Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan on Thursday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar where he was honoured by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). Mr. Sajjan, who had arrived in the city on Wednesday night, reached Harmandir Sahib early Thursday and went to the sanctum sanctorum to offer prayers. The visiting dignitary spent close to an hour […]
» Read moreTennis superstar Serena Williams is pregnant and taking maternity leave through the rest of 2017, expecting to give birth this fall, her spokeswoman said on Wednesday in an announcement that upended a sport the 35-year-old athlete has dominated for the past decade. The confirmation came hours after Williams, due to regain to the No. 1 world ranking next week, set […]
» Read moreIIT-Kharagpur will be the first technology institute to offer medicine courses, set to start from the 2019 session with a batch of 50 students. A 400-bed hospital on the campus , which will act as a teaching facility, will start admitting patients from mid-2018. The institute will seek permission from the Medical Council of India only after the hospital starts […]
» Read moreIndia’s top shuttlers P.V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal on WEdnesday suffered shocking first-round exits from the Malaysia Open Super Series in Kuching. Rio Olympics silver medallist Sindhu was shown the door by unseeded Chen Yufei of China 18-21 21-19 21-17 in the women’s singles at the Stadium Perpaduan. It took Chen one hour and eight minutes to get the better […]
» Read moreIndian captain Virat Kolhi was on Wednesday named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016, adding another feather to his already crowded cap. Kohli amassed 1215 Test runs at a stupendous average of 75.93 last year. Ten ODI appearances fetched him 739 runs at 92.37, while he scored 641 T20 International runs at 106.83. Only six batsmen have ever […]
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