Somdev Devvarman fought his heart out but eventually ran out of steam against former world number one Lleyton Hewitt who overcame the gritty Indian 1-6, 6-0, 7-6 (2) the second round of the US Men's Clay Courts Championships in Houston.
Rohan Bopanna and his partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi have advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP Tour event in Casablanca, Morocco after scoring an easy straight-set win over Simon Greul and Peter Luczak.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP Tour event in Casablanca, Morocco, after a straight sets win over Simon Greul and Peter Luczak. The Indo-Pak pair beat the German-Australian pair 6-3, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the euro 450,000 clay-court tournament.
'China was a relationship from which Mr Modi had expected the most it seems.' 'It showed in a string of summits, and somewhat breathless celebration of Xi Jinping.' 'It was hasty and simplistic,' observes Shekhar Gupta.
'Mere fundamentals will not do the trick,' cautions former commerce secretary Rahul Khullar.
It has been a half-century since Neil Armstrong stepped out of a lunar module and onto the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969 and declared, "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." The moment heralded a golden age of space exploration that was set in motion just eight years earlier in 1961, when United States President John F Kennedy promised before Congress to put a man on the moon before the decade was out. Here are some lesser-known facts about the historic first mission:
An American national, who was blacklisted and deported from Pakistan in 2011 after he was allegedly caught spying on sensitive installations, has been arrested after he arrived at the airport in Islamabad.
United States army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 people at a military base near Houston, has regained consciousness and is able to talk after days in coma. Hasan, 39, who slipped into a coma after being shot by a woman police officer following his shooting spree at the Fort Hood military base on Thursday, is conscious now, hospital sources said. However, it is not clear yet if officials have started interrogating him.
K P George, a financial planner and money manager, is contesting as the treasurer of Fortbend County, a suburb in Houston, Texas. Though he faces no opponents in the Democratic primary, the fight in November will not be easy in the predominantly Republican area.He is not unduly worried. The demography is changing fast. Currently, almost 17 per cent of the population is Asian and the number of Indian families in the area could be about 12,000, he said.
An United States military psychiatrist, accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at a key defence base, has been moved to the trauma centre of a San Antonio medical facility. The tragedy unfolded when Major Hasan walked into a soldier readiness centre at the base and opened fire, in the worst attack against the military by one of its own men, killing 12 soldiers and one defence department civilian.A neighbour said he was the 'nicest guy'.
A jury in Houston County, Alabama, recommended the death penalty for a second man in the murder of Prakash Shah at the Southeast Mini-Mart in Dothan, April 20, 2004.
The arduous hunt for the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Friday entered a new phase with two hi-tech ships scouring a large area in the Indian Ocean for the black box of the jet before pings from it fall silent.
'It's pretty likely that Kissinger, Rice et al came bearing gifts (read Trojan Horses) from McDonnell Douglas, Boeing, Grumman, Northrop, and all the other Military Industrial Complex stalwarts,' argues Rajeev Srinivasan.
When Darshana Vakharia, a mother of two in Glendale, California, and wife of a diamond merchant, signed up with Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches or A3M, she hoped her bone marrow would match someone, especially in the Indian-American community. She was surprised when she heard that her marrow could save the life of a 14-year-old Latina girl in Houston.
'Like Nehru, too, Modi has found dealing with Beijing more and more difficult and has adopted an increasingly assertive approach towards managing India's northern neighbour.'
The US election campaign has provided plenty of ammunition for the CCP to make its case that its political system is superior.
Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Jitin Prasada, who led the roadshows in the US and Canada, said the roadshows for 70 blocks offered in NELP-VIII and 10 coal bed methane blocks received overwhelming response from investors.
United States President Barack Obama has named two Indian-Americans among 102 scientists as recipients of a presidential award -- the highest honour bestowed by America on young science and engineering professionals.
The 17-year-old Indian American who sings pop, and gospel and has written and composed 15 songs in pop style, won second place, singing Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' at New York's famed Apollo Theatre's amateur talent contest.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Kailash Kher and his band will perform in Philadelphia this week.
Colombia beat Peru 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Friday to progress to the semi-finals of the Copa America after the two sides played to a dull scoreless draw in New Jersey.
"Her son is not doing well," said her attorney Alinka Robinson, as a telephonic translator relayed the proceedings to Patel in her native tongue of Gujarati, the daily said in its report from Arizona.
The actor said he respected the procedures the US requires incoming foreigners to follow but maintained his experience was "not pleasant.
In the crucial ninth game Suarez Navarro seemingly held but Sabalenka challenged an ace at 40-15 and won the discussion.
The Sri Saumyakasi Shiva temple was inaugurated during weeklong festivities and ceremonies, presided over by Swami Tejomayananda, spiritual head of the Chinmaya Mission organization worldwide, before many devotees.
'The facts have become unimportant and useless.' 'What is important is the constantly shouting of patriotism even as one undermines the interests of the people.' 'And the abusing of rivals as being traitors,' says Aakar Patel.
In this fourth part of a series, rediff India Abroad gets deeper in its analysis of the rising gun culture among Indian Americans.
"Consul K P Pillai from the Consulate General (Houston) and First Secretary Alok Pande from the Embassy of India are being dispatched to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today to establish contact with the University authorities, Police Department and the Indian American Community to render all possible assistance," the Indian Embassy in Washington said in a statement.
China's Premier Wen Jiabao has urged the men's national basketball team to "win honor for the motherland" during the Beijing Olympics. Wen turned up at a team practice session on Sunday, shaking hands with coaches and players, including China's favorite sportsman Yao Ming, who plays for the NBA's Houston Rockets.
Marat Safin brought Lleyton Hewitt down to earth on Tuesday when he won the battle of the former world number ones by beating him 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters.
The $20 million yoga and Ayurveda research centre, the first outside India, has been modeled after Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yog Peeth in Haridwar.
Santosh Sivan has become truly an international filmmaker. His eighth directorial venture, Before the Rains, a Hollywood film made in Kerala has made it to a number of international film festivals namely Edinburgh, Toronto, Pusan and Palm Springs. Now, the latest feather in his cap is a feature on the film which appeared in the prestigious American Cinematographer magazine.
The case of 100 Indian workers who had alleged slave treatment at US shipyard, is keenly being followed by the Indian consulate. These workers had accused their employer Signal International of tricking them into coming to the US. These workers were forced to live in subhuman conditions and were made to pay $1000 as house rent. They are demanding of case of human trafficking against their employer from the US Department of Justice. They have been living there since a year.
Cancer diagnosis can disrupt a young woman's body image, the intimacy with the partner and the ability to engage in sex.
After dazzling the Toronto crowd on Sunday, the Bachchans turned their attention to Trinidad, Spain as part of the first leg of their Unforgettable tour. Clad in glittering attire, Abhishek and wife Aishwarya took to the stage with gusto. Amitabh Bachchan and Preity Zinta too took to the stage amid applause.
A slight variation of lactoferrin, known as talactoferrin alfa, helps fight lung cancer, according to research by Dr Atul Varadhachary, president and chief operating officer of the Houston-based Agennix.
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the feat of completing the longest space flight for a woman, received the Padma Bhushan -- India's second highest civilian award -- in Houston for her outstanding achievements. Indian Consul General S M Gavai presented her with the award at a function, which was attended by large number of Indian-Americans.
The US authorities are checking people's social media accounts for their political views before allowing them into the country after the recent travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump on people from seven predominantly Muslim nations, a media report said.
Sherin went missing on October 7, 2017, after her father allegedly put her outside their home at 3 am in Richardson, Texas because she would not drink her milk. Her badly decomposed body was found 15 days later in a culvert near the family's home.
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