3rd Test, Preview: Struggling Aussies desperate to retain crown against Sri Lanka
Struggling Australia face losing their crown as the world`s number one team unless they can prevent a rampant Sri Lanka from completing a series whitewash in the final Test beginning this weekend.
Aug 11, 2016, 14:08 PM IST
Rio 2016: Katie Ledecky bags third gold as Team USA clinches women`s 4x200m freestyle relay
Katie Ledecky swam a sensational anchor leg to claim her third gold medal of the Rio Olympics as the United States won the women`s 4x200m freestyle relay on Wednesday.
Aug 11, 2016, 09:29 AM IST
India's most beloved tiger 'Jai' untraceable even after 3 months
Named after Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan`s character in the hit 1975 film "Sholay", the tiger shot to nationwide fame three years ago after embarking on an epic hike through villages, rivers and perilously dangerous highways in successful pursuit of a mate.
Jul 29, 2016, 11:12 AM IST
Syria opposition warns of Aleppo starvation amid siege fears
Hundreds of thousands of civilians in rebel-held areas of Aleppo risk starvation.
Jul 12, 2016, 20:45 PM IST
Missed normal toilet and weather aboard ISS: Tim Peake
Astronaut Tim Peake who recently returned to earth from the International Space Station (ISS) recounts that he missed some of the small pleasures of life like using normal toilet and witnessing weather up there.
Jun 24, 2016, 12:03 PM IST
Andy Murray sets sights on record fifth Queen`s crown
Murray`s grass court pedigree is among the best in the world.
Jun 12, 2016, 06:59 AM IST
Euro 2016: Late equaliser deals blow to England hopes
Russia captain Vasili Berezutski headed a last-gasp leveller against England on Saturday to steal a 1-1 draw in a European Championship match marred by a third day of fan violence.
Jun 12, 2016, 06:32 AM IST
US man imprisoned for violating Syria sanctions
A California man was sentenced to 32 months in prison Friday for conspiring to skirt US sanctions against Syria by sending tactical military equipment to jihadists in the war-torn country.
Jun 11, 2016, 06:48 AM IST
Hindu monastery worker hacked to death in Bangladesh
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the murder of a Hindu in Pabna in northern Bangladesh through its Amaq news agency, according to the SITE monitoring group, saying he was assassinated with "blade weapons".
Jun 11, 2016, 03:42 AM IST
Euro 2016: France beat Romania 2-1 in opening match of the tournament
Dimitri Payet struck a sublime late winner to earn hosts France a 2-1 victory over Group A rivals Romania in the opening match of the European Championship, but more violence broke out between rival fans in Marseille.
Jun 11, 2016, 01:12 AM IST
Muhammad Ali cheered in Louisville as world says goodbye to 'The Greatest'
The public ceremony, which began with a Koranic chant, capped two days of remembrance honoring the three-time heavyweight world champion known as "The Greatest," who died last week at 74 after a long battle with Parkinson`s disease.
Jun 11, 2016, 01:05 AM IST
France comes up with new 'terror alert' smartphone app
The application, which is free to download in both French and English, will send users a warning “in case of a suspected attack,” said the Interior Ministry, which has piloted and introduced the service.
Jun 09, 2016, 04:01 AM IST
Facebook, Microsoft join hands to build undersea internet cable
In order to meet growing demand by tech companies, customers for swift and reliable data connections, a new, sub-sea "MAREA" cable was expected to be completed by late 2017
May 27, 2016, 10:29 AM IST
World's tiniest porpoise close to extinction in Mexico, warn environmentalists!
Environmentalists from Mexico City have claimed that the population has dropped drastically despite the arrival of navy reinforcements in the upper Gulf of California in April 2015 to enforce a ban on fishing gillnets blamed for the vaquita's death.
May 14, 2016, 20:04 PM IST
Trio of Earth-like planets found may posses perfect conditions for life, claim scientists
Scientists further claim that they are the best planets found so far when it comes to finding life outside our solar system.
May 02, 2016, 23:18 PM IST
Japan gives up on failed black hole research satellite
The ultra-high-tech satellite "Hitomi" -- or eye -- was launched in February to observe X-rays emanating from black holes and galaxy clusters.
Apr 28, 2016, 20:57 PM IST
SpaceX cargo arrives at crowded space station
British astronaut Tim Peake reached out with the station's robotic arm and grappled the Dragon, carrying its nearly 7,000 pounds (3,175 kilogrammes) of gear, at 7:23 am (1123 GMT).
Apr 10, 2016, 19:41 PM IST
Chile reports first case of sexually transmitted Zika
The Health Ministry said a 46-year-old woman contracted the virus from a man who had become infected in Haiti.
Mar 27, 2016, 00:27 AM IST
Six million Americans have lead-tainted water in homes, schools: Report
Higher than allowed lead levels were found in all 50 US states, USA Today reported.
Mar 17, 2016, 22:29 PM IST
Rocky start for UN climate talks in Bonn
Today will be the first opportunity for rank-and-file negotiators to weigh in on a new draft whittled down from 80 pages to 20 by two senior diplomats -- one from Algeria, the other from the United States -- leading the process.
Oct 19, 2015, 08:44 AM IST
