Singapore Defending men’s singles champion B. Sai Praneeth of India crashed out of the Singapore Badminton Open in the opening round on Wednesday (July 18) afternoon. The 25-year-old, ranked 28th in the world, was beaten 16-21, 21-16, 21-18 by Japan’s Yu Igarashi – ranked 59th – in 71 minutes at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Sixth […]
New Delhi After 20 years of successful run, Yahoo has shut down Messenger services. Messenger services came to an end on July 17. Currently there is no a replacement product available for Yahoo Messenger though the company had earlier said that it is constantly experimenting with new services and apps, one of which is an […]
New Delhi: Sensex opened at fresh record high on Wednesday as optimism prevailed over firming global cues and buying by domestic institutional investors. The 30-share BSE index spurted by 227.91 points, or 0.62 percent, to hit new high of 36,747.87, surpassing its previous record of 36,740.07 recorded on July 13.Major gainers include Adani Ports, HDFC […]
Washington DC: United States President Donald Trump has said that there is no time limit set for North Korea to get rid of its nuclear weapons program. According to Yonhap, Trump’s remarks come a month after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore. During the summit, Kim Jong-un vowed to work towards […]
New Delhi Apple, Facebook, Twitter and other tech giants celebrated World Emoji Day on Tuesday with declaring most used and favourite emojis, announcement of new ones, acknowledging how emojis make conversataions easy and expressive without words, among others. Apple announced over 70 new emoji characters with hair colour variations, gender-neutral characters, mythical creatures and more […]
Tata has launched the mid-spec, AMT-equipped Nexon XMA at Rs 7.50 lakh and Rs 8.53 lakh – depending on whether you want the petrol engine or the diesel motor under the hood. The Indian brand introduced the Nexon AMT in May (only available in the top-spec XZA+ trim), priced from Rs 9.41 lakh for the […]
Mumbai Veteran Bollywood and television actress Rita Bhaduri breathed her last on Tuesday morning. She was suffering from a kidney ailment. Noted actor Shishir Sharma took to his Facebook account and broke the news. He wrote: “We deeply regret to inform you that Reeta Bhaduri has departed for her journey beyond. The funeral rites will be […]
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it cannot wait for a “majoritarian government” to decide on enacting, amending or striking down a law if it violates fundamental rights. The apex court made the observation while hearing a clutch of petitions on the validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. “We would […]
Kuala Lumpur Will 2018 finally be Malaysia’s year at the Badminton World Championships? Malaysia have never won a world title with Lee Chong Wei coming close with three silver medals (2011, 2013, 2015). Based on the draw, conducted at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) headquarters on Tuesday, it could be Malaysia’s year at the Nanjing […]
NEW DELHI: Inflation based on wholesale prices shot up to 5.77 per cent in June on increasing prices of vegetables and fuel items. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation stood at 4.43 per cent in May and 0.90 per cent in June last year. According to the government data released today, inflation in food […]