The upcoming Olympic games are not likely to have a major impact on the spread of Zika virus, although four developing countries could face a substantially higher risk, according to a new government estimate. U.S. researchers tried to calculate whether the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which is in the midst of a Zika epidemic, will lead to outbreaks that Read More

Slovakia defender Martin Skrtel is on the verge of completing his move to Fenerbahce from Liverpool with the Turkish side saying he completed his medical on Wednesday. Skrtel, who joined the Premier League club from Russian side Zenit St Petersburg in January 2008, had an injury-hit season due to hamstring and tendon problems sustained in December. The fee for the Read More

The 52-year-old Senior British Open champion reached the eighth green during his first practice round at Royal Troon on Tuesday when his caddie for the week, standing about 10 feet away, was knocked to the ground by an errant drive from Vijay Singh from the seventh tee. “I’ve never seen anyone get hit by a ball like that,” Dawson said Read More

IOC president Thomas Bach says the absence of many of the top men from the Olympic golf tournament in Rio de Janeiro will be taken into account in evaluating the sport’s future in the games. Bach says the IOC has to “respect the individual decisions” of golfers who pulled out citing concerns over Zika, but notes that there have also Read More

The Supreme Court on Wednesday restored the Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh and quashed President’s rule in that state. The apex court dismissed the “message and direction” issued by Arunachal Pradesh Governor JP Rajkhowa and restored status quo as on December 15 when Congress’ Nabam Tuki was the chief minister. Here are some of the reactions to the Supreme Court’s order. Read More

Researchers at Canalys estimate that 7.5 million connected smartwatches will ship this year. The analysts at Canalys believe Apple Watch will spearhead the smartwatch industry growth, which is estimated to grow at an annual rate of 63 per cent from 2016 to 2020. Smartwatches, in their current state are nothing more than a device to see mobile notifications on their wrist Read More

MPPEB admit card: The Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) has releaesd MP police constable exam on the official website –http://www.vyapam.nic.in. The written examination will be conducted on July 17. MPPEB had released a notification for recruitment of 14,283 posts of constables. Steps to download the MPPEB admit card: Visit the official website Click on ‘Test admit card – Police Constable Read More

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers will not press the panic button after his side’s embarrassing defeat to part-timers Lincoln Red Imps from Gibraltar in the first-leg of their Champions League qualifier on Tuesday. Striker Lee Casciaro, a policeman, scored in the 48th minute to condemn the former European champions to arguably their worst ever defeat on a night when former Liverpool Read More

Google has acquired Kifi in order to boost its ‘Spaces’ app, which is aimed at group sharing. The Kifi team confirmed the acquisition, and announced it will join Google soon. Financial details of the deal have not been revealed. For those who remember, Spaces is a Google app launched in May of this year, which combines Search, Chrome and YouTube into Read More

Larry the cat can keep his job as well as his home in Downing Street after it was confirmed that he would be spared eviction when Prime Minister David Cameron leaves on Wednesday. The furry feline has been a familiar face on the steps outside Number 10’s black door since he moved in, in 2011. And the “chief mouser” will Read More