Roger Federer will make his return to the tennis circuit from a double knee surgery at an ATP 250 tournament in Qatar in March, having not played since last year's Australian Open.
Even as World Trade Organization director general Pascal Lamy has claimed that a successful Doha Round will lead to rich nations undertaking steeper tariff cuts than developing and poor nations, an analysis of the proposals shows the opposite may be true.
World number one Iga Swiatek dominated ninth seed Maria Sakkari to win the Indian Wells final.
India has been excluded from a high-profile meeting of the European Union, the US and Brazil on the Doha trade negotiations in London. The two-day senior officials' meeting began on Monday at an unknown destination in London to address the specific concerns among the three members. It was 'unusual' that such a meeting is taking place without the participation of India. The three members will talk about industrials and agriculture packages ahead of next month's Geneva meeting.
Legendary pistol marksman Jaspal Rana has expressed grave concerns over the delay in naming the Indian shooting contingent for the Paris Olympics.
Bindra reminded the squad that "success is not a one-off event".
Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich overcame extreme heat and humidity to win the World Championship midnight marathon on Friday, in a gruelling test of survival that saw nearly a third of the 70 starters fail to reach the finish line.
'This is the moment when India is shining all over.'
Reader Kuku Dubey sent us a picture of Anju George from Doha.
Jamaica's 100 metres world champion Yohan Blake is the first high-profile athlete to sign up for the opening Diamond League event in Doha, organisers said on Monday.
It is time to lay the Doha Round to rest and think afresh about trade negotiations.
The Indonesian Minister's comments assume significance as she is also a candidate for the position of Director General, World Trade Organisation.
This licence will further enhance the niche role Doha Bank is playing and facilitating the movement of trade between Qatar and India.
Novak Djokovic suffered his first defeat of the new season in the Qatar Open semi-finals on Friday, losing in three sets to Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut.
Union Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Monday that the impasse has been broken over the World Trade Organisation's long-running Doha round of trade talks.
Harika lost 1-0 to China's Hou Yifan
Kerala's Joseph Abraham ran a career-best race and set a national record in men's 400 metres hurdles but failed to book a berth for the Doha Asian Games.
Meet Urmila Rosario, the World Cup 2023 winning side's team manager.
Noting that Obama Administration is fundamentally committed to developmental premise of Doha Round, US Trade Representative Ron Kirk has said that advanced developing countries like China and India need to come in the same spirit as the United States for its success.
It is only through a trade-opening global pact that issues like distorting subsidies or generating market access can be addressed, the WTO chief emphasised.
Since the Doha negotiations began in 2001, the world has changed dramatically, Deputy US Trade Representative Michael Punke stated before the US Senate Finance Committee.
Rohan Bopanna clinched the coveted No. 1 spot in men's doubles at the Australian Open 2024
A Qatari court has accepted the appeal document on the sentencing of eight former Indian naval personnel to death, sources familiar with the matter said.
With a specific aim on improving her fitness, Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak is hoping to garner success in four World Cup events and an Asian Championship to seal her berth in the Paris Olympics.
WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said his meetings with the US, China, India, and Brazil over the last fortnight revealed that the gaps in positions among members are too wide
He defeated compatriot Brijesh Damani 5-1 in the final to defend his title.
Winning the gold at the World Championships in August and breaching the magical 90m mark are Neeraj Chopra's targets this year.
Factbox on Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka, who beat China's Zheng Qinwen in the Australian Open final on Saturday
It was always foolhardy to expect the US and the EU to want to genuinely open up at a time their economies are in deep trouble.
Olympic gold-medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is aiming to breach the 90m mark before the Paris Olympics and says the way his preparations are going, it could happen anytime soon.
A Jet Airways Mumbai-Doha flight had a bomb scare on Monday night just a few minutes before the airplane's departure, officials said.
Over the last 10 days, negotiators have burnt the midnight oil to study the revised draft modalities (parameters) issued by the chairs of the negotiating bodies for Doha agriculture and industrial products. After all, these parameters, which are essentially figures and textual language, will ultimately become commitments depending upon the final agreement among the 151 members of the WTO.
We live under the most liberal trade regime in history not because the WTO enforces it, but because important countries - rich and poor alike - find greater openness to be in their best interest.
Jet Airways launched its flights to Muscat and Doha. The daily flight service will operate from Mumbai and Kerala.
Reader Sarvendra Dubey sent us a picture of Sania Mirza from Doha, Qatar.
Developing countries' coalition G-20 on Tuesday upped the stakes by circulating proposals to arrive at "balanced solutions" on some of the most difficult and unresolved issues of the Doha agriculture mandate.
Gloom over ministerial, courtesy US-China spar, conflict between cotton-producing African nations.
The country feels that the talks are necessary to revive the global economy.
The Director General of World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy, today urged to speed up the negotiations on the Doha Round as the Trade Promotion Authority in United States is expiring in June.
If the World Trade Organisation lost credibility, developing markets would take a hit.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances