Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has termed Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from international cricket as the "biggest" the game has ever seen, while another former great VVS Laxman feels that CAB's farewell arrangements won't cause "distraction" to him. Asked if Tendulkar's impending retirement after two-Test series against the West Indies is...
Rohit Sharma made his long-awaited debut in the five-day format of the game in the first cricket Test against West Indies here, getting his coveted cap from none other than Sachin Tendulkar who is playing in his farewell series. Medium pacer Mohammed Shami also made his debut on his home...
BlackBerry Ltd's decision to accept a $1 billion cash injection from a group of investors led by Canadian financier Prem Watsa shocked other potential bidders for the smartphone maker and has left some investors crying foul. With the investment deal, BlackBerry abruptly ended an auction process that many investors had...
Sachin Tendulkar makes his penultimate appearance on the cricket field in his 199th and last Test at the Eden Gardens when India take on West Indies in first of the two-Test series. Rohit Sharma is confirmed to make his Test debut, as Tendulkar presented him with his Test cap on...
"If it succeeds, India's Mars mission would represent a technological leap for the South Asia nation, pushing it ahead of space rivals China and Japan in the field of interplanetary exploration," The Wall Street Journal wrote on Tuesday. "A successful mission by India's Mars orbiter would make the country the...
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will visit Chonburi province today (November 5) to follow up on the case of the sunk ferry in Pattaya that has claimed the lives of 6 tourists. A ship operated by the Koh Lan Travel company sank off the coast of Pattaya on Sunday evening, after...
An overcrowded tourist ferry capsized and sank near a popular Thai seaside town, killing six tourists, including two Russians and a Chinese, police said. The rest of the roughly 200 people aboard were rescued. The double-decker ferry, carrying Thai and foreign tourists, left Lan island for the 30-minute trip to...
Industry is not expecting many benefits from the long awaited India-ASEAN free trade agreement (FTA) in Goods, which is likely to be signed by the end of this year, said a survey conducted by apex industry body FICCI.As for imports into India, the survey indicates that 65 percent of the...
According to a survey conducted by global travel search site Skyscanner, 89 per cent of Indian travellers are in favour of a common visa to visit more than one country in the ASEAN region, similar to the Schengen visa that applies to the 26 countries of the European Union. The...
A tear-jerker is bringing smiles to the faces of Indian tourists in Thailand. The onion, whose prices have hit the roof across India, is the most sought-after in recipes and salads by visiting Indians. “It’s time to look for dishes that are garnished with onions. Back home it’s now a...
