Japan likely to fund 20-km Shiradi Ghat upgrade
BANGALORE: Japan is most likely to fund a 20-km critical road project between Hassan and Dakshina Kannada districts — commonly called Shiradi Ghat stretch -to facilitate smooth movement of traffic to Mangalore port, the only primary port in Karnataka. The project could cost about Rs 2,000 crore,... read more »
Serena Williams wins WTA Finals
SINGAPORE: Serena Williams beat Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 Sunday to win her third-successive title at the WTA Finals – and her fifth overall. Halep easily beat Williams just four days earlier during the group stage of the tournament, but Williams turned that around with an aggressive game plan... read more »
PM Modi congratulates Sania for WTA Finals triumph
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated tennis ace Sania Mirza for winning the season-ending WTA Finals women’s doubles title, calling it a “proud accomplishment”. “Congratulations to @MirzaSania for the victory in WTA finals. This is yet another... read more »
ISL: Trezeguet fires as FC Pune beat FC Goa 2-0 to record maiden win
PUNE: A striker always remains a striker is what David Trezeguet showed when he rolled back all those years with an opportunistic strike to help FC Pune City register their maiden win beating FC Goa by 2-0 in the Hero Indian Super League on day. ISL points Table It was an evening of World Cuppers... read more »
4 schoolchildren killed in China knife attack
BEIJING: Four primary schoolchildren were killed in a knife attack by a man in south China’s Guangxi autonomous region, the latest such incident in the country in recent years. The... read more »
Australian Muslims Wary of Antiterror Initiatives
Australia—After Australian police last week said that they foiled an imminent Islamic State-linked plot to behead members of the public in central Sydney, Prime Minister Tony Abbott... read more »
Australian Muslims Wary of Antiterror Initiatives
Australia—After Australian police last week said that they foiled an imminent Islamic State-linked plot to behead members of the public in central Sydney, Prime Minister Tony Abbott... read more »
Clashing Goals in Syria Strikes Put U.S. in Fix
BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Obama said the American-led airstrikes in Syria were intended to punish the terror organizations that threatened the United States — but would do nothing to... read more »
FBI identifies militant beheading videos of the Islamic State
WASHINGTON – The masked militant Islamic state seen in the videos of the beheading of two Americans has been identified, said the FBI director, James Comey, on Thursday, but without giving his... read more »
