Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) The Indian mixed doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna will start their campaign at the ongoing Rio Olympics on Thursday after most of the tennis matches had…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Woman archers Laishram Bombayla Devi and Deepika Kumari along with boxer Manoj Kumar were the only bright spots in an overall disappointing day for India at the Rio Olympics,…
St. Lucia, Aug 11 (IANS) Containing India to 353 in the first innings after Ravichandran Ashwin and Wriddhaman Saha hit centuries in the post-lunch session, West Indies fought back to score 107-run for 1 on…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Woman archers Laishram Bombayla Devi and Deepika Kumari along with boxer Manoj Kumar were the only bright spots in an overall disappointing day for India at the Rio Olympics,…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian boxer Manoj Kumar stunned Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania by a split decision in the Round of 32 of the men’s Light Welterweight (64kg) category at the Riocentrio Pavilion…
St. Lucia, Aug 11 (IANS) After Ravichandran Ashwin and Wriddhaman Saha hit centuries in the post-lunch session, West Indies bundled out India for 353 in the first innings and were 16 for no loss at…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) India’s Deeipika Kumari defeated Guendalina Sartori of Italy in the 1/16 eliminators of the women’s individual archery competition of the ongoing Rio Olympics here. Deepika displayed red hot form…
Istanbul, Aug 11 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and dozens injured in two bomb blasts in southern Turkey on Wednesday, a senior official said. One of the explosions targeted a police bus outside…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The BJP leadership has asked all its women ministers and Members of Parliament to visit border areas and celebrate Raksha Bandhan on August 18 with soldiers by tying them ‘rakhis’….
St. Lucia, Aug 10 (IANS) West Indies skittled India out for 353 in their first innings, just after lunch on day two of the third Test match at the Darren Sammy National Cricket stadium here…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Woman archer L. Bombayla Devi was the only bright spot in another dismal day for India at the Rio Olympics here on Wednesday, with medal hopeful Jitu Rai, judoka…
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Mumbai Police arrested five medicos, including the CEO and Medical Director of the reputed L.H. Hiranandani Hospital in Powai, in connection with a racket in illegal…
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) Over 60 fishermen aboard several fishing trawlers continue to be missing in the Bay of Bengal even as the Coast Guard on Wednesday rescued five boats that went missing a day…
St. Lucia, Aug 10 (IANS) Continuing their spirited form, Ravichandran Ashwin and Wriddhaman Saha took India to 316 for five at lunch, defying the West Indies bowling attack on the second day of the third…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said the Centre has extended the term of the A.P. Shah Committee, which is looking into the dispute between Reliance Industries…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan and Anjali Ojha New Delhi/Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) The formal commissioning of the first nuclear power plant at Kudankulam on Wednesday would not only enhance atomic power capacity but also the localisation…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The BJP has decided to aggressively counter the Opposition’s onslaught over the recent string of atrocities against Dalits in various parts of the country to restore its image among the…
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told the National Assembly on Wednesday that his government will pursue the fight against terrorism with more vigour, two days after a suicide bomber killed at…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) SpiceJet on Wednesday said that it will only use domestic MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facilities for it fleet in the very near future. This comes after the budget passenger…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Weightlifter Satish Sivalingam crashed out of the men’s 77 kg elimination round to end his campaign at the Rio Olympics here on Wednesday. Satish lifted a total of 329…