Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Russia’s Maria Sharapova defeated defending Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 here on Friday. The 30th-seeded 2008 Australian Open champion recorded her first win against Denmark’s Wozniacki (seeded third)…
Manila/Colombo, Jan 18 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has praised his Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Dutertes brutal war on drugs, which has taken thousands of lives, calling it an “example to the world”. In a…
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Actor Varun Dhawan, who has worked with his “Student Of The Year” co-star Alia Bhatt in multiple projects, says the audience will be as blown away as him by her work…
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Militants on Friday hurled a grenade at a paramilitary patrol party in the city centre Lal Chowk here in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The grenade was aimed at the Central…
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Amid broadly positive global cues and selling in index heavyweights, major Indian equity indices traded flat during Friday’s afternoon trade session. Except for energy, oil and gas sector on BSE all…
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) The rings of Saturn may may have formed much later than the planet itself, according to a new analysis of gravity science data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The findings, led by…
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Hindi films with a political plot have always received flak in the country. Actress Aahana Kumra, whose latest outing “The Accidental Prime Minister” was termed a “propaganda…
Patna, Jan 18 (IANS) A seven-year-old boy was beaten, his jaw was broken and six of his teeth were knocked out as punishment for plucking some plums from a tree in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, police…
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) A huge explosion ripped through the Jammu and Kashmir capital’s high-security zone Lal Chowk area here damaging shops and vehicles on Friday, police said. (This story has not been edited by…
Canberra, Jan 18 (IANS) Australia’s heat wave dragged into its sixth day on Friday, with roads melting and heat records broken. The six days from January 12 to 17 were all within Australia’s 10 hottest…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Chinese electronics giant Huawei on Friday announced that its Android Pie-based custom operating system (OS) — EMUI 9.0 is rolling out on the “P20 Pro” and “Nova 3” smartphones with…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Aiming to address the acute shortage of skilled workers in the health industry, US-based online education company Coursera has partnered with 15 top ranked universities to launch 100 new health…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) After deciding to skip the mega rally of the TMC in Kolkata on Saturday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday sent a message to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee…
Prayagraj, Jan 18 (IANS) Mounting pressure on the Modi government, the RSS on Friday pitched for the immediate construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya, saying it should be built by 2025. Answering reporters questions,…
Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) DMK leader and Member of Parliament R.S. Bharathi on Friday filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Madras High Court challenging reservation on the basis of economic criteria. Parliament has…
Panaji, Jan 18 (IANS) Goa Governor Mridula Sinha on Friday launched a veiled attack on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying some leaders are “foisted into position by others” and that “there are only certain…
Bogota, Jan 18 (IANS) At least 21 people were killed in a car bomb attack at a police academy in the Colombian capital of Bogota, authorities said. An SUV laden with explosives was blown up…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Hockey India on Friday named an 18-member Indian women’s squad for the season opener in Spain which starts on January 26. The Indian team led by Rani will play four…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Samsung will launch two industry-first Galaxy ‘M’ smartphones in the under Rs 10,000 price segment in India on January 28 that will be available on Amazon.in from March 5. M10…