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.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
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