AUGUST 29, 2018
Senior Telugu actor and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Nandamuri Harikrishna died in a car accident in the early hours of Wednesday. He was 61.
The accident took place on Narketpally-Addanki highway in Nalgonda district, Telangana. Harikrishna was driving alone to attend a fan’s wedding when his car crashed into a road median on the highway.
According to officials,...
AUGUST 29, 2018
The Kadoories' Hong Kong Real Estate Trophies - Bloomberg
HONG KONG - The Kadoorie family is proving that anything’s possible in Hong Kong’s property market.
By turning a barren hillside into a multi billion-dollar fortune, they’ve shown what quiet perseverance can accomplish in a world where brash millionaires are increasingly being minted overnight.
The Kadoories’ propensity to hang on to...
AUGUST 29, 2018
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama shakes hands with Senator John McCain during bipartisan dinner in McCain's honour January 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
A parting lies in the roster of leaders he personally selected to at the National Cathedral.
It was a day in early April when Barack Obama received an unexpected call from McCain, who...
AUGUST 28, 2018
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Tuesday lodged a protest against Bahrain for causing obstruction to Hima Das during the Mixed 4x400 relay final in which India finished second after M R Poovamma frittered away a good 30m lead.
The protest has been admitted by the jury of appeals which will give...
AUGUST 28, 2018
The Trump administration is “taking a look” at whether Google searches should be regulated by the government, according to Larry Kudlow, President Trump’s economic adviser.
“We’ll let you know,” Kudlow said. “We’re taking a look at it.”
The announcement puts the search giant squarely in the White House’s crosshairs amid a wider series of allegations against the tech industry...
AUGUST 27, 2018
Use allowed in photography, security, surveys
Drones, their operators and pilots will have to be mandatorily registered on aviation regulator DGCA’s online portal, effective December 1.
The use of remotely piloted aircraft, a kind of drone, is allowed for taking photographs, conducting surveys such as for laying of pipelines and agricultural purposes and surveillance, as per the regulations on...
AUGUST 27, 2018
A record and medal: Neeraj Chopra’s effort helped him become the country’s first javelin gold medallist at the Games. | Photo Credit: DARREN WHITESIDE
Dharun, Neena and Sudha win silver medals
He does not predict big throws, just assures you that he would give his best. Once again, Neeraj Chopra let his throws do all the talking as...
AUGUST 27, 2018
Amit Samarth on how he spent 25 sleepless days cycling along the midlands of Russia
It’s the nights that are the most difficult. “When I was cycling through the forests of Siberia after sundown, the loneliness struck even harder. I called it ghostriding because at that point of time, I was convinced I was a ghost,” says Amit...
AUGUST 26, 2018
President Trump nixed issuing a statement that praised the heroism and life of Sen. John McCain, telling senior aides he preferred to issue a tweet before posting one Saturday night that did not include any kind words for the late Arizona Republican.
Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Chief of Staff John F. Kelly and other White House aides...
AUGUST 26, 2018
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal both won their respective quarter-finals to assure medals in singles badminton event at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Sunday.
World number three PV Sindhu assured herself of at least a bronze medal with a 21-11, 16-21, 21-14 win over Nitchaon Jindapol of Thailand.
Saina Nehwal on the other hand defeated...
