Jakarta, Jan 26 (IANS) Veteran Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal got the better of compatriot P.V. Sindhu in straight games to enter the semi-finals of $350,000 Indonesia Masters World Tour Super 500 here on Friday. Saina,…
By Francis Kokutse Accra, Jan 26 (IANS) Ghanas trade with India continues to surge and reached $1.7 billion in the first six months of the 2017-18 fiscal, maintaining the rising streak that began in 2011…
Berlin, Jan 26 (IANS) VfL Wolfsburg have extended defender Sebastian Jung’s contract which keeps him at the German football club till June 2019. “We are pleased that Sebastian stays on board beyond summer. He burns…
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Supermodel Naomi Campbell has led the criticism of fashion designer Ulyana Sergeenko’s use of the N-word in a note to blogger and friend Miroslava Duma. The supermodel has condemned the handwritten…
Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Jan 26 (IANS) Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal has said he hoped a long-term solution can be found to reduce the number of injuries on the tennis circuit. Nadal retired on…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Hundreds of men, women and children donning thick woollens braved the morning winter chill to watch Indias military prowess and diverse cultural heritage on display at the…
Itanagar, Jan 26 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor B.D. Mishra on Friday said the biggest roadblock in the state’s development was the challenge of connectivity. “Robust connectivity is an inescapable need for the people of our…
Lucknow, Jan 26 (IANS) Clashes erupted between two communities in Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh on Friday over celebrating Republic Day, police said. Over 36 youngsters from a community had taken out a bike rally with…
Seoul, Jan 26 (IANS) Based on almost half-a-billion connected devices it sells every year, Samsung Electronics will lead the consumer-centred Artificial Intelligence (AI) world, a top company official has said. “Samsung will begin an exciting…
Barcelona, Jan 26 (IANS) Goals by Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi in the first half were all FC Barcelona needed to prevail 2-1 on aggregate over neighbours Espanyol here in their Copa del Rey quarter-final…
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar says he knows that the society looks at a relationship between homosexuals with a different lens, and understands how tough dealing with it can be. The filmmaker expressed…
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 26 (IANS) Brazilian forward Gabriel Barbosa has returned to his former club Santos on a year-long loan from Inter Milan. The 21-year-old, nicknamed Gabigol, spent the past six-months on loan at…
Panaji, Jan 26 (IANS) Coconuts, an essential ingredient in Goan cooking, will be sold at a subsidised price to LPG card holders in Goa, Agriculture Minister Vijay Sardesai said on Friday. This would be done…
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 26 (IANS) Unsettled Peruvian midfielder Christian Cueva has vowed to see out his contract with Brazil’s Sao Paulo as he looks to earn a place in Peru’s football squad for the…
Davos, Jan 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Friday apologised for retweeting inflammatory racist videos by a British far-right group, claiming he didn’t know its antecedents. In an interview to ITV’s “Good Morning Britain”…
Berlin, Jan 26 (IANS) Werder Bremen have signed Bayern Munich youngster Marco Friedl on loan. The 19-year-old Austrian defender will reinforce the German football club Bremen’s defence after signing a contract that will expire in…
Agartala, Jan 26 (IANS) Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy on Friday unfurled the Tricolour at a Republic Day function here and remarked that during his three years as head of the northeast state there had been…
Dharamsala, Jan 26 (IANS) Elderly Buddhist monk Yeshi Dhonden, who was the personal physician of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama for two decades, has been chosen for Padma Shri by the Indian government…
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday unveiled 24 mobile Indira Canteens that will serve food to the poor at subsidised rates. The canteens were flagged off by the Chief Minister from…
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) With a total of the coveted 10 Padma awards to 11 nominees, including one posthumously, Maharashtra has bagged the lion’s share of the country’s highest civilian awards in 2018. The awards…