NRAI congratulates Jitu Rai, Shweta for Asiad medals
National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh Saturday congratulated Jitu Rai and Shweta Chaudhry, who won the gold and bronze on the first competition day of the 17th Asian Games at Incheon. World No.5 Rai, fresh from his silver medal finish at the World Championships in... read more »
Kohli seeks Tendulkar’s help after form slump
New Delhi: Virat Kohli’s decision to seek tips from Sachin Tendulkar in Mumbai is just a brief part of his overall training programme leading to the 2015 World Cup, according to his childhood coach Raj Kumar Sharma. Sharma told TOI that Kohli had some time on his hands and wanted to get some... read more »
Hockey: Indian men eye big win over Sri Lanka in Asiad opener
After the islanders, the Sardar Singh-led side will face Oman on September 23 before more tough encounters against arch-rival Pakistan (September 25) and China (September 27). Two-time gold medallist India, who stood top of the podium in 1966 and 1998, would definitely be looking for thumping wins... read more »
North Korea says imprisoned American tried to become ‘second Snowden&...
Korean prison, state media said on Saturday. Matthew Miller, 25, of Bakersfield, California, had prepared his story in advance and written in a notebook that he was seeking refuge after failing in an attempt to collect information about the US government, state media said. “He perpetrated the... read more »
Egypt ex-President Morsi charged over Qatar files leak
Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is being charged with handing over national security documents to Qatar, the state prosecutor says. Relations between Egypt and Qatar have been... read more »
10 killed as plane crashes in Colombian jungle
Colombian officials said a plane crashed in the country’s south-western jungle, killing 10 people on board. The director of operations for Colombia’s civil aeronautics agency said on... read more »
Taliban suicide attack kills 3 Afghan policemen
An Afghan official said a Taliban suicide bomber has killed a district police chief and his two guards in southern Kandahar province. Samim Khpolwak, spokesman for the provincial governor... read more »
Harvard receives record $350 million for public health
Harvard University has received the largest donation in its history, the school announced on Monday, $350 million from the Morningside Foundation to the School of Public Health. The... read more »
Iran’s Khamenei undergoes prostate surgery
Iran’s official news agency on Monday said the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has undergone prostate surgery in a Tehran hospital. The report by IRNA said the surgery took... read more »
