The biggest upset of the day was produced by Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi, who knocked out Olympic champion and last year's finalist Carolina Marin 21-12, 21-19, in a 48-minute clash.
A definitive guide to the movers and shakers who sit at the helm of the Asian sports boom.
Tiny Guam beat Turkmenistan 1-0 to record their first ever World Cup qualifying victory.
'The men in black suits and hair dye in Beijing have not only completely blown the cover story of "peaceful rise," but have managed to antagonise regional powers in the Indo-Pacific.'
Foreign carriers to pick up staff from cash-strapped SpiceJet.
The charm of Kolkata is still alive says Sumit Ganguli.
Despite fielding their reserve team, East Bengal dominated the proceedings to hammer Balestier Khalsa FC 3-0 for their first win this season in the the AFC Cup football tournament
The 2015 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards, the world's biggest photography competition, has announced the shortlists.
Cyber espionage operations dated back to at least 2005
Mukund Rajan, who worked closely with Ratan Tata, recalls the unique experience of working with the corporate titan.
For many years now, India has given the Commonwealth short shrift so its support for the Commonwealth trade initiative signals a renewed interest in the body.
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal will lose her world No. 1 ranking after her gallant fight against Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the semi-finals ended in heartbreak at the $500,000 Malaysia Open Super Series Premier badminton tournament.
'What Trump and Kim have demonstrated is that leaders need not remain prisoners of the status quo and they can, by showing the necessary will and courage, break out of the hang-ups and constrictions of the past and carve out a new pathway for themselves,' says B S Raghavan.
'I went to slums in India which were quite destitute, where people were clearly really struggling, but typically there is a sort of sense of purpose.' 'People are hustling.' 'What that tells you is that if the country was so organised in a way to give these people opportunity, then they would make something of it.'
PV Sindhu's gallant effort to become India's first ever World Champion ended in a heart-wrenching defeat against Nozomi Okuhara in an epic final, in Glasgow, on Sunday.
Sam Allardyce was sacked as England manager on Tuesday having behaved "inappropriately" when seeking a lucrative sideline role while talking to undercover reporters, bringing a crushing end to his dream job after one match and 67 days in charge.
Family members of Akshay Thakur, one of the four declared guilty in the December 16 gang rape and murder case, burst into tears after learning about the court's verdict and hoped God would be kind when punishment would be pronounced on Wednesday.
DGCA considers this in wake of Malaysian tragedy; no rules to gauge mental state now.
'Unless we start making the products we need, we cannot become a developed country or call ourselves an economic power.'
'I feel now we have a leader who is non-corruptible.' 'But he needs time as corruption is deep-rooted in our society, and people have no shame about being corrupt.' 'It will take at least 7 years to make some changes.'
'I think for the next generation to come up, we need to put a system in place which actually identifies and nurtures talent. We have grown exponentially but there is lot more which needs to be done' 'It's not only my academy, all academies across the country are running full. There are many, many parents who want their kids to give up everything and concentrate on badminton'
Don't be afraid of crashing. Realising that failing is human, and moving on, is a trait that will take you a long way.
Check out these nine more models who will storm the runway in sexy lingerie.
'In a country like ours, people talk about wanting to be like Singapore, but when it comes to paying taxes, they start criticising.' 'The medicine is bitter, but the long term effect is good,' Senthil Natarajan, who runs Kovai Pazamudhir Nilayam, a one of its kind fruit and vegetable chain in Tamil Nadu, tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih.
One thing is certain: The part-Goan, part-Malayali group CEO of Air Asia is not your usual boardroom CEO, and he cultivates the maverick businessman image, buying race car teams and football clubs and taking off-beat bets with his mentor and now buddy Richard Branson of Virgin.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Fighting sex trafficking and forced labour became Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat's life mission. The winner of the US State Department's 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report Heroes Award speaks to Rediff.com
India is poorer than the world average and so naturally has a greater percentage of poor people and a lower percentage of rich people. Yet using absolute numbers, India has more of almost everything, which is misleading, says Debraj Ray and Maitreesh Ghatak.
French giant might apply for multi-brand retailing if UK rival gets nod.
A moderate recovery in Indian factories, exports and investments were probably the main drivers for an increase in overall growth in the quarter through March.
'There is a law that prevents the government from diluting its equity in the PSBs below 50 per cent.' 'That law has to be amended and given the parliamentary arithmetic of the political parties, it is not as simple to do that.'
Brexit will likely put brakes on the UK's growth prospects.
A summary of sportspersons in the news on Sunday.
'Jin Jiang had invested in Louvre Hotels.' 'Louvre, a couple of months ago, took a majority in Sarovar hotels.' 'So they are coming in now.' 'Look at the Chinese -- two quarters ago they took 25 percent in Hilton.' And then HNA also took majority in Carlson (Radisson).'
The majority in the markets believe that a September lift-off is likely.
Some might contend that a candidate for being termed the most corrupt (or corrupting) country in the world is Switzerland.
FY14 sees 16% decline in adjustments; department adds only Rs 59,000 crore to the profits attributed by multinationals, against Rs 70,000 crore a year ago
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
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