US Open: Federer improves night record to 26-1
Roger Federer thrived in the New York spotlight as the Swiss dominated Sam Groth 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to win his 26th career night match at the US Open. The second seed needed one and three-quarter hours to hammer out the second-round win, coming from 2-5 down in the third set and winning it on... read more »
Sara Errani outlasts Venus Williams at US Open
Sara Errani wagged her finger and cupped her hand to her ear for the U.S. Open fans who tried to will Venus Williams to victory. Two points from defeat, the diminutive Italian rallied to force a third-set tiebreaker and outlasted Williams in a match that was both lopsided and tight. Errani won 6-0,... read more »
Cristiano Ronaldo crowned UEFA Best Player in Europe
Cristiano Ronaldo was on Thursday named the UEFA Best Player in Europe, defeating Bayern Munich duo Manuel Neuer and Arjen Robben for the prestigious award. Ronaldo earned 24 votes from a panel of European football journalists to claim the title in Monte Carlo just after the draw was made for the... read more »
Nokia’s HERE ties up with Samsung
Nokia-owned digital maps company HERE has tied up with Samsung. This will see the launch of the app on Android platform. And, it will remain exclusive for Samsung Galaxy smartphones for the time being. HERE will also be available on smart devices powered by Samsung’s own operating system Tizen,... read more »
Adani Power reduces net loss from Rs. 1,198 cr to Rs. 303 cr in Q1 FY15
Adani Power Ltd (APL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd, on Wednesday reported an increase of 104% in consolidated income, saying its consolidated net loss reduced to Rs. 303 crore in... read more »
Fiscal deficit of 4.1% an ambitious target: Raghuram Rajan
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan today said 4.1 per cent fiscal deficit goal set by the government for the current fiscal is an “ambitious target”. “4.1 per cent is an... read more »
TCS techie jumps out of auto to escape kidnapping bid in Mumbai
A 24-year-old TCS employee is still critical and battling for her life in Jupiter Hospital near Mumbai. Swapnali Lad, suffered serious injuries, when she jumped to safety from a moving... read more »
Want to live in India even if Bangladesh allows entry: Taslima
Hopeful of getting a resident permit in India, controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has said that even if Bangladesh allows her to enter, she wants to spend the rest of her life... read more »
Woman poisoned to death by in-laws
A 28-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her in-laws for dowry at Buara village under Khatoli Police Station in the district, police said today. Neha, wife of Zail Singh was poisoned to death... read more »
