and Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat.
'I was completely shattered, it was my first encounter with death.' An excerpt from Roshmila Bhattacharya's new book, Spooked! Bollywood's Encounters With The Paranormal.
A round-up of Monday's action in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood stars are tweeting.
He equalled Roger Binny's Indian record of most wickets after first two matches of ODI career.
Reader Vaibhav Palnitkar shares with us a blooper that he spotted in the 1997 movie, Mr And Mrs Khiladi starring Akshay Kumar and Juhi Chawla.
Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram on Tuesday backed the inclusion of leg-spinner Piyush Chawla in the 15-member Indian squad for the upcoming World Cup but said he was surprised at Rohit Sharma's omission.
The young leg spinner claimed 5-86 before India 'A' slumped to 209-6 against New Zealand 'A' in the first innings of the four-day match of the Top End series.
The victory got him a place in the snooker semi-final of the All India Open Invitation tournament on Saturday.
Reader R V Pradhamesh sends us a photograph.
As the US gets tougher with visas, the prayers of US-bound devotees in India are getting more fervent, and their purse strings looser. Called Visa Hanuman temples (there are half a dozen all over India), some of them ask for a 'fee'.
Captain Piyush Chawla showed his batting skills with a hard-hitting 146 to put India Under-19 in command against Pakistan on the second day of the four-day youth 'Test' in Peshawar on Thursday.
Pandya has taken over MI captaincy from Rohit Sharma this season upon his return from Gujarat Titans and the whole saga of change of leadership has not gone down well with the fans.
S Y Quraishi, Election Commissioner, was on Tuesday appointed the new Chief Election Commissioner in the place of Navin Chawla, who demits office on Thursday.
'We have to keep knocking on it before we get a response.'
From rocking power-shoulders to avant-garde silhouettes, Bollywood's beauties are serving looks and how!
