Mount Marapi in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province erupted Wednesday, shooting ash to the sky and incurring a downpour of ash and volcanic sand up to 10 km to the south of the crater, an official said. Powerful bursts of ash, sand and gravel erupted from the volcano located in Tanah Datar and Agam districts at […]
India romped home to a comfortable six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second One-Day International (ODI) of the Asia Cup at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium here Wednesday. Chasing 280, the visitors achieved the target with one over to spare. India captain Virat Kohli scored a match-winning knock of 136, his 19th century in […]
Raj Singh Rathore and C.S. Santosh held their positions to top the overall classifications in the Xtreme and Moto categories, respectively, at the end of Leg 2 near Bikaner in the 2014 Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm cross country rally which reached here Wednesday. Rathore, driving a Polaris Ranger with co-driver Vishnu Singh, came up with […]
Powered by Virat Kohli’s 19th century, India romped home to a comprehensive six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second One-Day International (ODI) of the Asia Cup held at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium here Wednesday. Knowing India’s strengths as a chasing pack, skipper Kohli put Bangladesh in to bat first. The hosts put up […]
Milano, Friday 21st February 2014 – Rahul Mishra was announced the winner of the 2013/2014 International Woolmark Prize (IWP), during the final awards event held at the Triennale Museum, Milan. An esteemed judging panel including Frida Giannini, Franca Sozzani, Tim Blanks, Colette Garnsey, Angelica Cheung, Alexa Chung and representatives from the global IWP retail partners, […]
Afghanistan Saturday rebuffed Pakistan’s claim that 23 of its security personnel were killed by Pakistani Taliban militants on Afghan soil. “In the wake of the claim made by Pakistani officials that 23 security personnel of Pakistan were killed by militants inside Afghanistan, the ministry of interior conducted comprehensive investigation but could not find any evidence […]
The Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffet once said participants should treat market fluctuations as a friend rather than an enemy. Indian investors will now have a product to do just that. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is introducing the VIX futures (volatility index with contract symbol of IndiaViX) Feb 26. This derivative can be used […]
Ashis Roy, the first and the only Indian to run 100 marathons, released his second book ‘Wonderful Joys of Running’ here Monday. Roy, who has run 115 marathons all over the globe – the last one being the 2013 Mumbai Marathon, said that with his book he wants to encourage his compatriots to take up […]
Russian Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukaev said here Monday that Russia’s $15-billion bailout funds for Ukraine will continue despite the current chaos, but Russia is waiting for the answer that who will be its Ukrainian partner, Xinhua reported. “The first 3 billion dollars were delivered, and the next 2 billion will go the same direction, […]
Four soldiers died in a helicopter crash in central Colombia that was apparently caused by bad weather, the army said Monday. The accident occurred in Mesetas, a city in Meta province, while the soldiers were providing air support to troops fighting the guerrilla group, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. The chopper got caught […]