Paris Playing the king of clay at the French Open is akin to scaling Mont Blanc without any ropes and even an intrepid adventurer from Europe’s Alpine heartland found it a peak too steep as Rafael Nadal claimed an 11th title on Sunday. Austria’s Dominic Thiem strained every sinew trying to cling on to the 32-year-old Spaniard […]
Bengaluru Nirav Modi, the billionaire jeweller at the heart of a more than Rs 13,400 crore fraud case in India, has fled to the UK, where he is claiming political asylum, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing Indian and British officials. Britain’s Home Office said it does not provide information on individual cases. Nirav […]
New Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday lashed out at the Centre and claimed that his government was a victim of political witch hunt. Kejriwal, who had been muted in his criticism of the Narendra Modi government since his loss in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi […]
Patna Two years after the infamous topper scam, the Bihar School Examination Board was again in the limelight on Friday when some class XII students claimed that they scored higher marks than the total. Some others complained that they received marks in papers they never appeared for. One of the candidates, Bhim Kumar from Arwal district, got 38 […]
Paris Ten-time champion Rafael Nadal reached his 11th French Open final on Friday when he demolished Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets, setting up a title showdown with Dominic Thiem, the only man to defeat him on clay in the last two years. Nadal, a 16-time Grand Slam champion, claimed his 85th win in Paris against just two losses after weathering […]
Washington: Chinese government hackers have stolen a massive trove of sensitive information from a US Navy contractor, including secret plans to develop a new type of submarine-launched anti-ship missile, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. Investigators told the newspaper that breaches were executed in January and February by a division of the Chinese Ministry of […]
London: British telecom major Vodafone plans to invest 1 billion euro or about Rs 8,000 crore in the proposed joint venture with Idea Cellular which is expected to be in place this month, according to its annual report. The British telecom operator will look at monetising its stake in Indus Towers if it requires to […]
UPSC IES/ISS Exam 2018 Admit Cards have been released by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on its official website – upsc.gov.in. UPSC is scheduled to organize the Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service Examination 2018 on 29th June 2018, this month, for selecting candidates for officer posts in Statistics and Economic branch. Candidates […]
New Delhi In a bid to spread awareness, Indian Railways is cracking down on those who travel ticket-less. The national transporter has decided to catch railway passengers who are travelling without tickets. Recently, the railway board announced the drive by Indian Railways, under which it will catch ticket-less passengers from June 8, 2018, to June […]
Quingdao The seeming upswing in India-China ties is likely to continue at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the coastal city of Qingdao where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are slated to meet on Saturday. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the main summit and is under sharp focus […]