Bianchi had been in coma since the accident at Suzuka in October 2014. He passed away at a hospital in Nice, near his parents' home in the south of France. "Jules fought right to the very end, as he always did, but today his battle came to an end," said ....

A very senior functionary and former president of the BCCI requesting anonymity said: “This (suspending Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for two years from IPL and Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra from all cricket activities) is only a slap on the wrist. ....

 Slick television coverage and celebrity owners have raised the profile of the Star Sports ProKabaddi League. Following a stream of gold medals at the Asian Games, Indian internationals are now celebrities in their own right in the kabaddi world. Iran, though, has been ....

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have spoken by phone, a rare exchange amid years of paralysed peace efforts. Mr. Netanyahu’s office said the Israeli leader wished Mr. Abbas a happy Eid-ul-Fitr. A statement on Fri ....

In response to the two bills which were passed by the lower house of the Japanese Diet on Thursday, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi voiced his “stern concern” over the move, the state-run Xinhua news agency is reporting. “(This move) cannot but rai ....

Uber is also facing a lawsuit in the Northern District of California from a 26-year-old Indian woman who had accused a driver, Shiv Kumar Yadav, of raping her. She is seeking unspecified damages as she has accused Uber of failing to ensure passengers’ safety. S ....

But a trove of thousands of Saudi documents recently released by WikiLeaks reveals in surprising detail how the government's goal in recent years was not just to spread its strict version of Sunni Islam — though that was a priority — but also to undermin ....

In an address marking the end of Ramadan, Mr. Khamenei said he wanted politicians to examine the agreement to ensure national interests were preserved, as Iran would not allow the disruption of its revolutionary principles or defensive abilities. "Whether the (n ....

Expressing concern over the slump in prices for various grades of tobacco at the auction platforms, Prakasam Zilla Parishad on Friday sought intervention of the Centre to improve market sentiments. A resolution to this effect was adopted at the Zilla Parishad General Bod ....

As a reward, after sanctions are lifted, “Iran is ready to welcome Indians, even without a bidding process,” Mr. Ansari said. “Sanctions was a very serious issue, and no one could get around them. We know they have their own interests, so they were ....