Badminton: Jwala-Ashwini only Indians to reach Canada Open semis
The Commonwealth Games silver medallist pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were the last remaining Indian players at the Canada Open after reaching the semifinals of the US$ 50,000 Grand Prix badminton tournament on Friday. The 2011 World Championship bronze medallists notched up a 21-19,... read more »
Ahmed Shehzad’s half-century steadies Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 2nd Tes...
slammed his third Test half-century as Pakistan cruised ahead towards Sri Lanka‘s lead on Day Three of the second Test at P Sara Oval, Colombo. Pakistan were 129 for the loss of one wicket, trailing by 48 runs at tea. Shehzad was not out on 69 and Azhar Ali was not out on 47.There was a chance of... read more »
Separatist shutdown affects life in Srinagar
A separatist-called shutdown to protest ‘police high-handedness’ affected normal life in Srinagar on Saturday. The traffic on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway, however, moved without any hiccups. Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, the chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, has called... read more »
BSF doing commendable job in guarding international border
Interacting with BSF jawans and officers posted in the Mizoram and Cachar Frontier yesterday, Pathak appreciated the hard work done by the troops and said they were doing a commendable job in keeping a vigil on the international border. Also appreciating their operational achievements, the DG... read more »
Aam Aadmi Party India Election Impact Seen Greater Than Seats Won
Though India’s upstart antigraft party is poised to snag just four seats in the general election, that number belies its outsize impact on the campaign. The Aam Aadmi Party, just over... read more »
Election Results 2014: Narendra Modi Wins India. BJP and Allies Cross 300 Seats
New Delhi – Eight months after the BJP named him its prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, 63, proved he was worth the opposition the party originally encountered over its... read more »
Apple, Google call truce in long-running smartphone patent war
Apple Inc and Google Inc’s Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to settle all patent litigation between them over smartphones, ending one of the highest-profile lawsuits in... read more »
India’s Fiscal, Economic Reforms to Determine Credit Rating: S&P
The fiscal and economic reforms taken by India’s new government in the next two to three months will have “significant implications” on India’s sovereign credit... read more »
Sensex hits record high above 25,000; BJP to face key investor te...
The BSE Sensex and the broader Nifty surged to record highs while the rupee strengthened to an 11-month peak against the dollar on Friday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Narendra Modi... read more »
