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  • Sharapova to make comeback after doping ban in Stuttgart
    BERLIN, January 10 (Reuters) - Five-times grand slam champion Maria Sharapova will return to competitive action following a 15-month doping ban at the Stuttgart Grand Prix in April.   The Florida-bas
    / 10th January 2017
  • Collector escapes attempt on life in Manipur
    Imphal January 10 (IANS) The Collector of Tamenglong district in Manipur escaped an assassination attempt at his official residence on Monday night.   Some unknown people hurled petrol bombs from acr
    / 10th January 2017
  • Just a 45-minute brisk walk a week can improve arthritis
    New York, January 10 (IANS) Older people suffering from arthritis can remain fit by engaging in 45 minutes of moderate physical activity such as brisk walking a week, says a study.   According to US
    / 10th January 2017
  • Barack Obama gets new job offer
    Washington, January 10 (IANS) Barack Obama ends his eight-year tenure as US President in a couple of weeks but he might not be out of a job for long as the world's leading streaming service Spotify "offered him
    / 10th January 2017
  • Outfit threatening Manipur editors identified
    Imphal, January 10 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Manipur Police have identified the militant group that had been threatening local editors.   On December 26, a hand grenade was left in the office o
    / 10th January 2017
  • Indian economy suffering after note ban: New York Times
    New York, January 10 (IANS) The Indian economy is suffering following demonetisation and a shortage of cash made life increasingly difficult for Indians, the New York Times has said.   Saying the scr
    / 10th January 2017
  • Don't overestimate Indo-US economic ties: Chinese daily
    Beijing, January 10 (IANS) India is fooling itself if it thinks its economy will bloom by siding with the US, an influential Chinese newspaper said on Tuesday.   The state-run Global Times warned in
    / 10th January 2017
  • BSF denies poor quality food served to troopers
    New Delhi, January 10 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday said there was no evidence to allege that poor quality food was being served to its troopers on the border.   Inspector General
    / 10th January 2017
  • Thai floods cause 200-km traffic tailback; death toll up to 25
    BANGKOK, January 10 (Reuters) - Flash floods in southern Thailand washed out a bridge on the country's main north-south highway on Tuesday, backing up traffic for 200 km (125 miles) as the death toll from days
    / 10th January 2017
  • Trump pulled out of project in ex-Soviet Georgia to avoid conflict of interest - ex-partner
    TBILISI, January 10 (Reuters) - The Trump Organization pulled out of a $250-million real estate project in ex-Soviet Georgia to avoid a potential conflict with Donald Trump's role as president, Trump's former b
    / 10th January 2017
  • Alibaba's Ma meets Trump, promises to bring one million jobs to U.S.
    NEW YORK/BEIJING, January 10 (Reuters) - Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma met U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday and laid out the Chinese e-commerce giant's new plan to bring one million small U.S. b
    / 10th January 2017
  • Ronaldo wins FIFA's player of the year award
    ZURICH, January 10 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo won FIFA's player of the year award for the fourth time on Monday, beating his old rival Lionel Messi who was pulled out of the ceremony only a few hours earlier
    / 10th January 2017
  • Bollywood celebs back Streep, one calls Trump 'joker'
    Mumbai, January 10 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities like Priyanka Chopra and Sonam Kapoor hailed Meryl Streep for taking on the US President-elect and after Donald Trump called her an "over-rated actress". Sonam al
    / 10th January 2017
  • Obama to Trump: Trends toward clean energy 'irreversible'
    Washington, January 10 (IANS) Outgoing US President Barack Obama on Monday warned President-elect Donald Trump against walking away from a global climate deal, saying that trends toward clean energy are "irreve
    / 10th January 2017
  • India needs to guard against technological disruption in manufacturing
    By Amit Kapoor IANS   The most recent Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) reflects a contraction in the manufacturing activity in India in December.   Most domestic and international analy
    / 10th January 2017
  • Clooney reacts to Trump calling Streep 'overrated'
    London, January 10 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker George Clooney has reacted to President-elect Donald Trumps comments about Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep after her speech at the Golden Globes.   She cr
    / 10th January 2017
  • Yahoo to be renamed Altaba, CEO to step down
    New York/New Delhi, January 10 (IANS) Yahoo, which was acquired by US wireless communications service provider Verizon for a mere $4.8 billion in July last year, will soon be called Altaba, media reported on Tu
    / 10th January 2017
  • Myanmar to fence border with India
    Nay Pyi Taw, Jan 10 (IANS) Myanmar will build border demarcation fencing with India, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.   The neighbouring country will construct the fence in its Naga se
    / 10th January 2017
  • What worked for me in Bollywood works in Hollywood too: Priyanka Chopra
    New Delhi, January 10 (IANS) She broke the monotony of Indian actors playing blink-and-you'll-miss appearances in Hollywood by grabbing the lead role in American show "Quantico". With a lot of appreciation -- a
    / 10th January 2017
  • Northeast could feed India up to 1,100 MW of power by yearend
    Agartala/Shillong, January 10 (IANS) The northeastern region, with its huge energy potential -- 50,000 MW, by some estimates -- could soon become the "power house of India". And taking a small first step in thi
    / 10th January 2017
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