Venus Williams suffered a shock defeat at the hands of a fluid and free-hitting Carla Suarez Navarro on Thursday, falling 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the second round of the Australian Open.
'Magnanimity and appeasement have no place in the world of realpolitik as India has learned the hard way,' notes Vivek Gumaste in the first of a two-part column.
'India is not so distant from years of high and entrenched inflationary expectations that it should start trying to play games with the economy the way the West's central bankers think they are entitled to,' argues Mihir S Sharma.
Liverpool moved into the Champions League qualifying spots after a 3-0 win at Burnley on Wednesday took them above Leicester City and into fourth place with one round of Premier League matches remaining.
'Just as coronavirus has come to us from China, this disease is also coming from that country.' 'India is a strong democracy and you cannot compromise on labour laws in this manner.' 'These changes will be challenged in court.'
India must be aware that there is no question of the US fighting the Chinese on land. We have to fight our own battles, points out Virendra Kapoor.
Tejas Mangeshkar tells us how he is creating waves in the realm of design.
Under pressure from his fans and well wishers, popular Malayalam film star Mohanlal on Wednesday called off his plan to perform the dangerous 'fire escape' act as part of a magic show planned to be held in Thiruvananthapuram on April 27.
'You haven't heard a peep out of Kashmir so what is going to erupt? What repercussion will be (there) in long term, you will have to (wait) and see'
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad.
Technology can certainly help the spreading of education, for example in making the schooling of maths easier and faster
The simplicity of football was again emphasised as France secured a place in the World Cup final from a basic set- piece.
South Africa will be looking to add another 100-150 runs on Thursday to push for a possible win in the first cricket Test against India here, opening batsman Neil McKenzie said.
McLaren are bracing for a Ferrari fightback in Malaysia next weekend after the Formula One champions endured their worst start to a season in 16 years. In a race with only seven cars still running at the finish, Ferrari's world champion Kimi Raikkonen picked up the single point after Honda's Brazilian Rubens Barrichello was disqualified from sixth place for a pit lane infringement.
It is time to shrug off the ideological shackles about the way we work, play and live, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Congress sought to put the onus on the ruling NDA government about the irregularities in AgustaWestland helicopter deal.
Ren Guoqiang, a spokesperson of the Chinese defence ministry, in a statement said, "Chinese armed forces have also shown a high level of restraint with an eye to the general bilateral relations and the regional peace and stability."
"In case he (Dhoni) wins the toss, there should not be any second thought on inserting Pakistan. The pitch would have something for the pacers in the early hour and that would be the best time to make inroads," pitch curator Shiv Kumar said.
Prime Minister Modi made a strategic blunder of Nehruvian proportions -- presuming no war can happen now, and the Chinese won't be a military threat and risk their economic interests, observes Shekhar Gupta.
'ISI's leverage on the Kashmir insurgency turned out less than successful...'
However, Bharti later claimed that her call for unity among party workers was presented in a distorted manner.
Vitantonio Liuzzi feels he is capable of impressing the Vijay Mallya-owned F1 team and winning a race seat by the end of the season.
One way to do a reality check on the official numbers will be to develop a desi version of what came to be called the Li index in China.
A hard-hitting interview with Maine Gandhi Ko... director Jahnu Barua.
Australia thrashed Pakistan 3-0 at home but the Aussies know what to expect from their tour to India.
"If election is held in the country today, the BJP would draw a nought," the RJD chief said.
Bollywood has dealt with same sex relationships before, but homophobia runs deep.
At least 100 security agents will accompany the U.S. team to Athens as part of a $2.7 million special State Department security package.
The actor walked the ramp in a Surya Sarkar creation and has us floored!
Winners have the bragging rights but there was no such thing for Williamson who sympathised with India for paying the price for a fickle format despite consistent show.
The biggest problem confronting the world today is the 'illusion that our differences matter more than our common humanity,' former United States President Bill Clinton has said.
TIFR scientists have found and proposed an experimental test for the quantum theory of gravity, the first step to unify the forces of nature that rule the universe.
While the Congress will contest the Jammu and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats, National Conference will fight from Srinagar.
Michael Phelps was not even fast enough to make the finals.
He, however, added that most of the private hospitals in Delhi were good and only a couple of them were indulging in such malpractice.
