
Japan likely to fund 20-km Shiradi Ghat upgrade
BANGALORE: Japan is most likely to fund a 20-km critical road project between Hassan and Dakshina Kannada districts — commonly called Shiradi Ghat stretch -to facilitate smooth movement of traffic to Mangalore port, the only primary port in Karnataka. The project could cost about Rs 2,000 crore,... read more »

Serena Williams wins WTA Finals
SINGAPORE: Serena Williams beat Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 Sunday to win her third-successive title at the WTA Finals – and her fifth overall. Halep easily beat Williams just four days earlier during the group stage of the tournament, but Williams turned that around with an aggressive game plan... read more »

PM Modi congratulates Sania for WTA Finals triumph
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated tennis ace Sania Mirza for winning the season-ending WTA Finals women’s doubles title, calling it a “proud accomplishment”. “Congratulations to @MirzaSania for the victory in WTA finals. This is yet another... read more »

ISL: Trezeguet fires as FC Pune beat FC Goa 2-0 to record maiden win
PUNE: A striker always remains a striker is what David Trezeguet showed when he rolled back all those years with an opportunistic strike to help FC Pune City register their maiden win beating FC Goa by 2-0 in the Hero Indian Super League on day. ISL points Table It was an evening of World Cuppers... read more »

Sun Pharma gains on report Form 483 may not lead to import alert
Shares of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Friday increased 4.3% after a report by brokerage firm Credit Suisse said the company receiving a Form 483 from the US Food and Drug... read more »

Activist Investor Buys Stake in Yahoo, Urges AOL Merger
San Francisco – Activist investor Starboard Value LP has said it has acquired a “significant” stake in Yahoo Inc and urged the internet company to explore a merger with... read more »

Why the World Doesn’t Make in India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden Independence Day speech was laced with inspiring rhetoric. But of the many things he said, the one slogan that inevitably caught public... read more »

Sheikh Hasina rules out mid-term polls in Bangladesh
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out holding mid-term polls in Bangladesh or the possibility of having a dialogue with the Khaleda Zia-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party... read more »

Kim Jong-un ill admitted to a hospital in North Korea
The North Korean media has officially said that the country’s Leader, Kim Jong-un, was suffering from a health condition. This is the first official acknowledgement of the Supreme leader’s... read more »