No all-rounders- parents don’t want kids to be Kapil Dev: Chetan Sharma

PANJI : One of the key reasons why Indian cricket still has a chronic dearth of all-rounders is that parents want their children to emulate Sachin Tendulkar or Ravichandran Ashwin, but not Kapil Dev, says former international Chetan Sharma.Speaking to IANS on Wednesday on the sidelines of a school cricket league event in Panaji, Sharma […]

Punjab to become Bio-Refinery leader in next two years

SAS NAGAR (MOHALI): The Progressive Punjab Investor Summit 2015 today culmination of yearlong efforts by Bikram Singh Majithia, Renewable Energy Minister Punjab that brought largest ever bio-refinery in the wheat bowl of the country that would solve the end of chronic problem of wheat and paddy straw burning besides enriching farmers who would be paid […]

India calls for BRICS involvement in multilateral funding for science, technology and innovation

Moscow, Oct. : Science, Technology and Earth Sciences Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that India supports multilateral funding system which would provide the basis for announcing BRICS Call for Proposal to support multi-country research projects.He was addressing the 3rd Ministerial Meeting of BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa on Science, Technology […]

Sydney most hostile to Muslims in Australia, claims survey

Sydney, Oct.29 : A new survey of national attitudes released on Thursday by the Monash University in Australia has revealed that the city of Sydney is the most hostile to Muslims, while Melbourne is seen as the most tolerant towards members of that community.The survey, which appears in the Sydney Morning Herald, further states that […]