The executive directors of the World Bank unanimously selected Robert B Zoellick to succeed Paul Wolfowitz, effective July 1, 2007, as the 11th President of the Bank for a five-year term.
Spain secured a place at Euro 2024 after Gavi's second-half goal was enough to beat Norway 1-0 away on Sunday and they will be joined by Group A rivals Scotland and Turkey from Group D following an eventful night in qualifying.
KL Rahul has checked in at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru to start his extensive rehabilitation programme post a thigh surgery.
From Vijay's fiery latest to atom bomb origins, brace yourself for some explosive action on OTT this week.
Robert Card, the suspect in the Lewiston, Maine, shooting rampage, was found dead on Friday night, the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Facebook, CNN reported.
Killer Soup's plots grow too convoluted and the strain of keeping the momentum going shows when its shrewd and surreal visuals lose steam, observes Sukanya Verma.
India's Rohan Bopanna, partnering Australia's Matthew Ebden advanced to the semi-finals of the men's doubles at the US Open tennis tournament, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday. The sixth seeds scored a 7-6(10), 6-1 victory over the 15th seeded American combination of Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in the quarter-finals.
The former world number one plans to play more of a full schedule next year and will work to improve on her serve, which she said let her down particularly in the first and third sets.
The 2024 European Championship will be held in Germany from June 14-July 14. Following are the teams who have qualified for the tournament:
Federer received a standing ovation from the 15,000 capacity crowd that lasted several minutes.
Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 4-2 at home to knock them out of the Copa del Rey
One of its lovemaking sequences, featuring the film's leading man Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh, has triggered off an uproar.
'People remember each and every dialogue of Andaz Apna Apna, just as they remember every dialogue of Mughal-e-Azam and Sholay.'
Uday Mahurkar, Information Commissioner, government of India, wrote an open letter to Nolan, terming the scene a "disturbing attack on Hinduism" and appealed to the director to remove the scene worldwide.
Celebrating his 28th century, Kohli dedicated the monumental feat to his wife Anushka Sharma.
The asteroid sample will help scientists understand the origin of organics and water that may have seeded life on Earth 4.5 billion years ago.
The Nitish Kumar government appeared to be heading for a showdown with Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar as the Raj Bhavan reversed an order of the state administration to freeze bank accounts of two officials of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University in Muzaffarpur.
A look at the big winners of the night.
Lionel Messi scored in his third consecutive match for Inter Miami in a 3-1 victory over Orlando City.
Here's why girls go gaga over this handsome hunk, who plays Stephanie Meyer's beloved character in the Twilight series.
Australia's blockbuster four-Test series against India will be the greatest challenge Pat Cummins has faced in his young captaincy as he looks to conquer the "final frontier".
13-year-old Australian Indian Janaki Easwar wowed fans ahead of the T20 World Cup blockbuster final against England on Sunday at the MCG.
Let's delve into six remarkable underdog triumphs at the ICC World Cup
Women politicians bring to politics and policy a sensitivity that most of their male counterparts, at least until a generation back, lacked.
'Robert is an incredible player and he won everything with us. We are incredibly grateful to him.'
Glimpses of political satire floats at the Rosenmontag carnival in Duesseldorf, Germany.
Yet another week of Hollywood movies doing very well at the Indian box office.
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!
Cricket Australia confirmed that three teams will travel Down Under during the truncated summer window.
Australia captain Pat Cummins is returning home to Sydney due to personal reasons but will rejoin the team for the last two Tests of the series in India.
Want to buy the Millionaire Speedy? Well, you probably can't, because it's MTO -- meaning 'made-to-order' and is specifically for extraordinarily special VIP LV clients, says Sandeep Goyal.
Lakshya Sen went down fighting against reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China in the men's singles semi-finals.
Vadra, in his Facebook post on July 21, had taken a dig at the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government.
It's an action-packed menu on OTT this week.
American Holloway wins third straight world 110m hurdles title
Here's a peak of the fans ahead of kick-off...
Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish scored three minutes apart as Manchester City came from behind to beat Premier League newcomers Luton Town.
The 15-nation Council met on Friday to vote on the resolution tabled by the United Arab Emirates and backed by over 90 member states. The resolution got the backing of 13 Council members who voted in its favour while the United Kingdom abstained.
Australia's David Warner smashed an incendiary half-century and Mitchell Starc claimed 4-20 to help the hosts beat West Indies by 31 runs in the second Twenty20 International and complete a 2-0 series sweep in Brisbane on Friday.
Scams, stuntswomen, pirates, freelancers, Sukanya Verma shows you everything you can catch on OTT this week.
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