“Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence tops the the list of highest-paid actresses, according to the annual the spian earnings survey by Forbes. Lawrence moved up from No. 2 last year to lead the field with an estimated $52 million in paydays from June 2014 to June 2015. Her haul is $1 million more than last year’s leader, Sandra Bullock, who […]
» Read moreCincinnati: Top seeded Indo-Swiss pair of Sania and Martina Hingis outplayed the American wild cards Christina Mchale and CoCo Vandeweghe 6-4 6-1 to move to the semifinals of the USD 2,701,240 WTA Premier tournament. They will now fight it out with Taipei pair of Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan for a place in the final.
» Read moreVancouver: Yuki Bhambri enjoyed a fruitful day at the USD 100,000 Odlum Brown Vanopen as he reached the singles semifinal with a hard-fought win over Farrukh Dustov and also made his second consecutive doubles final at the Challenger level, here. Yuki saved all six break points he faced en route to a close 6-4, 6-4 win in the quarterfinal contest […]
» Read moreAgra: A 60-kg British-era copper chandelier at the main entrance of 17th century Taj Mahal crashed down recently, prompting the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to initiate a probe into the matter. The six-feet high and four-feet wide chandelier, gifted by Lord Curzon and installed at the Royal Gate of Taj Mahal in 1905, fell down on Wednesday, sources said. […]
» Read moreColombo: Ranil Wickremesinghe was today sworn in as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister for the fourth time following his party’s victory in the parliamentary polls, as the country’s two major political parties signed a power- sharing deal to form a national unity government. Wickremesinghe’s victory in Monday’s election thwarted a political comeback by the country’s former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, months after […]
» Read moreThe World Championships silver medallist regained the No. 1 rank – surging 2,180 points ahead of Carolina Marin – and also struck a landmark deal with management company IOS Sports & Entertainment. Saina’s deal is worth Rs 25 crore over two years. IOS also manages top sportspersons like Suresh Raina, MC Mary Kom, Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh.
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