Bopanna-Matkowski duo reach Dubai Open final
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Polish partner Marcin Matkowski marched into the final of Dubai Open, knocking out the Indian-Spanish duo of Leander Paes and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
Sweden re-introduces military conscription
The Swedish government has voted to bring back military conscription. According to sources, service will be made compulsory form 1 January 2018.
Protests against dubbed movies spread in Karnataka
On Friday, Karnataka witnessed protests against the screening of 'Sathyadev IPS', the Kannada dubbed version of Ajith's Tamil movie 'Yennai Arindhaal.'
JNU best varsity even among controversies
Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University won the annual 'Visitor's Award' for best varsity despite of being surrounded by controversies in the last one year.
American VP Pence used private email as governor, was hacked
US Vice President Mike Pence had used a private email account to conduct official duties as governor of Indiana, according to a statement.
Duo behind Oscar goof-up given bodyguards after death threats
The two PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants reportedly responsible for the Oscar best picture award goof-up have been given bodyguards after they received death threats on social media.
Mumbai: Driverless metros to run on Metro III
The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) will acquire driverless trains for the underground metro corridor on the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz route, also known as Metro III.
No funds to organize IPL matches?
The upcoming edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) could be in trouble going by the recent meeting of IPL committee and the staging associations.
Tata Motors-owned JLR unveils the 'Velar'
Ratan Tata's passion project, the 'Range Rover Velar' was unveiled by Tata Motors' subsidiary 'Jaguar Land Rover'.
Thai king's adviser sacked for corruption
A senior adviser to the Thai king, Jumpol Manmai, a former deputy police commissioner and palace Grand Chamberlain has been sacked over charges of corruption.
Pakistan invites Bangladesh for a cricket series
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is trying to pursue Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to send their national cricket-team to Pakistan for a bi-lateral cricket series in December this year.
Australia to curb fast-food visas
The Australian government is considering limiting the number of visas it issues to workers to be employed in fast food chains like McDonald's, KFC and Hungry Jack's.
First Uighur claims of allegiance to IS in new video
In what is seemingly Islamic State's "first direct threat" against China, a half-hour video has surfaced, featuring China's Uighur militants vowing to return home and "shed blood like rivers".
Bengaluru steel flyover project to be scrapped, residents rejoice
The Karnataka government on Thursday scrapped the controversial steel flyover project that was to be constructed in Bengaluru.
'Beauty and the Beast' will introduce Disney's first gay character
The "tale as old as time" is getting one major update.
Reliance Jio to offer fixed line digital service
Reliance Jio has partnered with Team F1 to roll out a fixed line digital service via an advanced home gateway solution.
Flying to and from Delhi will soon be much cheaper
In December'15, the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) had curtailed Delhi Airport charges by 96% (for April 2014-March 2019).
La Liga: Ronaldo saves Real Madrid against Las Palmas
Cristiano Ronaldo's 86th and 89th minute goals rescued 10-men Real Madrid against Las Palmas to end the match in a 3-3 draw in La Liga at Santiago Bernabeu.
Passengers can soon lodge complaints against rude taxi drivers
Soon, passengers will be able to lodge complaints from their cellphones if they are at the receiving end of misbehavior from the cab/autorickshaw drivers.
Barcelona pushes laws to curb tourism
Barcelona's Mayor Ada Colau has presented her strategic plan for tourism, which seeks to limit tourism in the city. The city has a population of 1.6 million, but received a whopping 32 million tourists last year.
Telecom spectrum auction proposed in July-December
The government is contemplating a fresh round of spectrum auction between July - December 2017.
Indian Boxing League to come up soon
India will soon have its first ever boxing league.
Exam racket that lets you cheat from home 'busted'
Jharkhand police have busted an exam racket that allowed students to cheat from their own homes.
BAI president comes under CBI scanner
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigated Badminton Association of India's president Akhilesh Das Gupta and other BAI officials on charges of fraud and nepotism in selection of the team for Youth Sports Exchange Program in 2014.
UN: Libya is epicentre for migrant child sex abuse
The UN has warned that Libya, from where lakhs of migrants attempt to cross the Mediterranean into Italy, has become an epicentre for migrant child sex abuse.
Alexis Sanchez to part ways with the Gunners?
It is reported that Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez is all set to leave the team this June, a year before his contract with the Gunners expires.
