It’s ladoos over chocolates for Indians during Diwali

By Rahul Vaishnavi New Delhi Despite stiff competition from attractively packed imported chocolates, fancy cookies, cakes, and muffins on every Diwali, branded traditional Indian sweets – a market estimated at Rs.49,000 crore ($8 billion) – have not only managed to hold on to their own but have witnessed a steady rise in sales due to […]

Atletico manager criticises ISL scheduling

Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) The scheduling of the Indian Super League Sunday drew the ire of Atletico de Kolkata marquee manager Antonio Habas after his side finished 1-1 with Delhi Dynamos here. Habas said his charges were tired after turning out in three matches over the past eight days. Atletico de Kolkata played the tournament opener […]

Injured Garcia may be out of action for a week

Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata skipper Luis Garcia may have to cool his heels for a week after picking up a hamstring injury during his side’s game against Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League here Sunday. The 36-year-old Spaniard, who has plied his trade for giants like Barcelona and Liverpool besides Atletico de […]

Delhi Police arrest three drug peddlers from Chennai

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Delhi Police have arrested three people, including two Sri Lankans, from Chennai for peddling contraband drugs, police said Sunday. Delhi Police Special Cell sleuths arrested Mayelerum Perumal alias Mailu of Tamil Nadu along with Jawzeek and Mohammad Razik of Sri Lanka from Chennai Saturday in a trans-national operation against narcotics. A […]

China, France to join hands to combat Ebola

Beijing, Oct 19 (IANS) China and France Sunday agreed to join hands to combat the “unprecedented” spread of Ebola in western Africa. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius met in Beijing Sunday, and they had an in-depth exchange of views in this regard, Xinhua reported. According to a joint press release […]

Madison Square like event planned for Modi in Sydney

By Sandeep Datta  New Delhi With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit Australia for the G-20 summit in Brisbane in mid-November, efforts are on to ensure his charisma overwhelms the Indian diaspora there like at New York’s Madison Square event. Expected to be participated in by over 15,000 people, the Sydney event is being […]

India eves look for first win in AFC U-16 qualifiers

Dhaka, Oct 18 (IANS) India will hope to register their first win of the 2015 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Women’s Championship qualifiers when they take on hosts Bangladesh in a crucial encounter at the Bangabandhu Stadium here Sunday. India lost 1-2 in their opening Group B match against Iran while Bangladesh have already registered two […]

Eden Gardens centurions relive their odyssey with ground

Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) Deepak Shodhan, the oldest living Indian Test cricketer, and Krishnamachari Srikkanth, the first One-Day International (ODI) centurion for India at the Eden Gardens, Saturday re-lived their odyssey with the iconic ground to mark the celebration of its 150 years. Shodhan, the first Indian Test centurion on debut, and Srikkanth unveiled a booklet […]

Brazilian team in Subroto Cup finals

New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Brazilian side Colegio Estadul Santo Antonio entered the Under-17 boys final of the 55th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament, beating Ragunan Sports School, Indonesia, 3-1 in the semi-final at the Ambedkar Stadium here Saturday. Romulo gave the Brazilian team the lead in the ninth minute but Egi Maulana Vikki equalised for […]