Navy Seeks To Build Bonds With African Nations

The maiden Africa India Key Maritime Engagement exercise will be held from April 13 to 18 off the coast of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. IMAGE: The INS Sunayna. Photograph: ANI Photo   The Indian......

Why 27,000 Litres Of Ganga Jal Was Carried to London

When Jaipur's Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII's coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey.He also carried 27,000 litres of Ganga jal on......

Prez Patil defends her foreign tours, yet again

President Pratibha Patil yet again came out with a strong defence of her foreign tours, saying she was forced to go public on the issue despite government clarifications. "Some things were......

11 commoners who got their 'fairy tale princess' ending

Turns out Cinderella doesn’t need a ball to meet her prince; she can find him anywhere! There’s Britain’s Prince William who married his college sweetheart -- Kate Middleton,......

Jet starts Mumbai-Johannesburg flights

Private carrier Jet Airways on Wednesday commenced daily non-stop flights from Mumbai to Johannesburg. The carrier has deployed Airbus 330-200 aircraft on the route, it said in a statement. "Given......

A dancer with Olympic dreams!

Pooja Kanwal is fast becoming a rising star on television. Her show Palampur Express, a daily show on Sony Entertainment Television, is becoming quite popular, thanks to its unique story of a......

Australia unkeen to host 2030 Commonwealth Games

  IMAGE: Birmingham hosted the previous edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2022 which kicked off with a grand opening ceremony. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Reuters Australia is highly unlikely......

Indian Navy to conduct mega war game with African nations in April

The Indian Navy will carry out a mega wargame with several African nations next month to expand its overall defence cooperation with the continent, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new......

Marsh, Stoinis and a World No 1 to light up USA's MLC

With the Men’s T20 World Cup scheduled to get underway in the United States and the West Indies in June next year, it was only time before the US launches its own T20 League. Former......

USA's MLC to create seismic shifts in world cricket

IMAGE: Former Australia skipper Aaron Finch will captain the San Francisco Unicorns in the inaugural edition of the United States' new Twenty20 tournament, Major League Cricket. Photograph:......

Aus recall Holland, Richardson for South Africa tour

IMAGE: Australian spinner Jon Holland. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Left arm spinner Jon Holland has been recalled to Australia's Test squad for their tour of South Africa in March,......