Home » Sports

Sports - Page 1511

Former CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar dead. (Photo- Twitter/@MCPNilaga)

Former Maharashtra CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar dies at 89

He recently tested coronavirus positive but had recovered and was discharged after testing negative

5 Aug 2020 10:14 AM IST

Indias fuel demand may take 6 to 9 months to rebound to normal levels as several states impose lockdown. (PTI Photo)

Fuel demand may take at least 6-9 months to rebound to normal levels:...

Fuel sales had fallen by a record 45.8 per cent in April when a nationwide lockdown was in place to check the...

5 Aug 2020 9:50 AM IST

Taiwans President Tsai Ing-wen speaking at the Taipei Guest House as part of her inauguration for her second term as in office, in Taipei. (AFP)

US announces 'highest level' visit to Taiwan in decades, likely to...

US remains the leading arms supplier to the island but has historically been cautious in holding official contacts with...

5 Aug 2020 9:45 AM IST

Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP)

Two massive explosions in Beirut leaves 73 dead, thousands injured

Lebaon's PM said 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored for years in a portside warehouse had blown up, leading to the...

5 Aug 2020 9:11 AM IST

Gold rises by Rs 97, silver almost flat . (AFP Photo)

Gold price rises to Rs 54,830, silver falls to Rs 66,855 per kg

In the international market, gold was quoting marginally lower at USD 1,975.4 per ounce, while silver was flat at USD...

5 Aug 2020 8:59 AM IST

In November last year Google announced it had reached agreement to buy Fitbit, which produces wearable fitness trackers and watches that communicate with a health monitoring app.

Google's plan to buy Fitbit comes under lens of EU competition...

Google has an operating system for smartwatches so Fitbit's user data will strengthen its already powerful position in...

4 Aug 2020 10:47 PM IST

The scientists claim comes at a time of escalating Indo-Pak tension since the September 18 attack by Pakistan-backed militants who attacked an Indian Army base in Uri.

India dubs Pakistan's new map a political absurdity

These ridiculous assertions have neither legal validity nor international credibility, asserted India

4 Aug 2020 9:59 PM IST

The H-1B visa, most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. It is said that 70 per cent of H-1B visas are awarded to Indians.

H-1B workers now can't be employed in US federal jobs following...

The move follows the June 23 suspension of H-1B and other foreign work visas until end 2020 to safeguard American jobs...

4 Aug 2020 9:59 PM IST

A picture shows the scene of an explosion in Beirut. AP photo

Huge explosion rocks Beirut

The afternoon blast shook several parts of the capital and thick smoke billowed from the city centre

4 Aug 2020 9:45 PM IST

Google has been unable to make significant inroads as a device maker so far, despite generally positive reviews for the devices, especially their cameras. So one will have to wait and see whether the Google Pixel 4a will beat the Apple iPhone SE in sales.

Google's affordable Pixel 4a launched to compete with Apple iphone SE

At $349, the Pixel 4a is even cheaper than the launch price of last year's model which was priced at $399, same as this...

4 Aug 2020 9:19 PM IST

A fine of Rs 9,000 was also imposed on the man who had also kidnapped the girl in 2015. (Representational image)

Afghanistan frees two abducted Indians

It may be recalled that seven Indian nationals were kidnapped in Afghanistan in May 2018

4 Aug 2020 8:36 PM IST

Some Republican leaders, including House Minority Whip, have written to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying they suspect that Microsoft, which is in talks to buy the US operations of TikTok, though a US company, may be compromised.

Trump says US should get a 'very large percentage' of TikTok sale...

The US president has set a deadline of September 15 for TikTok to sell its US business or stop operations in the...

4 Aug 2020 8:20 PM IST