Islamabad braces for anti-govt protests on Independence Day

As Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day on Thursday, the fear of violence loomed large with the capital turned into a fortress ahead of two massive anti-government rallies, demanding the......

Assam polls: BJP, Cong face challenge to retain seats in third phase

Electioneering for the third and the final phase of polling in Assam to be held on April 24 in six constituencies – Gauhati, Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Mangaldoi and Nowgong......

Bird flu spreads to two more districts in Bengal

Bird flu was detected in South 24 Parganas and West Midnapore on Sunday, taking the number of affected districts to 13 in West Bengal. Authorities of the two districts confirmed the spread of avian......

Coal block investments: Rs 2.86 lakh cr impact figure highly inflated

The Supreme Court recently termed all captive coal blocks allocated by the government from 1993 to 2010 illegal. A verdict on their future is likely this week. What might be the cost implication if......

BlackBerry's BBM chief to quit company

BBM was recently made available to third-party devices and raked in 10 million downloads within the first 24 hours BlackBerry has reportedly announced that the head of its BBM business, Andrew......

Blackberry to tie up with Indian phone makers for BBM

After introducing popular BBM to Android and iOS users, BlackBerry on Wednesday said it will partner handset makers from India, like Micromax, Spice and Zen, other nations to pre-install the......

BlackBerry resumes BBM rollout for rival phones

Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry has resumed the rollout of its popular chat application BBM on rival Android-based handsets and iPhones. "This is the news you’ve been waiting for. . . we......

Champions League play-offs: Memphis stamps his mark for United; Record for Astana

Manchester United's Memphis Depay (right) is congratulated by teammates on scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League qualifying round play-off first leg match against Club......

Women's FIFA World Cup: Marta breaks goal record as spectator presence scarce

Marta #10 of Brazil celebrates a goal on a penalty kick with teammates during their 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E match against Korea Republic at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada,......

IBL: Wei's coach to train Mumbai Masters

World No 1 men's shuttler Lee Chong Wei's coach Tey Seu Bock of Malaysia was appointed chief coach of Mumbai Masters for the inaugural Vodafone Indian Badminton League on Sunday. Former Indian......

Armstrong, USADA squabble over further probe

An attorney for Lance Armstrong said the disgraced cyclist will not meet the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) deadline for him to answer questions under oath, and suggested his client would......

Gatlin reopens fight against doping ban

A US federal court in Gatlin's hometown of Pensacola, Florida, held a one-day hearing on a request for a preliminary injunction that would allow the 26-year-old Gatlin to take part in the trials in......