Declaring that America’s deepening friendship with India is an indispensable part of US Asia rebalance strategy, US Vice President Joe Biden has reiterated Washington’s commitment to take the India-US partnership still higher. “US-India partnership has reached a new level” under President Barack Obama, he said Monday in keynote speech on the future of the US-India […]
In a bid to revamp footballing structure in the country keeping in mind the under-17 World Cup, the All India Football Federation on Monday said it would along with FIFA empower the six selected state associations further. The big event is slated to be staged in six venues – Kochi, Delhi, Mumbai, Guwahati, Goa and […]
The high-profile Indian Super League (ISL) incurred losses of around Rs.100 crore in its inaugural season, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Monday. “The franchises lost around Rs.30-35 crore in the first year and when you take into account everything including the production costs, the organisers lost around Rs.100 crore in total,” AIFF […]
India’s first National Basketball Association (NBA) player Satnam Singh Bhamara, who played two consecutive games in the 2015 NBA Summer League debut for Dallas Mavericks, on Monday said it was a great feeling to be part of the squad, but he needs to work harder to find a place in the first team. Satnam played […]
Former Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) president Pashupatinath Roy died on Monday following cardiac arrest at a nursing home here, a sports official said. He was was 76. Roy, popularly known as P.N. Roy, is survived by his wife, a daughter and two grand daughters. Roy ran the West Bengal Billiards Association as […]
Tripura has imposed a total ban on the use, manufacture, import, storage and sale of plastic bags in the state in view of its harmful effect on the environment, official said here on Tuesday. The decision was taken under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the Plastics Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, Tripura State […]
Actress Salma Hayek has admitted that she used to be “terrified” of turning 50. The “Everly” actress, who is turning 49 in September, has admitted that she used to be scared of getting old, because she was told her career wouldn’t last past the age of 35, reports mirror.co.uk. Hayek said: “In the past, when […]
Southern music composer M.S. Viswanathan, who has over 750 films to his credit, died at a private hospital here on Tuesday. He was 87. MSV, as he was fondly called by the members of Tamil filmdom, was undergoing treatment at Fortis Malar hospital for old-age related ailments and breathing problem. “He passed away around 4.30 […]
Upcoming quirky film “I Am Mr Mother”, directed by I. A. Siddique has impressed everyone who has seen the rushes of the unusual drama but one endorsement that will mean much to the makers is the praise by megastar Amitabh Bachchan. The film’s lead actor, Gabriel Vats had the opportunity to meet Amitabh at the […]
Seventy-five percent of rural households in India have a monthly income of less than Rs.5,000 ($79), 51 percent of households make a living from manual labour, 28 percent (over 50 million) of households do not have mobile phones or any form of communication. More than 70 million rural households face some form of exclusion, either from assets or […]