Sydney, Jan 3 (IANS) Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray was ruled out of the Brisbane International by losing in straight sets 7-5, 6-2 to Russia’s Daniil Medvedev. Murray, 31, took his hip surgery early last…
Buenos Aires, Jan 3 (IANS) Boca Juniors have named Gustavo Alfaro as their new head coach after the departure of Guillermo Barros Schelotto to the LA Galaxy. Alfaro left his post as coach of Boca’s…
By Rashmi Saksena The BJP has made a valiant attempt to project a ‘win in the face of electoral defeat in the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh assembly polls. The proclaimed ‘victory’ lay in it…
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) Three soldiers were injured on Thursday in an ongoing gunfight between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police said the soldiers were injured in the initial exchange…
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) India’s second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 that was to be launched on Thursday with a lander and rover got delayed again, officials said on Thursday. “The next launch date of Chandrayaan-2 has…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician and BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a press conference as his predecessors have done in the past and take “candid extempore…
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) The US President and Republican as well as Democratic congressional leaders have failed to make tangible progress on how to end the partial government shutdown due to Donald Trump’s demands for…
Lucknow, Jan 3 (IANS) Bajrang Dal leader Yogesh Raj, the prime suspect in the killing of police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh during mob violence in December in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, was finally arrested on Thursday….
Shillong, Jan 3 (IANS) Odisha firefighters on Thursday resumed dewatering a shaft near the main shaft of a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district where 15 miners have been trapped since December 13….
Newcastle (England), Jan 3 (IANS) Manchester United defeated Newcastle United 2-0 in an English Premier League (EPL) clash here to post their fourth straight victory since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho as coach. The…
Mumbai: Actress Waheeda Rehman arrives at the special screening of the film “Simmba” in Mumbai, on Jan 2, 2019. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Director Rohit Shetty with actor-producer Salim Khan at the special screening of his…
London, Jan 3 (IANS) Chelsea were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw with Southampton in their English Premier League (EPL) clash, unable to seize the opportunity to close the gap with third placed Manchester…
Portimao (Portugal), Jan 3 (IANS) Benfica conceded two own goals in a 2-0 loss to Portimonense, allowing Braga to claim second place in the Primeira Liga. Ruben Dias, in the 12th minute, and Jardel -…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Finnish company HMD Global, which sells Nokia-branded smartphones, on Thursday refreshed its feature phone segment with Nokia 106 for Rs 1,299 in India. The device would be available in dark…
Brisbane (Australia), Jan 3 (IANS) France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Taro Daniel of Japan 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in the second round of the Brisbane International tennis tournament here on Thursday. It took the 33-year-old Frenchman an…
London, Jan 3 (IANS) Making things worse for Facebook, which is already mired in controversies surrounding data leaks of tens of millions of its users, a new research has found that the social media giant…
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Assamese director Xahid Khan’s short films “Mistake” and “Alert Condition: Red” have been selected for Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival. The festival has sections for feature films, short films, documentaries, animations,…
New York, Jan 3 (IANS) Want to restore the level of antioxidants — key to ward off heart disease and Type-2 diabetes — that you lost due to high consumption of fat rich-food in the…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Expressing concern over the arrest of senior Kolkata journalist Suman Chattopadhyay, the Editors Guild of India on Thursday urged the government to make sure that the agencies handling the case…
Dhaka, Jan 3 (IANS) The newly-elected members of Bangladesh’s Parliament took the oath of office on Thursday amid an opposition boycott following the country’s 11th parliamentary election. Bangladesh’s Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury swore in…