Bengaluru: J Manjula has been appointed the first woman director general (DG) of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). She is the recipient of DRDO Award for Performance Excellence, Scientist of the Year 2011, and India Today Woman Summit Award -2014. Photo: © BCCL (Main Image)
» Read moreNew York: Rohan Boapanna’s campaign in the men’s doubles ended after he and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea suffered a straight set loss in the quarterfinals of US Open here on Wednesday. The sixth seeded Indo-Romanian duo lost 6-7, 3-6 to unseeded pair of Dominic Inglot of Great Britain and Sweden’s Robert Lindstedt in a contest that lasted 80 minutes […]
» Read moreMalaika Arora Khan is taking a much-needed break and enjoying the sunny beaches of Greece along with her girl gang that includes actress Aditi Govitrikar. Malaika shared some beautiful pictures on her Instagram page of her enjoying a peaceful moment in Santorini. Source: Instagram
» Read moreNew Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday said that reports about killing of 20 Indians in a Saudi-led alliance in air strikes on fuel smugglers at a Yemeni port on Tuesday are untrue. “Out of 20 crew members, 13 are alive and 7 are reported to be missing,” Vikas Swarup, MEA spokesperson said. “We’ve seen media reports about […]
» Read moreSerena Williams continued her march towards Grand Slam history by beating sister Venus in the quarter-finals of the US Open. The world No 1 and defending champion won 6-2 1-6 6-3 to move to within two victories of securing the Calendar Grand Slam. During a topsy-turvy opening two sets, Serena broke serve twice in the first set while 35-year-old Venus […]
» Read moreItalian Roberta Vinci became the first woman through to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday, outlasting Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 5-7 6-4 on another sizzling hot day at Flushing Meadows. The 32-year-old veteran showed off her fighting spirit while Mladenovic, a decade younger, wilted in the punishing conditions using up all of her medical timeouts during the two-hour, […]
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