The 59-year-old diplomat was among the longest-serving spokespersons of the MEA. He had held the post between 2002 and 2008.
India's Arvind Bhat lost in straight games to Finland's Ville Lang at the International Challenge event in Warsaw.
A first-half double from Gareth Bale helped Real Madrid cement their position at the top of La Liga with a 3-0 win at home to Leganes on Sunday. Reeling from a chaotic midweek 3-3 draw at Legia Warsaw in the Champions League, Real got off to a slow start against neighbours Leganes, but Bale put them in charge in the 37th minute. The Wales international, who netted a sensational half volley against Legia, raced onto a through ball from Isco that split the visiting defence and rounded goalkeeper Jon Serantes to tuck the ball inside the near post from a tight angle.
Pakistan has claimed that its policy of nuclear deterrence with India was working, but its atomic weapons were not meant for first use.
Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai and Kolkata are the most suitable locations to offshore.
Elena Dementieva put retirement thoughts behind her on Tuesday after overcoming freezing temperatures and occasional snow flurries to beat American Meilen Tu 6-7 6-0 7-5 at the Warsaw Cup.
The third seeded Russian rallied to beat the American to reach the semi-finals of the Warsaw Cup.
Poland's squad for the World Cup finals in Germany comprises the following 23 players.
The Former French Open champion lost to 17-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska in the first round of the Warsaw Cup.
Tottenham Hotspur have been charged by UEFA after their Europa League game against Partizan Belgrade on Thursday was suspended for several minutes following three separate pitch invasions which appeared to be part of an online prank.
As per TripIndex Breakfast 2015, a TripAdvisor cost comparison study, Mumbai ranks 11th among the best value destinations for an overnight stay with breakfast costing Rs 9,343.92.
Venus Williams battled to a dramatic 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Martina Hingis to reach the quarter-finals of the Warsaw Cup
Venus Williams earned her first victory of 2006 when she defeated Urszula Radwanska 6-3, 6-3 to reach the second round in Warsaw.
Martina Hingis survived a strong challenge to beat Maria Kirilenko 7-5, 7-6 in the first round in Warsaw
Organisers of an erotica festival in Warsaw, Poland, have announced a search for the woman who can carry out a sex act with the most men.
London is the most expensive among main cities of Europe, as a range of goods and services are costliest in the British capital, a new study has found.
Cristiano Ronaldo is angry with his recent record in front of goal but not anxious about when he will find the net next, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Friday.
Luka Modric's top priority is to win La Liga this season, the midfield maestro said on Wednesday after signing a new contract that will keep him at Real Madrid until 2020. The Croatia international has claimed two Champions League titles, a King's Cup, UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup since joining from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a fee of 35 million euros ($38.36 million).
Dubai may become home to the first underwater tennis centre.
A Prakash and D Sujatha of Young Envoys International School at Hyderabad won the prizes at the 11th International Biennale of Children and Youth Graphic Art.
The Belgian was beaten by Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semi-finals of the Warsaw WTA claycourt event.
The Belgian won 7-6, 6-3 to earn a meeting with Russian second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semi-finals of the WTA event in Warsaw.
Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova was the first player to reach the semi-finals in Warsaw on Friday when she defeated eighth seed Silvia Farina Elia 6-3, 6-4.
Former European champions Ajax Amsterdam and Celtic, who both suffered the indignity of being knocked of the Champions League qualifiers by underdogs this season, will meet in the Europa Leagueafter being drawn together in the group stage on Friday.
The move comes less than four months after the US president notably appeared to snub Merkel's request for a handshake during their first face-to-face meeting at the White House in March.
Images from the FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on Sunday night.
He said Pakistan's missiles and warheads are kept apart under the nuclear command he heads with Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali.
Any form of entanglement with India or the US on the strategic plane will be anathema to Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa rulers, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
They scored their 11th successive Champions League win with a 3-0 victory over Inter Milan.
The UK subsidiary allegedly paid bribes to win train infrastructure orders for the Delhi Metro, the Serious Fraud Office said in a filing.
The TomTom Traffic Index compares travel time during non-congested hours with travel times in peak hours experienced by passenger vehicles.
Real Madrid edged past Sporting Lisbon 2-1, while Juventus came from behind to secure a 3-1 win at Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund crushed Legia Warsaw 8-4 to set a record for the most goals scored in a Champions League match.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said there was nothing wrong with talisman Cristiano Ronaldo as the Portuguese marked his longest run without scoring at the Santiago Bernabeu with a near anonymous display in a 3-0 win over Leganes on Sunday. A Gareth Bale double and a second half strike from Alvaro Morata sealed the win that kept Real top of La Liga but Zidane faced further questions about the form of Ronaldo, who has not scored in five home games, his longest run without a goal in front of Real's fans since joining the club in 2009. Ronaldo's last goal at the Bernabeu came against Sporting Lisbon on Sept. 14. His only goal there in the league was against Osasuna on Sept. 10.
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The Indian government may be contemplating whether or not it will ruin a perfect, wintery Christmas holiday for school kids, but Santa Claus is certain to rock the town.
Pep Guardiola will return to the Nou Camp in the Champions League group stage after his new club Manchester City were drawn against his former Barcelona team on Thursday. The two sides were drawn in Group C alongside Borussia Moenchengladbach and former European champions Celtic in one of the toughest of the eight sections. Spanish coach Guardiola, who won the Champions League twice with Barca, faced the Catalans when he was in charge of Bayern Munich two seasons ago and suffered a 5-3 defeat in the semi-finals.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been voted as the seventh most popular leader in the world in a new poll topped by US President Barack Obama.
