BEIJING: Communist China has overtaken capitalist United States in the richie rich list with 596 billionaires to America’s 537. The stunning jump has taken place in the last one year — spurred by the rise of China’s riches in technology and manufacturing — despite a slowing economy, according to a survey released on Thursday. If…
Vijayawada: Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, has urged each citizen to buy “e-bricks” at Rs. 10 each for new capital Amaravati. The website “My Brick My Amaravati” was launched by Mr Naidu on Thursday in Vijayawada, which has been his makeshift base since Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated and a separate Telangana was…
India bounced back to draw level 1-1 in the ODI series after they beat South Africa by 22 runs in the second ODI at the Holkar stadium in Indore . MS Dhoni led the way with 92* off 86 balls to help India post a respectable 247 and then the bowlers, led by Axar Patel, responded to…
Ganesh Meenavalli and Hritik Saurya have become trendsetters of sorts. They will have the unique distinction of being part of the four-member team, the very first from India to compete in the US $ 5 lakh Major League Gaming World Finals in New Orleans (USA) from Oct. 16 to 18. Competitors from 130 countries are…
Chennaiyin FC finally opened their account in the Indian Super League 2015 — and it was just like last year, at the Fatorda stadium against FC Goa. Last year it was a hard fought 2-1 win. This time though, they did it in style with a 4-0 thrashing, with hat-trick hero John Stiven Mendoza and…
HYDERABAD: It turned out to be a Super Sunday for Indian badminton as the country bagged two international titles across two continents. Forgotten warrior Ajay Jayaram reminded once again of his fighting prowess when he retained the Dutch Open Grand Prix, a little while before the fast-rising doubles combo of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy…
Sochi: Lewis Hamilton took full advantage of his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg’s mechanical misfortunes to seize a commanding victory in Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix and take a massive step towards a third world title. The defending world champion started second on the grid, inherited the lead when Rosberg slowed and then retired, after seven laps, with…
The 20-year-old Indian fighter went down to Algeria’s Yahia Abdelli in the gold medal bout and settled for second place, the lone Indian boxer to do so in the Games, said a media release from JSW Sports which supports him. India won four medals in all in boxing at these Games. Mohammed Husamuddin, Devanshu Jaiswal…
Does the momentum of light increase or decrease when it passes through a material? This question, which formed the crux of a debate between two German physicists in the early 20 Century finally sees the answer recreated in a lab in Mohali. Ever since the scientists Hermann Minkowski and Max Abraham came up with contradicting…
NEW DELHI: The human resource development (HRD) ministry doesn’t just want a single exam to determine admissions to the country’s top engineering schools, the broader aim is to take some of the pressure off candidates and address concerns about the quality of student intake. The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the National Institutes of…
