PV Sindhu, unknown Nikhar Garg in fray for BWF athletes’ commission Olympic silver-medallist and world no.2 PV Sindhu will be among the nine shuttlers vying for a position in the Badminton World Federation’s Athletes Commission. The other Indian in fray for the four slots is relatively unknown male shuttler…
Qualcomm hits back at Apple’s lawsuit, accuses iPhone maker of false statements Qualcomm Inc hit back at Apple Inc’s charges that were made in a US lawsuit in January, saying the iPhone maker breached agreements with the firm and encouraged regulatory attacks on its business in various jurisdictions around…
Sensex recovers 155 points in late morning trade The BSE benchmark Sensex recovered 155 points to quote at 29,787 in post noon trade as fresh buying by investors led to widespread gains ahead of the earnings season. Domestic bourses bucked the weak trend witnessed in most of the Asian markets. Sectoral indices such as…
Baahubali: The Beginning’s re-release fails to attract footfalls to the theatres The fanatics of ‘Baahubali: The Beginning’ are desperately waiting for its other part ‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’s’ release on April 28, 2017. Undoubtedly to find the answer to the universal question ‘Why did Kattapa kill…
Next, EC gears up for fight over Two Leaves symbol With the RK Nagar by polls cancelled, the focus of the two factions of the AIADMK will now shift back to Nirvachan Sadan, the headquarters of the Election Commission, in New Delhi where a bitter battle would be fought to reclaim the “magical” Two Leaves symbol that…
Sweden suspect texted ISIS aide The man suspected of ploughing a truck into a crowd of people in Stockholm sent messages via WhatsApp to an ISIS supporter before and after the attack, boasting that he had “run over ten people,” media reports claimed. Rakhmat Akilov, a failed asylum seeker from Uzbekistan, had been…
Petrol pumps to take Sunday off for Modi’s less fuel consumption vision As many as 25,000 petrol pumps in some parts of country will shut shops starting May 14 every Sunday, according to a report in Business Standard. The call by petrol pumps under the umbrella of Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers was seen…