Laxman's praise follows letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the tennis star, following her announcement of retirement, in which he said she 'left an indelible mark on Indian sports'.
The duo went down 6-7(2) 2-6 to the Brazilian pair, Stefani & Mataos at the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. Mirza earlier announced that the WTA event in Dubai next month will be her last.
(Reuters) -Sania Mirza, India's former doubles world number one, said she will call time on her career aged 36 after next month's Dubai Tennis Championships, after her 2022 retirement plans were
Six Grand Slams and 47 titles didn't come easy for Sania Mirza who fought fatwas, questions on her patriotism and sexism to put Indian tennis on global stage.
Mirza has won 6 Grand Slam titles & is the first Indian to break into top 30 in WTA singles ranking. She made the announcement after a loss in a doubles match at Australian Open.
Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.
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