Jakarta Japanese shuttler Kento Momota claimed his second Indonesia Open badminton title Sunday after defeating first-seeded Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the tournament’s men’s singles final. The 23-year-old started the men’s singles match with a convincing lead 11-1 to the first game’s interval before closing the match 21-14 and 21-9 after several unforced errors by […]
CHIANG RAI Rescue workers in Thailand brought out on Monday the fifth boy from a group of 12 and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks in a flooded cave complex, a navy official said, hours after the rescue mission resumed. A Reuters witness near the Tham Luang cave in the northern province […]
This is in reference to an article published in a Delhi based English daily newspaper on 8th July 2018 citing some incomplete figures for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban. The correct figures are stated as below- Under PMAY (U) so far more than 51 Lakhs dwelling units have been sanctioned against the validated […]
Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk has said there has been “some good feedback” from experts helping to rescue the football team trapped in a Thai cave. The billionaire entrepreneur has sent engineers to help the boys, aged 11 to 16, and their football coach who have been stuck in a cave following a flash […]
New Delhi IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) offers quota of ‘Tatkal’ as well as ‘Premium Tatkal’ for online ticket bookings. These ticket booking are meant for immediate plans, according to IRCTC’s official website- irctc.co.in. The major difference between these two ticket booking types lies in the ticket prices. The Tatkal ticket charges have […]
Jakarta Top Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei inched closer to his seventh Indonesia Open men’s singles crown after booking his spot in the semi-finals in Jakarta. Chong Wei brushed aside Thai youngster Kantaphon Wangcharoen in a 43-minute quarter-final contest at the Istora Senayan Stadium yesterday. Clearly a crowd favourite, the world No. 4 ranked Chong […]
Kulgam Three civilians were killed allegedly after security men opened fire in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. As per reports, clashes broke out in Hawoora village after a mob started pelting stones at the security forces when they were conducting a cordon and search operation. Several protesters were injured in the clashes […]
After a decade of duopoly, the FIFA-run vote to crown football’s best player finally seems open to third parties after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo left the World Cup early. Neymar must help Brazil lift the trophy next week if he wants to join the greats, according to the World Cup winner who first took […]
Islamabad Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption, while his daughter Maryam Sharif has been given seven years. The verdict was delivered by an accountability court in Pakistan in one of the four cases of corruption against Nawaz Sharif – the Avenfield corruption case, which is related to […]