Incheon: Indian shooters were on target for the second successive day as they delivered a bronze in the men’s 10m air pistol team event, while shuttlers bagged another medal of same hue in the women’s team competition in the 17th Asian Games here on Sunday. Dipika Pallikal also assured theRead More

Hyderabad: Skipper Gautam Gambhir led from the front with a confident half-century after Sunil Narine stifled Lahore Lions with his magical spin bowling as Kolkata Knight Riders eked out a four-wicket win in a Champions League Twenty20 Group A match, here Sunday. AS IT HAPPENED FULL COVERAGE Gambhir (60) anchoredRead More

Singapore: Lewis Hamilton regained the Formula One drivers` world championship lead on Sunday when he claimed victory in the Singapore Grand Prix after his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg was forced to retire with electronic problems. The 29-year-old Briton led from pole position and dominated the 61-laps race before a lengthyRead More

Incheon: India blanked Nepal 3-0 to sail into the quarterfinals of men’s tennis team event in the 17th Asian Games here on Sunday. Yuki Bhambri did not drop a game en route to a crushing straight sets 6-0 6-0 win over Jeetendra Pariyar to seal the issue in India’s favour,Read More

Mumbai, Former Sri Lankan beauty queen Jacqueline Fernandez is these days being haunted by a huge group of monkeys. The actress, who is in Langkawi to finish the shooting schedule of her forthcoming flick Roy, is having a thrill-full experience on the sets. However, she has become the favourite victimRead More

Washington, US Secretary of State John Kerry reaffirmed US concern Sunday over the use of chlorine gas against civilians in Syria and warned President Bashar al-Assad`s regime that it would be held to account. Kerry pointed to a report by the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons that concludedRead More

Cairo: At least six Egyptian army personnel were killed today when a military aircraft crashed due to sudden technical error during a training exercise in southern Cairo. The aircraft crashed in the Kom Oshim area of Fayoum governorate, about 100 kilometer es south of Cairo, during a training exercise, saidRead More

Tirana: Pope Francis has called on moderate Muslims and all religious leaders to condemn Islamic extremists who “pervert” religion to justify violence, as he visited Albania and held it up as a model for interfaith harmony. One of the highlights of Francis’ visit was a meeting today with representatives ofRead More

Paris: “The match has begun,” French political veteran Alain Juppe said today after his rival and ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy announced his comeback, as the battle for supremacy over the country’s beleaguered opposition kicked off. Both centre-right heavyweights, keen to put behind the in-fighting and scandals that have stopped the oppositionRead More

Beijing: The Chinese military would conduct a first real-combat medical services drill this month in north China’s Inner Mongolia, officials said today. The exercise will be held at Zhurihe training base in Inner Mongolia, said the General Logistics Department (GLD) of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). A red team andRead More