Newly-crowned world number one Angelique Kerber has nothing left to prove after clinching the U.S. Open for a second grand slam this year and securing a place in the record books, the German said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old became the oldest player to rise to that rank when the new list was published on Monday, capping a memorable summer that also included the Olympic silver medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and a Wimbledon final appearance.
The Uzbekistan Grandmaster beat Michael Adams of England 1.5-0.5 in the tie-breaker to win the title.
Purchasing power parity revision set to alter poverty estimation; fall won't be so steep once the global poverty line is revised too.
At the RN Kao Memorial Lecture organised by India's spy agency the Research and Analysis Wing, Former President A P J Abdul Kalam had some precise suggestions on how to tackle terror, face a cyber war and improve the quality of intelligence gathering in a rapidly changing world. Read the full speech here
The residents of Delhi stand to lose 10 years of life expectancy if the current air pollution level persists.
'Of course I am happy to reach No. 1. It was my goal since I was young and especially my goal in the latest times.'
'Bollywood actresses like Parveen Babi and Zeenat Aman were huge inspirations, and they have stuck with us.'
From Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Pranab Mukherjee and to big names in Indian sport and politics, the applause pours in for the Hyderabadi tennis ace.
Jobs in HR, administration and recruitment have seen a substantial rise as per Monster data with a 42% growth in job posting activity.
Robert B Zoellick will succeed Paul Wolfowitz as the 11th president of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or the World Bank, for a five-year term from July 1, 2007.
Former US Trade Representative and US Deputy Secretary of State, Robert B Zoellick (53), is said to be the frontrunner for the post of the next World Bank president, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Dear Mr Spielberg, can we now put to rest this overstretched, bloated dinosaur franchise? asks Aseem Chhabra.
Two things keep Shabaash Mithu relevant: Taapsee Pannu and the sheer grit of the Mithali Raj story, observes Deepti Patwardhan.
Iga Swiatek said capturing the women's world number one ranking was a 'surreal' achievement
Rafael Nadal beat new world number one Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3 in a rematch of their Australian Open clash to storm into the final of the ATP 500 event in Acapulco on Friday.
In-form batter Daryl Mitchell has replaced injured Devon Conway in the New Zealand squad for the upcoming two-Test away series against India.
The ruble has recouped most of its losses and become the top-performing currency globally. It continues to gain and is up 60 per cent against the US dollar from its lows in the first week of March. The ruble appreciated to 83 to the dollar intraday on Tuesday against a record low of 139 on March 7.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Thursday, Day 7.
Death On The Nile doesn't have a tense narrative that would have made it an edge-of-the-seat affair, observes Joginder Tuteja.
Dulquer celebrates daughter's birthday... Tamannaah wraps up a film... Preity cooks...
Priyanka celebrates Thanksgiving with Nick... Kajol takes carfie... Kartik is in Delhi...
Seventeen-year-old Arjun Vajpai, who became the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest on May 22, 2010, is about to add yet another feat to the annals of mountaineering. This time, by making a solo attempt to climb Mount Lhotse, the fourth highest peak in the world.
Chanu ended India's over two-decade-long wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics.
The Italian and Japanese battled shoulder-to-shoulder as the leading pair in the final 4km, but the Italian coped well with the pressure and accelerated in the final 300m to seal the gold medal.
Young Indian wrestler Aman Gukia emerged the new World champion in the Cadet Championship after a convincing 5-2 victory over Luke Joseph Lilledahl of the United States in 48kg final, in Budapest, on Tuesday.
The Tokyo Paralympics slated to begin on August 24, will be Jhajharia's third Paralympics.
Images from the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, Day 3, in Oregon.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, Day 8.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left New Delhi for Kampala, Uganda, on Thursday to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Before his departure, Dr Singh said India was strongly committed to the Commonwealth's role of nurturing a sense of belonging to a shared past and a shared destiny based on common values.
Djokovic will be nowhere near the centre court after losing his bid to overturn a second visa cancellation.
Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Monday hailed Devendra Jhajharia after the javelin thrower won a stupendous third Paralympic medal in Tokyo.
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.
'This has nothing to do with sports, this is a political agenda. Novak is the best player and the best athlete in the world, but several hundred million people from the West can't stomach that.'
Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar continued India's splendid showing in athletics at the Tokyo Paralympics by winning the silver and bronze medal respectively in the men's javelin throw F46 event in Tokyo on Monday.
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