• India seeks a World Group play-off berth

     In less than 24 hours, India will be up against New Zealand in Christchurch in the Davis Cup Group-I Asia/Oceania second-round clash. At stake is a place in the World Group playoffs. After the agonising 3-2 loss to Serbia in last year’s playoff, India will se ....

     In less than 24 hours, India will be up against New Zealand in Christchurch in the Davis Cup Group-I Asia/Oceania second-round clash. At stake is a place in the World Group playoffs. After the agonising 3-2 loss to Serbia in last year’s playoff, India will se ....

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  • Mission: Premier League crown

    This was a season of two halves for Arsenal, where the brilliance of the second period was not enough to make up all the ground that had been ceded in the first. The worst league start since 1982 – two wins from the first eight – was followed by losses to Sw ....

    This was a season of two halves for Arsenal, where the brilliance of the second period was not enough to make up all the ground that had been ceded in the first. The worst league start since 1982 – two wins from the first eight – was followed by losses to Sw ....

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  • Low public interest kills CLT20

    Winner of the CLT20 in 2010 and 2014, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) — now thrown out of the IPL for two seasons (2016/17) — and Mumbai Indians (winner in 2011 and 2013) were the top two IPL teams that sustained Indian interest in the CLT20, which was won by New ....

    Winner of the CLT20 in 2010 and 2014, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) — now thrown out of the IPL for two seasons (2016/17) — and Mumbai Indians (winner in 2011 and 2013) were the top two IPL teams that sustained Indian interest in the CLT20, which was won by New ....

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  • Uber fined USD 7mn for keeping info from California regulators

    The fine was part of a ruling by an administrative law judge at the California Public Utilities Commission, the regulatory agency that allowed Uber and its competitors such as Lyft to operate in the state as long as the companies reported aspects of their activities. ....

    The fine was part of a ruling by an administrative law judge at the California Public Utilities Commission, the regulatory agency that allowed Uber and its competitors such as Lyft to operate in the state as long as the companies reported aspects of their activities. ....

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  • Greek lawmakers pass austerity bill despite dissent

    The bill, which imposes sweeping tax hikes and spending cuts, fuelled anger in the governing Syriza party and led to a revolt against Mr. Tsipras, who has insisted the deal forged after a marathon weekend eurozone summit was the best he could do to prevent Greece from c ....

    The bill, which imposes sweeping tax hikes and spending cuts, fuelled anger in the governing Syriza party and led to a revolt against Mr. Tsipras, who has insisted the deal forged after a marathon weekend eurozone summit was the best he could do to prevent Greece from c ....

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  • Obama vows to veto any move to derail Iran deal

    The President built his for passage of the historic deal by emphasising both the specifics of the intrusive inspection regime that would be put in place as well as the likely costs of rejecting the deal, mainly the spectre of heightened instability in the already-volati ....

    The President built his for passage of the historic deal by emphasising both the specifics of the intrusive inspection regime that would be put in place as well as the likely costs of rejecting the deal, mainly the spectre of heightened instability in the already-volati ....

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  • Mullah Omar ‘endorses’ peace talks

    The message was released on Wednesday to mark the upcoming Muslim festival of Id, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, and comes a week after an official government delegation met with senior members of the Taliban outside the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. The me ....

    The message was released on Wednesday to mark the upcoming Muslim festival of Id, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, and comes a week after an official government delegation met with senior members of the Taliban outside the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. The me ....

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  • New Trade Union Bill seen as more draconian than Thatcher labour laws

    The announcement, which comes after a recent 24-hour strike by London tube workers, is being seen as an attempt not only to further restrict the right to strike, but to also neutralise the considerable political clout of British trade unions in Parliament. Right of w ....

    The announcement, which comes after a recent 24-hour strike by London tube workers, is being seen as an attempt not only to further restrict the right to strike, but to also neutralise the considerable political clout of British trade unions in Parliament. Right of w ....

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  • 1 killed in broad daylight in Gurgaon firing

     Four auxiliary constables of the Chhattisgarh police, who were abducted by Maoists in Bastar region on Monday, were killed by the extremists on Wednesday morning and their bodies were thrown on a road. “All four abducted policemen have been killed by the Maoi ....

     Four auxiliary constables of the Chhattisgarh police, who were abducted by Maoists in Bastar region on Monday, were killed by the extremists on Wednesday morning and their bodies were thrown on a road. “All four abducted policemen have been killed by the Maoi ....

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  • Maoists kill abducted policemen in Chhattisgarh

     Four auxiliary constables of the Chhattisgarh police, who were abducted by Maoists in Bastar region on Monday, were killed by the extremists on Wednesday morning and their bodies were thrown on a road. “All four abducted policemen have been killed by the Maoi ....

     Four auxiliary constables of the Chhattisgarh police, who were abducted by Maoists in Bastar region on Monday, were killed by the extremists on Wednesday morning and their bodies were thrown on a road. “All four abducted policemen have been killed by the Maoi ....

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