Indian mixed doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Chopra clinched their maiden Grand Prix title, bagging the Brazil Open with a straight games victory over Canadian combo of Toby Ng and Rachel Honderich at  Foz do Iguacu in Brazil, on Sunday. The top seeded Indian pair, ranked 65, prevailed 21-15, 21-16 over second seeds Toby and Rachel in Read More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May for the first time in Hangzhou, China and held discussions on enhancing bilateral ties in the aftermath of the UK’s decision to exit the European Union. Both the leaders held discussions on the sidelines of the G20 summit on “building opportunities” after the UK voted to leave the Read More

A teacher is strict, loving and caring and puts the best interest of students above everything else. Having said that, teachers can also sometimes be mean, rude and witty depending on how good or bad the students are. Whether we like or loathe them, these mentors and academic coaches play an incredible part in a student’s life. September 5 is Read More

In the climactic tiebreaker, Nadal fought off Pouille’s triple match point at 6-3, but the Frenchman won the final two points, the last coming on a blistering forehand winner. “He’s young. He’s a player that has all the shots. He’s a potential top 10,” Nadal said of Pouille. songa advanced to a clash against either world number one Novak Djokovic Read More

The National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre wants to change the date of the Union Budget, in sync with the suggestions of an expert panel examining the feasibility of a new financial year for the country. At present, the Budget is usually presented on the last day of February. A committee headed by former chief economic advisor Shankar Acharya Read More

A day after Hurriyat leaders snubbed members of the all-party delegation who reached out to them, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the behaviour of the separatists shows they do not believe in ‘Kashmiriyat‘, ‘Insaniyat‘ and ‘Jamooriyat‘. Addressing a press conference on the second day of the delegation’s visit, Singh said he was confident that peace will be restored Read More

The Supreme Court on Monday quashed criminal proceedings against cricketer MS Dhoni for an allegedly portrayal as Lord Vishnu on a magazine cover page. In January 2016, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was issued a non-bailable arrest warrant by Anantapur Court for being shown as Lord Vishnu on the cover of Business Todaymagazine in April 2013. The complaint had been filed by Read More

With Ganesh Chaturthi just around the corner, several B-town celebrities are gearing up to welcome home the elephant-headed god. Shilpa Shetty, who has been religiously celebrating this auspicious festival, was spotted today with her hubby Raj Kundra and son Viaan collecting the idol of Lord Ganesha. This is the seventh year that Shilpa is bringing home Ganpati. The B-town beauty Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin did on Sunday what no major western leader from the NATO member countries cared to do when he telephoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Erdogan to convey his sympathy, goodwill and best wishes for the latter’s success in restoring constitutional order and stability as soon as possible after the attempted coup Friday night. (Kremlin website) The US Read More

The reported remark by the spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup to the effect that his ministry is not in possession of any corroborative information over the recent speculations that some families from Kerala may have migrated to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has, unfortunately, become the small print. In the prevailing set-up in our Read More