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 »
Federer targets number one spot as race for London heats up
PARIS: Roger Federer is taking his battle with Novak Djokovic for the world number one spot down to the wire as he arrives at the Paris Masters, which begins on Monday as the hottest player on Tour. While the fight for the top place going to the final tournaments of the season, there is also a... read more »
Man attempts to set Shahi Imam Bukhari on fire at Jama Masjid
An attempt was made Sunday evening to set the Imam of Jama Masjid on fire but his security staff thwarted the attack. A man breached at least 10 rows of praying Muslims to throw kerosene on... read more »
Govt may give fresh affidavit in SC today: Explainer on the black money debate
An informed, mature and realistic debate on black money is too much to ask for in a country where the issue attracts intense, almost emotional public reaction. It does not help when... read more »
Nepal bus crash kills 14
KATHMANDU: An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal on Friday, killing at least 14 people including three foreigners, police said. The bus was crowded with tourists and... read more »
Police seek motive in fatal Washington state school shooting
Authorities were seeking a motive on Saturday as to why a high school student in the United States’ Washington state shot dead a female classmate and wounded four others in a... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of buying fake votes, to complain EC
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday alleged that the BJP MLAs in Delhi have been directed by a top leader to buy 5000 fake votes in each constituency. Kejriwal, who took... read more »