Gold Coast One is the path-breaker in the sport in India. The other, the opponent, is the new sensation. And when the two clashed in the final of women’s badminton at the Commonwealth Games here, spectators the world over got nearly an hour of exhilarating edge-of-the-seat action. Former World No. 1 Saina Nehwal gave a master-class of attacking badminton […]
Bengaluru: Taxi aggregator Ola on Monday announced its “Mission: Electric”, with a commitment to place 10,000 e-rickshaws and electric auto-rickshaws in its service in the next 12 months. The company will develop “Mission: Electric” as a platform to bring one million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road by 2021. “Three-wheelers are a vital means of […]
New Delhi: Instant messaging app WhatsApp has added a new feature for Android. The new feature lets users download deleted media files, WABetaInfo, a fan website that tracks upcoming WhatsApp features has reported. Previously, users could not retrieve deleted files or download them. WABetaInfo said that the deleted media files range from images, videos, GIFs […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Sunday that further Western attacks on Syria would bring chaos to world affairs, as Washington prepared to increase pressure on Russia with new economic sanctions. In a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, Putin and Rouhani agreed that the Western strikes had damaged the chances of achieving […]
New Delhi Shortly after the party announced its list of candidates for the Assembly elections, Congress workers in Karnataka revolted against the state leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Disgruntled leaders threatened to resign from the party membership, even as their loyalists vandalized party offices and created a ruckus at various places within the state. Visuals […]
Mumbai Well, this is a surprise for sure. The auditions for Bigg Boss season 12 have opened. This news will definitely make diehard fans and aspiring participants happy. But wait, there’s a twist. Not individuals but jodis will take part in the reality show. The same was announced last evening during the grand finale episode […]
Washington Syria ally Russia warned Friday of “consequences” following the launch of US-led strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s regime in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack. “Again, we are being threatened,” Russia’s ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, said in a statement. “We warned that such actions will not be left without consequences. All responsibility for them […]
Gold Coast India’s badminton giants PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal set up the much-anticipated women’s singles summit clash at the Commonwealth Games after winning their respective semifinals in contrasting fashion. The 22-year-old Olympic silver medallist, who had missed the mixed team competition due to an ankle sprain, knocked out defending champion Michelle Li 21-18 21-8 in just 26 […]
Gold Coast There was no stopping the gold rush in wrestling as two more were added to the Indian tally by Vinesh Phogat (50kg) and Sumit (125kg) but Olympic bronze-medallist Sakshi Malik (62kg) had to be content with a third-place finish in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday. Adding another bronze to the count was Somveer, in […]
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was honored with the title of ‘Dalit Mitra’ by the Ambedkar Mahasabha in Lucknow on Saturday on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti. Addressing the event, Adityanath said that the BJP government has worked tirelessly for the upliftment of Dalits. “The BJP government, under the leadership of Prime Minister […]