Mahak Jain and Jack Draper clinch ITF titles

CHANDIGARH : Third seed seed Jack Draper of Great Britain defeated Dhruv Sunish of India in a three setter finalo of the ITF Junior Tennis Circuit at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here today. Dhruv Sunish won the first set in tie break 6-7(2). In the second set Jack Draper bounced back intonthe game strongly […]

‘Petrol pumps to accept card payment till Friday’

NEW DELHI : Petrol pumps across the country will continue to accept credit and debit cards till Friday, an AIPDA official said on Monday.The All India Petroleum Dealers Association’s decided to revise its earlier announcement after consulting with the Petroleum Ministry, as banks also deferred charging transaction fee up to one per cent on card […]

Oz romp to emphatic win for series sweep

Sydney : Australia ended Pakistan’s resistance before the scheduled tea break on the final day of the third Test to claim an emphatic victory by 220 runs and a 3-0 series sweep on Saturday. Two months after being plunged into crisis and overhauling their side in the wake of a series humiliation at the hands […]

He refused ‘siropa’, up for another challenge

Amritsar : Balbir Singh, a former ‘ardasia’ (priest) at the Golden Temple, has expressed his desire to contest the elections against Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal from the Lambi Assembly constituency.He uploaded a video on social network, which went viral as well, seeking advice from the Sikh community on the matter. He said he wanted […]

Brother of airport shooting suspect says US government failed him

Penuelas (Puerto Rico), January 8 : The brother of a man accused of killing five people at a Florida airport questioned Saturday why his brother was allowed to keep his gun after US authorities knew he’d become increasingly paranoid and was hearing voices. Esteban Santiago, 26, had trouble controlling his anger after serving in Iraq […]