China: Indian shuttlers had a mixed day in the opening round of the China Open with Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu easing into Round 2, while Kidambi Srikanth and Ajay Jayaram making early exits here. Having not enjoyed the best of results in Korea, Japan and Denmar, top-seeded Saina came up with a decent first…
India tasted victory after five straight losses in their 2018 Fifa football World Cup qualifying campaign as they beat Guam by a solitary goal in Bangalore on Thursday. The victory came despite India playing the whole of the second half with 10 men after Sehnaj Singh was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the…
Gautam Hari Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director, Raymond Limited made the country proud as he won Race 1 of the Ferrari Championship Series 2015. Singhania became the first Indian driver to win a Ferrari backed championship as he took chequered flag at Mugello. It was a dominating performance by him as he qualified on pole…
BENGALURU: In 2008, during the middle of the great recession, things were getting difficult for UK residents Dilshad and Barinder Hothi. Barinder had been laid off from Microsoft, their three-year-old daughter fell ill with pneumonia, and the couple was forced to make a decision to either continue working in uncertain corporate environments or start working…
With less than a month to go for CAT 2015, the question on most student’s minds is “What should I do between now and the exam to be able to crack it?” Right up there on the to-do list is checking your familiarity with the online test format. If you have not given enough mock…
In line with the Modi government’s Digital India initiative, Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry Saturday launched a number of mobile apps and web-based platforms allowing students to access study material online, and parents to keep a track of the performance and attendance of their children. Elaborating about the initiatives, HRD minister Smriti Irani said through…
LONDON: It was once the world’s largest-known diamond, is worth a reported £100m and is currently part of Britain’s crown jewels. But India wants it back. Bollywood stars and businessmen have united to instruct lawyers to begin legal proceedings in London’s High Court to return the Kohinoor diamond. The diamond was in the crown worn…
Over 1,000 aspirants, including 62 from India, have been shortlisted for an ambitious private mission to send four men and women on a one-way trip to Mars in 2024 to establish a permanent colony on the red planet. The Netherlands-based non-profit organisation Mars One announced the selection of 1,058 candidates from the applicant pool of…
New Delhi: The railways has doubled the ticket cancellation charge as it has proposed to change the refund rules to help genuine passengers getting confirmed tickets. There will be no refund after the departure of train and one has to get the refund four hours before the departure, according to the new refund rules. The…
WASHINGTON: Climate change threatens nearly 55 million people in India’s coastal areas and could lock in enough sea level rise to submerge land currently home to more than half a billion people globally if the temperature spikes by 4 degrees Celsius — humanity’s current trajectory. Homes of 55 million people in coastal areas of India…
