Wuhan (China), April 23: World’s top-ranked women’s shuttler Saina Nehwal and compatriot P.V. Sindhu won their respective matches but male star Parupalli Kashyap was beaten in the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championships here on Thursday. Saina defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-14, 10-21, 21-10 in a see-saw encounter lasting an hour and seven minutes. She got a […]
The suicide of a farmer at the AAP rally today in the heart of Delhi is a stark symbol of rural anger and helplessness. It is an equally grim reminder that political parties have no solution to offer other than a relentless barrage of sound bites and photo opportunities at the hospital. Urban India’s interest […]
Masarat Alam was booked under the Public Safety Act on Thursday, a week after he was arrested on sedition charges. The Jammu and Kashmir government’s move is likely to put the separatist leader behind bars for a minimum of two years. Yesterday, a Budgam court had reserved order on Alam’s bail plea till Saturday. The […]
Fort Myer (Virginia), Apr 23: Indian-American Vivek Murthy was today administered the oath for the top post of US Surgeon General by Vice President Joe Biden at a ceremonial ceremony here, becoming the youngest-ever in charge of the country’s public health. 37-year-old Vivek Hallegere Murthy is now the highest ranking Indian-American in […]