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Who gets name on Wankhede stand? Sharad Pawar, Rohit Sharma, Ajit Wadekar, Diana Edulji ...

April 07, 2025 11:13 pm

MCA AGM on April 15 will consider assorted names - Sharad Pawar, late Vilasrao Deshmukh, late India captain Ajit Wadekar, late Eknath Solkar, late Dilip Sardesai, late Padmakar Shivalkar, former India captain Diana Edulji and current India captain Rohit Sharma.

Ajit Wadekar, Shikhar Dhawan, India's ODI captains

From Ajit Wadekar to Shikhar Dhawan: A list of India's ODI captains since 1974

June 12, 2021 10:08 am

Shikhar Dhawan is going to be India's 24th ODI captain when he leads Men in Blue against Sri Lanka in July

1971

Before the 1983 World Cup, India showed it could beat the world's best in 1971

June 26, 2020 1:20 pm

In 1971, India pulled off three back-to-back series wins, a mark that has been bettered in recent times, but something that was unthinkable even till the 1990s.

Ajit Wadekar, the man who taught India to win away from home

Ajit Wadekar, the man who taught India to win away from home

April 01, 2020 11:34 am

As captain, Ajit Wadekar led the team to seminal victories in the West Indies and England (1971); as a coach, he forged a winning partnership with Azharuddin.

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Why Assam has been excluded from next round of SIR by Election Commission

On Monday, a state election commission official told The Indian Express that pre-SIR activities such as mapping and locating voters in previous voter lists were going on.

IAS officer arrested after 19-year-old allegedly names him in ‘suicide note’

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Navy officer shot dead wife's lover, walked free after 3 years despite court holding him guilty; crime of passion inspired Akshay Kumar, Gulzar’s films

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Entertainment War scenes in Baahubali: The Beginning cost Rs 1 crore every four days; Rs 2 crore was spent on Baahubali 2: The Conclusion's previsualisation

Producer Shobu Yarlagadda of Arka Media Works revealed that pre-production for Baahubali: The Beginning lasted a year.

Trending US YouTuber Tyler Oliveira triggers backlash after filming cow dung-flinging ritual in Indian village: who is he?

Tyler Oliveira later shared a screenshot claiming, “My videos capturing India’s poop-throwing festivals are already getting mass reported" (Image source: @BRICSinfo/X)

Trending Serbian man on cleanup mission spots BMW car dumped among trash in Amritsar, video sparks criticism: 'disgrace for luxury cars'

Lazar Jankovic lived in Bengaluru for six years before moving to Delhi (Image source: @IndianGems_/Instagram)

Sports Shafali Verma replaces Pratika Rawal in India’s 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup squad ahead of semifinal clash against Australia

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Sports Boom vs Blast: India vs Australia T20 series to decide who is real No.1

India vs Australia T20Is

Opinion Make the farm atmanirbhar

As nutrition is the central concern of regenerative agriculture, India must prioritise nutritional security by enhancing domestic production of pulses and oilseeds—crops that require fewer inputs and naturally fix nitrogen in the soil. To address this, the government has launched the Rs 11,440 crore ‘Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses’ (2025–26 to 2030–31) — it aims to scale up domestic pulse production to 350 lakh tonnes. (C R Sasikumar)

Explained Chhath Puja: As lakhs worship setting sun today, understanding the festival, its significance

Chhath Puja

Lifestyle 'Went hiking at 15000 ft. and suddenly lost my vision in the right eye': Eye surgeon shares rare case of high altitude retinopathy

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Technology 72 nations sign landmark UN treaty to tackle cybercrime: what does this mean for India?

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