Japan's Akai relaunches range of consumer electronics in India
New Delhi, July 21: Akai, the Japanese consumer electronics brand that introduced inexpensive television sets to the Indian market in the late 1990s, is making a comeback with a wide range of products
Muralitharan edges closer to 800 Test wickets as India struggle
Galle (Sri Lanka), July 21: Muttiah Muralitharan picked up three wickets to move closer to becoming the first bowler to get 800 Test wickets as India slumped to 260 for eight in their first innings at
India to host 2011 Champions Trophy
Chennai, July 21: The 2011 Champions Trophy for men has been allotted to India, while the Netherlands will host the women’s event.
The commercial success of the Hero Honda World Cup in Delhi earlier
Pak violates ceasefire again,fires at border outpost in Poonch
Violating the ceasefire for the seventh time this month, Pakistani troops fired on a forward defence location along the border in Jammu sector late on Monday night, drawing retaliation from Indian tro
India trounce France by 6-0, pocket hockey series
New Delhi, Jul 20: Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh continued his goal-scoring spree as India thrashed France 6-0 in the second hockey Test and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in
'India to spend $80 bn on defence acquisitions by 2015'
New Delhi, July 20: India's defence spending is expected to touch about $80 billion over the next five years, creating opportunities for global aerospace and defence (A&D) companies, says consulting f
Galle stadium decked up for Murali farewell
Muttiah Muralitharan took over every inch of the Galle Stadium here on Sunday. Giant hoardings welcomed fans from the entrance. An all-girl band brought in specially to mark Murali’s swansong were a d
Zak’s absence hit us: Kirsten
July 18: The performance of Abhimanyu Mithun was the lone bright spot in an otherwise ordinary day for India. The Karnataka speedster who ran in with purpose and hit the bat hard, looked a picture of
India cut a sorry figure
July 18: India’s fragile attack stood exposed as Sri Lanka marched untroubled on to an impressive 256/2 on a truncated opening day of the first Test here on Sunday. Opener Tharanga Paranavitana regist
India, Pakistan showcase aviation wares at Farnborough airshow
Farnborough (Britain), July 19: Led by their respective state-run agencies, India and Pakistan are exhibiting their aviation wares at the Farnborough International Airshow that got underway Monday at