Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis came up with another stupendous performance on Sunday to win the women’s doubles title of the prestigious $7 million WTA Finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium here and comprehensively underline their supremacy in the category. The top seeds took just an hour and seven minutes to rout Spanish eighth seeds […]
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday the World Bank’s latest ranking of India should have actually been “significantly higher” as the bank had not factored in all the steps taken by the government to improve business environment. “The World Bank has upped India’s ranking in the Ease of Doing Business by twelve positions. Last […]
Four members of a family, including two women, were hacked to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Sunday, police said. The victims have been identified as Jinkaru Mundain (75), her daughter Soru Mundain (55), and two sons Ghasia Munda (50) and Hagal Munda (40), police said. According to police, Shyamlal […]
People from Bihar living in different parts of the northeast are intimately monitoring the on-going assembly polls in the state. Thousands of people from Bihar are living in several northeastern states, especially in Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya, and engaging themselves in various trades and diverse works. Most of them are reluctant to go to their […]
The police have apologized for their treatment of Sikh protesters during a demonstration outside the Indian embassy last month, a media report said on Sunday. Mak Chishty, Metropolitan Police’s chief of community engagement, said concerns had been raised by Sikh representatives about the actions of some officers at the October 22 protest, the Evening Standard […]
Tolerance can take the offense out of a debate and instil respect, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Saturday, adding India has always protected debate and the right to hold different views. “Tolerance can take the offense out of a debate, and indeed instil respect. If I go berserk every time a […]
Stating that defence and security cooperation would be a key pillar of India-Africa partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday also promised to accord high priority to scaling up of trade and investment flows between India and Africa. “We will make our trade more balanced. We will facilitate Africa’s access to the Indian market. We […]
The Delhi High Court will on Friday pronounce its order on pleas filed by three discoms challenging the decision of the government to have their accounts audited by official auditor Comptroller and Audit or General (CAG). A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw will also pass order on a PIL […]
Hundred-plus not out: educational institutions in this Taj city have enriched India’s intellectual legacy. Many may dispute Agra’s claim to modernity, but when it comes to great and grand educational – infrastructure more than a century old – the city’s record remains unchallenged till date. It’s not just the medical college which started as the […]
Refusing to order a blanket ban on firecrackers on Diwali, the Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the Centre’s failure to carry out its earlier directive to give wide publicity to the ill effects of bursting of crackers, including sound and air pollution. The union government has not complied with the October 16 order, […]