Paris, May 23: Maria Sharapova slammed the “disrespectful” decision on Friday to pick nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal as the sixth seed despite his domination of the event, a media report said on Saturday. Nadal will kick off his defending campaign at Roland Garros as the sixth seed after having slipped to the seventh […]
Paris: There will be no Indian playing at this year’s French Open singles draw as all three contenders, including Yuki Bhambri, bowed out after second-round defeats in the Qualifiers here. Yuki suffered a 4-6 3-6 defeat against Germany’s Tim Puetz while Ramkumar Ramanathan was routed 2-6 0-6 by America’s Jared Donaldson. Russian Evgeny Donskoy had […]
Riyadh, May 23 : An Islamic State group suicide bomber attacked a Shiite mosque in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, killing 21 people and wounding 81 in an assault that threatens to fan sectarian tensions. The bomber struck during the main weekly prayers in Eastern Province yesterday, where assailants linked to the Sunni extremist IS killed seven […]
Guwahati, May 23 :Five coaches and the engine of a passenger train derailed in Kokrajhar district of Assam in the early hours today, seriously injuring its engine driver and causing minor injuries to some passengers. Northeast Frontier Railway spokesman Jayanta Sarma said that the accident occurred between Salakati and Basugaon at 5.15 AM as the […]
London, May 23 : The Dutch cabinet has imposed partial ban on wearing the face-covering Islamic veil i.e. burqua, at public areasincluding schools, hospitals and public transport. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the prohibition bill of Islamic veil passed on May 22 will be regulated in education and healthcare institutions and government buildings in […]