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

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

Alia Bhatt’s fans would say she is already a work of art. The Bollywood actress believes some help from technology would not hurt. Alia Bhatt yesterday (July 12) shared a picture on Instagram that was captured in Berlin and made timeless by the Prisma app. She posted the picture with the caption ‘Living in a painting. The best night ever. Read More

Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy may not watch the golf event on television when it returns to the Olympics next month and hinted on Tuesday it was not one of the sports that would matter in Rio de Janiero. Unlike world number three Jordan Spieth, who said earlier in the day that he agonised over his decision to withdraw from Read More

France forward Antoine Griezmann was named player of the tournament on Monday after leading the Euro 2016 hosts to Sunday’s final where they lost to Portugal in extra time. The 25-year-old was the tournament’s top scorer with six goals — more than any player at one European Championship since Michel Platini hit nine in France’s 1984-winning campaign on home soil. Read More

Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on the plea of underworld don Babloo Srivastava seeking interim bail, till his application for remission of sentence is considered by the government in light of he having spent over two decades behind bars. A bench of Justices V Gopala Gowda and Adarsh Kumar Goel posted the Read More

Jordan Spieth, world number three, has pulled out of Rio Olympics because of fears concerning the Zika virus, officials said at a news conference held at the British Open. Spieth’s withdrawal means the Olympic golf tournament will be without the world’s top four golfers. Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy had all previously said they would not be competing. Read More

Tamil Nadu Congress spokesperson Khushboo on Monday met AICC vice-presidentRahul Gandhi and discussed the party affairs in the state in the wake of the recent electoral drubbing. “The new TNCC president will be announced soon,” she told reporters after the meeting, adding that she was ready to take charge. But there are many senior leaders eligible for the post, she said. Read More

Iraqi government forces on Saturday recaptured an air base in northern Iraq from the Islamic State group, a victory hailed by the prime minister as a key step ahead of the long-awaited operation to push the militants from the northern city of Mosul. In a statement issued on his web site, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi described the air base in the town of Qayara as an Read More

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will arrive on Sunday on a week- long official visit aimed at attracting billions of dollars in Foreign Direct Investment in the crucial infrastructure sector in India and accelerating bilateral cooperation with the US. On his maiden visit to the US in his capacity as Union Minister, Gadkari is scheduled to crisscross Read More