India A captain Cheteshwar Pujara is a satisfied man after his team won the tri-series beating Australia A in the final but had a word of caution for the senior team stating that Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Co. might not get as flat tracks that they got during this series.

In wet and overcast conditions, Bengaluru’s amateur golfer Ankita Kedlaya turned in a sizzling card of two-under to share the opening day’s honours with Vani Kapoor in the seventh leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

Egypt’s Muslim Brother-hood and its allies suffered a heavy blow from the state security crackdown, their central coordination has been lost and the bloodshed means anger is now “beyond control,” the group said on Thursday.

Expressing hope that the slowdown in Indian economy would not last long as the government is working hard to salvage the situation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said he expected positive impact of the initiatives to open up several sectors to foreign direct investment (FDI) in the coming months.

He can walk into any Indian team on a given day but former captain Kapil Dev decided to keep himself “out” of the best-ever Indian ODI line-up which he feels should be led by another limited overs legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

On a day when Indian troops were preparing to celebrate Independence Day, the Pakistan Army allegedly targeted their forward posts along the Line of Control in Poonch again, injuring three Army jawans and a civilian. Officials said this was the 11th violation of the 2003 ceasefire in the past five days.

Exuding confidence that Parliament will soon pass the UPA government’s landmark food security legislation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said, it would ensure cheaper foodgrains to 81 crore poor Indians.

World no. 4 Saina Nehwal emerged victorious in the battle of the shuttle queens, as Hyderabad Hotshots opened their campaign with a thrilling 3-2 win over Awadhe Warriors on Day Two of the Indian Badminton League here on Thursday.

Divers from the Indian Navy are yet to reach the 18 sailors, including three officers, trapped on board INS Sindhurakshak till late Thursday evening. A Navy statement said heavy flooding inside the submarine and poor visibility due to muddy waters in Mumbai harbour was impeding rescue work.

Weeks after the death of 23 children in the mid-day meal tragedy in Bihar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his Independence Day speech on Thursday said the scheme will be reformed and “concrete measures” will be taken to ensure that meals provide under it are nutritious and cooked hygienically.