Ludhiana, Aug 16 : A minister in Punjab, which is facing drug menace, today stoked a controversy by suggesting that there should be a mandatory “dope test” for politicians contesting elections. ”All politicians should be made to undergo dope test before filing their nomination papers,” Punjab Agriculture Minister Tota Singh told reporters. The minister also […]
Hyderabad, Aug 16 : Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal’s father Harvir Singh on Sunday said that his daughter has made the nation proud by becoming the first Indian to secure a silver medal at the World Championship.He, however, said that this was not the end, adding that Saina would go a long way in her career.”Although […]
Toronto, Aug 16 : Top ranked women’s doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis suffered a shocking semi-final defeat against fourth seeded pair of Caroline Garcia and Katarina Srebotnik at the Rogers Cup in Toronto.Mirza and Hingis endured a 3-6, 2-6 blow against the French-Slovenian duo in a contest that lasted almost an hour.The […]
Dubai, Aug.16 : Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has moved three places to ninth in the ICC Test Rankings for bowlers, while Shikhar Dhawan vaulted 15 places to a career-high 32nd in the rankings for batsmen, despite India losing the opening Test match against Sri Lanka by 63 runs in Galle.Ashwin claimed match figures of 10 for […]
Mumbai : Director Vikas Bahl feels his “Shaandaar” stars Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, who are paired in a film for the first time, look good together. Bahl, who earlier helmed Kangana Ranaut starrer “Queen”, said they have a good chemistry. ”I always felt that they look good on-screen. They have a good chemistry in […]