Talking Point: Kohli 'left' the building again!
Bangalore: It was billed as a super Saturday but as the day progressed, Nathan Lyon, with the scuffed red cherry, silenced the fans at M Chinnaswamy as India collapsed dramatically yet again to give Australia a golden advantage. Lyon captured career-best figures of 8-50 in 22.2 overs as Australia bundled out India for a paltry […]
Uber used secret tool to evade authorities
Ride services company Uber Technologies Inc for years has used a secret tool to avoid authorities in markets where its service faced resistance by law enforcement or was banned, the company confirmed on Friday. The New York Times first reported the existence of the programme, called Greyball, which uses data from the Uber app and […]
98-year-old former NASA mathematician gets her moment at Oscars
Author: Associated PressMon, 2017-02-27ID: 1488179957862014000LOS ANGELES: She said only “thank you,” but it was one of the more moving moments of Sunday’s Oscars ceremony.Katherine Johnson, 98, the former NASA mathematician played by Taraji P. Henson in the movie “Hidden Figures,” was brought on stage to thunderous applause. She was introduced by Henson, Janelle Monae and Octavia Spencer, […]
Watched lot of Ashwin tapes but stuck to my strength: Lyon
Bengaluru: After returning with the best figures of 8/50 for any visiting bowler in India, Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon on Saturday said he drew inspiration by watching videos of his Indian counterpart Ravichandran Ashwin, but stuck to his strength of extracting bounce from the track at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.Lyon, who scripted India’s downfall scalping […]
Peugeot poised to buy GM's Opel, creating European car giant
By Laurence Frost, Gilles Guillaume and Pamela Barbaglia PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – France’s PSA Group is set to announce a deal to buy Opel from General Motors on Monday after striking an agreement with the U.S. carmaker and winning the blessing of its board for the acquisition. The maker of Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars said […]
Vice President of Ghana Meets Qatar's UNESCO Candidate
Accra, March 04 (QNA) – Vice President of The Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, met here Saturday HE Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, Adviser at the Emiri Diwan and Qatar’s candidate for the post of Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural (UNESCO). Talks during the meeting dealt with bilateral relations […]
Trump jabs fly at Oscars, awards go to ‘La La Land,’ Davis
Author: JAKE COYLE | APMon, 2017-02-27ID: 1488174784611600900LOS ANGELES: The Jimmy Kimmel-hosted 89th Academy Awards seesawed between jabs at Donald Trump and passionate arguments for inclusivity, with awards going to “La La Land,” Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” and Viola Davis.Damien Chazelle’s celebrated musical “La La Land,” up for a record-tying 14 nominations, took a while to start cleaning […]
Turkey: Russia agrees US should attend Syria talks during cease-fire
AFP Fri, 2017-01-13 BEIRUT: Russia has agreed the United States should be involved in talks on Syria’s future planned for this month, Turkey’s top diplomat said, as a series of explosions rocked Damascus. Moscow and Ankara last month brokered a fragile cease-fire for the war-torn country, but without the involvement of Washington, a negotiator in […]
Kerry starts Vietnam tour with Asia embrace push
AFP Fri, 2017-01-13 HO CHI MINH CITY: John Kerry began his swansong tour as US Secretary of State in Vietnam on Friday, defending Washington’s ‘pivot’ to Asia in the face of President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to dump a key regional trade Vietnam has been at the center of President Barack Obama’s Asia embrace, marked by […]
PIC: Hrithik Roshan shares new ‘Kaabil’ poster on World Disability Day
Hrithik Roshan is gearing up for the release of Rakesh Roshan’s next action-drama ‘Kaabil’ opposite Yami Gautam. This is probably the first film in Bollywood where the leading pair get out of their comfort zones and play visually challenged characters. Therefore, on World Disability Day, Hrithik shared a grippy and fitting poster of his much-anticipated […]
