Stanislas Wawrinka played like a champion and true to his top billing while outclassing seventh seeded Frenchman Eduard Roger-Vasselin 7-5, 6-2, in the singles final of the Aircel Chennai Open,here Sunday. Wawrinka, the 28-year old Swiss and ranked No.8, picked up $72,490 and 250 ATP Tour points while Roger-Vasselin went home richer by $38,180 and […]
Delhi minister Rakhi Birla’s car was attacked by an unidentified person here Sunday evening, police said. The minister was unhurt. The incident took place around 6 p.m. in Mangolpuri area of west Delhi. Birla, a minister in the Aam Aadmi Party government, said in a complaint to police that she had gone to attend a […]
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Sunday officially announced his support for BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. At a programme organised by Ramdev’s Bharat Swabhiman Trust, the yoga guru said “Congress’s anti-people policies destroyed the country”. “I had two options in front of me, Modi-ji, and the ‘shahzada’ who has not done anything for the country,” […]
Ailing Bengali screen goddess Suchitra Sen, who has been keeping away from public life for the past three decades, Sunday allowed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to meet her at a city nursing home. Overwhelmed after a 25-minute meeting with the actress, who has often been compared to Hollywood great Greta Garbo for her […]
The BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of the GSLV D5 rocket carrying a communication satellite. “I congratulate the scientists of ISRO for successfully launching the GSLV D5. My good wishes are with them,” Modi said at the foundation day celebrations of yoga […]
Australian skipper Michael Clarke praised his bowlers after their 5-0 whitewash of England in the Ashes series, calling them the best attack in the world. The Clarke-led Australia side won the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) by 281 runs becoming only the third squad in the history of the game […]
Portuguese football legend Eusebio died of cardiac arrest early Sunday morning here at the age of 71. Eusebio played in Benfica for 15 years and was considered one of the best players ever in Portugal and also in the world, reports Xinhua. Eusebio da Silva Ferreira was born on Jan 25, 1942 in Mozambique’s capital […]
Real Madrid will again look up to their impressive home record to stand up to the pressure and remain in the race for the Spanish La Liga football title when they take on struggling Celta Vigo Monday. Real Madrid have only lost one home game all season, to Atletico Madrid, and defeat to Celta, unlikely […]
Australia won the Ashes in a 5-0 whitewash after a 281-run win over England on the third day of the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground here Sunday. Resuming the day on 140/4 in their second innings and leading by 311, Australia continued to pile on runs before being dismissed for 276 […]
Two Indian women, who were injured in a road accident that claimed three lives, are still battling for life in a hospital in Oman. Three people were killed and six others were injured in the tragic accident Thursday near Samad Al Shams in Ibra, the second largest city in the Ash Sharqiyah region of Oman […]