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Copenhagen : Leading Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu created history Friday by reaching the women's singles semi-finals and assuring herself of at least a bronze medal finish at the World Championships here. By achieving the feat, the…
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New Delhi : With a Khel Ratna missing for the first time in two decades, President Pranab Mukherjee gave away the National Sports Awards during a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here Friday. For the first time since 1994, the…
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New York :  Defending champions Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek progressed to the men's doubles third round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows here. The Indo-Czech tennis pair needed only an hour and 23 minutes to move past Chinese…
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Hyderabad :  Naya Ventures, a $50 million start-up entrepreneur-venture fund, is set to invest in seven companies in India in the next one to two years. Founded by Dayakar Puskoor, who owned P&L for the Hosting and Mobility Solutions…
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New Delhi : India's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will host the three-day annual general meeting of the Asia Pacific Forum of national human rights panels, said a statement Friday. The APF is one of the four regional networks of…
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New Delhi :  India's defence ministry has scrapped the over Rs.6,000 crore worth tender for procuring 197 light utility helicopters for army and air force which had been on hold due to a CBI probe on allegations that an army official had…
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New Delhi : Noted Indian historian Bipan Chandra died in his sleep Saturday morning, family members said. He was 86. He died at his home in Gurgaon. The former professor of history was also considered to be an authority on Mahatma…
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New York :  The facial features of an individual can reflect whether or not a person is experiencing atrial fibrillation - a treatable but potentially dangerous heart condition. With the assistance of a web camera and software algorithms,…
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United Nations :The 44 UN peacekeepers detained Thursday by militants in the Golan Heights are "safe and in good health", a UN spokesman said late Friday. "The United Nations has received assurances from credible sources that the 44…
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Islamabad :  A non-bailable arrest warrant has been issued for Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Tahir-ul-Qadri and 71 activists of his party, Dawn online reported Saturday. Pakistan's anti-terrorism Judge Ittefaq Abbasi Friday…
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