Saina Nehwal scripted a remarkable victory over reigning World Champion Carolina Marin to turn around her campaign at the BWF Super Series Finals even as Srikanth faced exit after suffering his second straight loss in the men's singles in Dubai.
A glimpse of what's in store from the fifth book of the Harry Potter series.
If convicted, Murtaza could face the death penalty or life in prison without parole.
Ireland's Padraig Harrington upset Tiger Woods to win the Dunlop Phoenix tournament after an astonishing birdie on the second playoff hole on Sunday.
The former World heavyweight boxing champion passed away on June 3.
From Gurukul to online mode, education has become an ever-changing sector now breaching geographical boundaries to reach out to people across the globe.
Five-time world player of the year Lionel Messi of Argentina, Chile's Alexis Sanchez and Brazilian Dani Alves were among the big names in the final rosters announced on Monday for next month's Copa America Centenario.
An Indian-origin teenager has been arrested in the United States for carrying out a cyberattack that swamped Arizona's emergency services with several bogus calls, an incident he claimed was a non-harmful joke gone wrong.
Priest-turned politician Yogi Adityanath, 44, who was on Sunday sworn in as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, now joins Trivendra Singh Rawat of Uttarakhand, M L Khattar of Haryana, Sarbananda Sonowal of Assam and 70-year-old Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik of Odisha in the league of singletons running state governments.
Real estate stocks spurted by 6 per cent as news of the Maharashtra Assembly's approval of the proposal to repeal the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act (ULCRA) trickled in. The BSE Realty Index shot up by 1.54 per cent or 154 points to end the day at 10,223.93 points.
Self-employed Ramgobin is alleged to have defrauded two local businessmen of more than 11 million South African Rand (Rs 5.38 crore) by claiming that she had secured a tender to import bedding from India for the private hospital group Netcare.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Real estate firms like DLF, Prestige, Phoenix Mills to benefit.
Tiger Woods fired a five-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Dunlop Phoenix tournament
The list was complied by the the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) after an nationwide campaign.
Board for Reconstruction of Public Enterprises has given its approval for the sale of Tide Water Oil and two other associate companies of Andrew Yule and Company to raise funds for restructuring of the parent.
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Brittney Griner's life is bubbling. This 23-year-old basketball star player is used to the spotlight but these days it has increasingly exceeded.
'When you don't have food to eat, will you be worried about the virus or the next meal?'
In its first foray into the US West Coast, NRI industrialist Swraj Paul's Caparo Group on Friday opened a $40 million steel plant.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
With the India launch of Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 confirmed, buzz around the launch of the flagship Nokia 8 grows.
In the last two years we have been growing faster than the rest of the industry. That's why our appetite for more people to serve our customers is very high now, says Cognizant CEO Lakshmi Narayanan.
The world number one fired a final round eight-under 64 to romp to a seven-stroke win over Phil Mickelson.
Despite nursing a sore ankle, Tiger Woods maintained his grip at the top of the world rankings.
'It's a toss-up between a fire sale of equity or merger with a strong bank,' points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'When the phone's battery is running out, it will make a charming statement like "I'm feeling a little low. Please recharge me".'
The Suns received 20-plus points from four different players to put up a season-high game total of 133.
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