04 June 2016

Monthly Science News May 2016

Science News For The Month Jun

Isro launches India's first reusable launch vehicle from Sriharikota

After several years of development work, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched the re-usable launch vehicle technology demonstrator (RLV-TD) 70-km from earth and hope to bring it back. A successful test launch, which has been postponed multiple times in the last two-and-a-half years, will go a long way in giving Isro a technology that will reduce the launch cost to one tenth of the present expenditure.
2016-05-23

India to get new indigenously-built supercomputer next year

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing that built India's first supercomputer, Param, is handling the project. The government had, in March 2015, approved the plan of the National Supercomputing Mission, under which 80 supercomputers will be built in the next seven years.
2016-05-23

'Sunscreen gene' may help protect against skin cancer

Scientists have identified a 'sunscreen gene' that may help protect against melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Melanoma patients with deficient or mutant copies of the 'UV radiation Resistance Associated Gene' are less protected from harmful ultraviolet rays.
2016-05-21

High blood pressure raises risk of developing vascular dementia

High blood pressure can significantly raise the risk of developing vascular dementia, a disease which affects around 7 lakh people in India, a new study found. High blood pressure was found to be associated with 62 per cent higher risk of vascular dementia between the ages of 30-50.
2016-05-19

Mars is within reach, says German tapped for space command

Humans could set foot on Mars within decades if they wanted to, according to the German astronaut who has been tapped to become his country's first commander of the International Space Station. Alexander Gerst said the space station offers a unique opportunity to test the technology needed to explore other planets, especially if its lifetime is extended beyond 2020.
2016-05-18

US scientists say major earthquake likely in Jammu & Kashmir

New geologic mapping in the Himalayan mountains of Kashmir suggests that the region is ripe for a major earthquake that could endanger the lives of as many as a million people, according to an Oregon State University statement.
2016-05-18

Ocean on JupiterÃ¢Â€Â™s moon may harbour life: Nasa

New Nasa study suggests that the Europa ocean on Jupiter's moon may harbour life. Scientists compared Europa's potential for producing hydrogen and oxygen with that of Earth and found that, on both worlds, oxygen production is about 10 times higher than hydrogen production.
2016-05-18

Artificial intelligence boosts key Bose-Einstein experiment

A team of scientists is using artificial intelligence (AI) to run a complex experiment to create an extremely cold gas trapped in a laser beam known as a Bose-Einstein condensate, replicating the experiment that won the 2001 Nobel Prize. This technology can be used in areas like minerals extraction.
2016-05-18

Inspired by spider webs, scientists create fibre that expand like solid and compress like liquid,

Scientists in London have developed a novel fibre inspired by the watery thread technology of spider webs. The novel properties rely on a subtle balance between fibre elasticity and droplet surface tension. The team was able to recreate this technique using oil droplets on a plastic filament.
2016-05-18

InIndia successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II

India successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile today from test range at Chandipur in Odisha. Last user trial of Prithvi-II was successfully conducted on February 16, 2016 from same test range. Prithvi is India's first indigenously-built ballistic missiile.
2016-05-18

Magic mushrooms may ease severe depression: Study

Of 12 patients given the drug, all showed some decrease in symptoms of depression for at least three weeks. A small-scale pilot study of psilocybin's use in cases of treatment-resistant depression showed it was safe and effective.
2016-05-17

Scientists genetically engineer Zika virus clone

In a pioneering effort, a team of researchers has genetically engineered a clone of the Zika virus strain. This can help in the development of counter-measures to the disease.
2016-05-17

NASA deploys CubeSat to study Sun's soft x-rays

NASA has deployed a bread loaf-sized Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer CubeSat from an airlock on the International Space Station to study the Sun's soft x-rays that can affect our communications systems. It will operate for up to 12 months.
2016-05-17

"Moon and Mars veggies" grow in Dutch greenhouse

Agricultural researchers at a Dutch university are taking steps towards the kind of vegetables that can grow in Martian and lunar soil. Wamelink is working on a type of container, buried underground and kitted out with solar panels and LED lighting.
2016-05-17

Life was more complex billion years ago than thought

A study published in Nature Communications Journal suggests that multi-cell eukaryotes had emerged a billion years ago, much before they are actually believed to have appeared. This would also mean that oxygen levels were 'sufficiently high' for such large organisms to subsist on earth back then.
2016-05-17

Cancer survivor receives first penis transplant in US

A man whose penis was removed because of cancer has received the first penis transplant in the United States, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Thomas Manning, 64, a bank courier, underwent the 15-hour transplant operation on May 8 and 9. The organ came from a deceased donor.
2016-05-17

IISc study unearths secrets of Gangotri

Scientists have found it difficult to conduct proper field studies of Gangotri glacier, source of the Ganges, all these years, mainly because of its sheer size and inaccessibility.But not any more now because IISc did it.
2016-05-16

Scientists claim key puzzle in brain tumor research deciphered

In its phase II of NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) programme, NASA is supporting the development of studies that help in creating 'magnetoshells' so that interplanetary habitats can be made to take humans to Mars. Each concept can be awarded $500,000 and a ten year concept maturation time.
2016-05-16

Cosmic dust unveils Earth's ancient atmosphere

A new study published in the reputed journal Nature suggests that ancient Earth's atmosphere contained almost the same amount of oxygen as today. This is revolutionary as it was believed that the oxygen levels some 2.7 billion years ago were much less than current levels.
2016-05-16

Genes linked with stress disorder identified

Scientists have identified two statistically significant genetic variants that may lead to an increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study, published online in JAMA Psychiatry, was conducted in a massive analysis of DNA samples from more than 13,000 US soldiers.
2016-05-16

Isro's big leap, embarks on launching Indian space shuttle

For the very first time in its history, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to undertake the maiden launch of its very own indigenous version of a 'space shuttle', a fully made-in-India effort.
2016-05-15

Isro's big leap, embarks on launching Indian space shuttle

In its second martian year, NASA's Mars mission, curiosity has clocked the season cycle of the red planet. The local atmosphere in Mars is clear in winter, dustier in spring and summer, and windy in autumn, NASA scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found.
2016-05-15

Isro's big leap, embarks on launching Indian space shuttle

NASA measures seasonal patterns in Mars atmosphere

Humans could have shaped the genetic history of camels: study

Scientists have linked the evolution of single-humped camels to their use by humans, as transportation in deserts. Long-distance, back-forth movements on caravan routes have shaped a camel's genetic diversity. With climate change and desertification, new interest is developing in its reproduction.
2016-05-14

Scientists identify protein to treat miscarriages

The pioneering study shows that a protein called Syncytin-1, which was the result of a viral infection of our primate ancestors 25 million years ago, is first secreted on the surface of a developing embryo even before it implants in the womb.
2016-05-13

Rare blue galaxy may shed new light on Big Bang

An observational study in Washington has found out that allowing teenagers to develop their own coping mechanisms for online risk situations is a better strategy rather than banning their internet usage altogether. The study observed 68 kids over a period of 2 months.
2016-05-13

Einstein's relativity theory still valid: study

An international team led by Japanese researchers has analyzed a 3D map of 3,000 galaxies that are 13 billion light years from Earth. It found that theoretical physicist Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity is still valid. Scientists have been testting this theory since the late 1990s.
2016-05-12

Solar Impulse 2 leaves Arizona on record-breaking flight

Solar Impulse 2 took off from Arizona to Oklahoma , resuming its record-breaking quest to circle the globe without consuming a drop of fuel. It is set to make more stops in the US before finally landing in New York, in the latest leg of their journey that kicked off in March 2015.
2016-05-12

Government proposes eight per cent hike in budget for space research

Jitendra Singh said that the proposed budget stands at Rs 7,509.14 crore to queries pertaining to amount of money spent on space research and whether government mulls increasing the allocations. This amount is about 8% increase compared to the revised estimate allocations made during 2015-16.
2016-05-11

New malaria vaccine offers durable protection in human trials

An experimental malaria vaccine has been found to protect a small number of healthy people from infection for more than one year after immunization, says a study. The vaccine, known as the PfSPZ Vaccine, was developed and produced by US-based pharmaceutical company Sanaria.
2016-05-10

Air on young Earth weighed less than half of today's: Researchers

New research has found evidence that the commonly accepted idea that the early Earth had a thicker atmosphere to compensate for weaker sunlight does not hold true. This has implications for studies on how biology and climate worked on the early planet.
2016-05-10

A rare celestial crossing: Mercury transit Sun on May 9

The transit of Mercury is a phenomenon in which the planet will be seen as a small black dot travelling from one end of the solar disc to the other, according to Sanjib Sen, Director, Positional Astronomy Centre. You will have the opportunity to witness one of the rare astronomical events - a transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun - on May 9. And if you miss it this time, you would be able to see it from India only after 16 years on November 13, 2032.
2016-05-09

Scientists peel back the carrot's genetic secrets

In a rare astronomical phenomenon that occurs only 13 times in a century, Mercury will be seen as dot on the solar disc today. This occurs only when Sun, Mercury and Earth are lined up in one plane. It appears as a dot on the disc because its angular size is very small compared to that of Sun.
2016-05-09

Stain on your shirt? Technology launched to make it clean itself

Nano Particles Allow Cloth To Remove Stains On Its Own
2016-05-08

ICAR looks at GM sugarcane option to ease water woes

Efforts are on to develop drought tolerant genetically modified (GM) sugarcane that will need less water for cultivation. The water guzzling sugarcane crop is blamed for worsening the acute water shortage in parched areas of Maharastra.
2016-05-08

World's first plant-eating marine reptile found

A bizarre crocodile-sized "hammerhead" creature, that lived 242 million years ago, may have been the earliest known example of a plant-eating marine reptile, researchers have said.
2016-05-07

World's largest particle smasher set to push physics into unknown

The world's most powerful proton smasher is preparing for its biggest run yet which scientists hope will uncover new particles that could dramatically change our understanding of the Universe.
2016-05-06

'Boaty McBoatface' sinks as UK names research ship

Britain will name a new marine research submarine "Boaty McBoatface" rather than giving it the joke name picked by the public for a much bigger ship, a minister announced .
2016-05-06

SpaceX successfully lands rockets first stage after space launch

SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean early after launching a Japanese communications satellite into orbit.
2016-05-06

Using ALMA, scientists get measure of monster black hole

Scientists have successfully measured a monster black hole sitting at the center of a galaxy 73 million light years away from earth. And, the metrics they found are mind-boggling: the black hole is about 660 million times as massive as our sun, and a cloud of gas is speeding around it at about 1.8 million kmph.
2016-05-06

Pluto's unique interaction with solar wind revealed

A new study has revealed that Pluto behaves less like a comet than expected and more like a planet in the way it interacts with the solar wind. Earlier, most researchers thought that Pluto was characterised more like a comet which has a large region of gentle slowing of the solar wind, as opposed to the abrupt diversion of solar wind like in other planets.
2016-05-06

ExxonMobil launches venture for low-cost carbon capture

Oil giant ExxonMobil said Thursday it was starting a new venture that could make carbon-dioxide capture a more economically attractive way to fight global warming.
2016-05-05

For first time, scientists grow two-week-old human embryos in lab

By using a culture method previously tested to grow mouse embryos outside of a mother, the teams were able to conduct almost hour by hour observations of human embryo development to see how they develop and organize themselves up to day 13.
2016-05-05

Phase II of ExoMars mission delayed to 2020

The second stage of a joint European-Russian mission to search for signs of life on Mars has been delayed from 2018 to 2020, the European Space Agency and Russia's Roscosmos said . The new planned launch date for the second ExoMars mission was July 2020.
2016-05-02

Phase two of ExoMars mission delayed to 2020

The second part of a joint European-Russian mission to probe Mars for traces of life has been delayed two years, with a new launch date set for July 2020, officials said .
2016-05-02

Qatar's prized racing camels bred for success

Deep in the Qatari desert, Musharif spends his afternoons "swimming" in a large pool that doubles as a jacuzzi, just one of the perks of being a racing camel.
2016-05-01

Aerial pesticide spraying may up autism risk in kids: Study

Using airplanes to spray anti-mosquito pesticides may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder and developmental delays among children, scientists, including one of Indian-origin have found.
2016-04-30

Kolkata witnesses rare ring around Sun

The phenomenon known as the 22 degree circular halo of the sun, occurs when the sun's or moon's rays get deflected/ refracted through the hexagonal ice crystals present in cirrus clouds. The halo was last observed in April 2013 in the suburbs of the city.
2016-04-30

Nasa knows about every eclipse in next 1,000 years

US space agency Nasa knows exact time, down to the fraction of a second, when eclipses will occur in next 1,000 years. It has kept a five millennium catalogue of all the eclipses (both solar and lunar) that have occurred or will occur from 1999 BC to the year AD 3000.
2016-04-30

Weasel temporarily shuts Large Hadron Collider

The world's largest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN outside of Geneva, has suspended operations because a weasel invaded a transformer that helps power the machine and set off an electrical outage night, a CERN spokesman said.
2016-04-30

El Nino dries up Asia as its stormy sister La Nina looms

Withering drought and sizzling temperatures from El Nino have caused food and water shortages and ravaged farming across Asia, and experts warn of a double-whammy of possible flooding from its sibling, La Nina.2016-04-29

Inhalation therapy is the best for treating asthma in children, doctors say

Inhalation therapy is the best in the battle against asthma in children as the medicine reaches the lungs immediately and it is safe, paediatric pulmonologist at Child Trust Hospital Dr S Balasubramanian has said.
2016-04-28

The turf battle for Qatar's 2022 World Cup

Watching grass grow is not usually considered exciting but there's currently a buzz of anticipation among Qatar's World Cup organisers about 12 different types of turf gently sprouting on former Doha farmland.2016-04-28

Japan gives up on failed black hole research satellite:Japan abandons $250mn black hole satellite

Japan's space agency said Thursday that a quarter-of-a-billion-dollar satellite sent to study mysterious black holes has failed, concluding a month-long effort to salvage the ambitious project closely watched across the globe.2016-04-28

First rocket launch from Russia's Vostochny after delay

Russia's new Vostochny cosmodrome hosted its first rocket launch Thursday, the Roscosmos space agency said, after a last-minute delay a day earlier led to President Vladimir Putin criticising the programme's officials. The Soyuz 2.2016-04-28
Source: The Times of India News

Monthly Sports News May 2016

Sports News For The Month Jun

Pro boxers allowed in Olympics but Vijender won't be there

In a landmark decision on Wednesday, the International Boxing Association threw the Olympic doors open for professional boxers after an extraordinary congress in Lausanne, Switzerland voted overwhelmingly in favour of the move.
2016-06-01

India to begin Champions Trophy defence against Pakistan

India, seeded second in Group B, will also clash against South Africa and Sri Lanka, while the opening clash will feature hosts England and Bangladesh at the Oval.
2016-06-01

Former Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee passes away

Prabir Mukherjee was in charge of the Eden Gardens, Kolkata pitches for nearly 25 years and last worked there till the third Twenty20 International between India and South Africa in October last year.
2016-06-01

Nuwan Kulasekara calls time on Test career

Nuwan Kulasekara, the Sri Lanka medium-pacer, has announced his retirement from Test cricket, with an intention of concentrating more on limited-over formats.
2016-06-01

India A to play quadrangular series in Australia

Cricket Australia on Wednesday announced India A will be taking part in a 50-over quadrangular series to be held in August and September in Townsville and Mackay, which will feature Australia A, South Africa A and Cricket Australia's National Performance Squad.
2016-06-01

Shreyas Iyer set to be picked for India 'A' tour

According to sources, Shreyas Iyer, is set to be picked by Sandeep Patil & Co for the India 'A' team, which will tour of Australia in August for two four-day matches against the hosts and a tri-series involving the 'A' teams of Australia and South Africa.
2016-06-01

Electrician's son Prince realizes US basketball dream

The first-of-its-kind training camp-cum-trials for school kids was Schools Games Federation of India's maiden talent search programme where 450 players from across the country took part. Prince, now 15, emerged as the best prospect.
2016-06-01

Spot-fixing episode is behind Amir, says Pakistan captain

Amir has returned strongly since his five-year ban for spot-fixing was lifted in September last year, taking five wickets in the two one-day internationals against New Zealand in January and as many wickets in 11 Twenty20 games.
2016-06-01

School and college sports in India to get a huge makeover

In the first year of its launch, Reliance Foundation Youth Sports' focus will be on eight cities with a defined plan to involve 50 plus cities by 2020, providing an estimate of over 10 lakh school and college students to compete in multi-sports competitions.
2016-06-01

BCCI looking to revamp NCA, says Shirke

BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke said that the current NCA setup was only a partial facility located in the premises of a member association (KSCA), and the board intended to have a complete high-performance centre preferably in an independent location.
2016-06-01

Rashford's rise hit new heights with Euro call-up

When Anthony Martial limped forlornly towards the Old Trafford tunnel, it set Marcus Rashford off on a meteoric rise from unknown teenager to the rising star of England's Euro 2016 challenge in less than 100 days.
2016-06-01

Zimbabwe axe coach and captain ahead of India series

Zimbabwe have axed their coach Dav Whatmore and captain Hamilton Masakadza just days before the arrival of India for a five-match limited-overs tour.
2016-05-31

Mystery surrounds Kaneria's sudden departure to India

Mystery surrounds the sudden departure of Pakistan's banned Test leg-spinner, Danish Kaneria and his family to India although his brother claims they have gone to perform some religious rituals.
2016-05-31

I've a car capable of getting me on podiums: Verstappen

Max Verstappen had a dream start with new team in Formula One Ã¢Â€Â” winning on debut for Red Bull Racing team in Barcelona. But it doesn't take long for fortunes to turn around in this sport as he was given a rude awakening at the qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix last Saturday.
2016-05-31

Cook can challenge Tendulkar's Test run record: Sunil Gavaskar

Cook became the first England cricketer to cross the 10,000-run mark in Tests, and the youngest overall, beating Tendulkar's record by five months by reaching the milestone at the age of 31 years and five months.
2016-05-31

French Open: More rain gives suffering Djokovic shelter

World number one Novak Djokovic dropped the first set of his French Open last-16 clash against Roberto Bautista Agut before heavy rain came to his rescue Tuesday.
2016-05-31

Shastri, Bangar set to re-apply for India coaching jobs

Former Team India Director Ravi Shastri along with his support staff which include Sanjay Bangar, Bharath Arun and R Sridhar are all set to re-apply after BCCI advertises national coaching positions in the next couple of days.
2016-05-31

James Anderson soars to No 1 in ICC Test rankings

James Anderson became the fourth England bowler to achieve the position, and this is the first time in his career has achieved this.
2016-05-31

Goalkeeper Gurpreet becomes first Indian to play in a league game

Perched on a couple of rare milestones in the sport that has brought very few laurels for the country in recent years, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu achieved a rare feat when he started for his club Stabaek FC in the 13th round of Tippeligaen, Norway's premier league, first for any Indian in Europe.
2016-05-31

David Warner: From a brat to a calm, mature leader

"It's (fatherhood) encouraged me to be a different person in the sense of being a role model for my daughters and for kids in general. Having two beautiful daughters and a caring wife has settled me a lot," said Warner.
2016-05-31

Ganguly wants county stints for India players

At an official meeting of the technical committee, which was also attended by BCCI president Anurag Thakur, Sourav Ganguly gave the example of Zaheer Khan, who improved as a pacer after his county stint.
2016-05-31

Team India players flounder in IPL-9

Team India's T20 cricketers must raise their game or risk a major overhaul - a statistical evaluation of IPL-9 performances of those who had played in the 2016 World T20 this March-April shows. Barring Virat Kohli, most only turned in average performances.
2016-05-31

Payet helps Euro hosts France past Cameroon

West Ham's Dimitri Payet scored a last-gasp wonder free-kick to help Euro 2016 hosts France snatch a dramatic 3-2 victory over Cameroon on Monday. The attacking midfielder stepped up on the stroke of regulation time to curl a magnificent free-kick.
2016-05-31

Memorable moments of IPL 2016

All throughout the 60 matches of the IPL, there was enough entertainment for everyone and a fair share of memorable moments as well. TOI Sports recaps some of those moments of brilliance that made viewers gasp in awe.
2016-05-31

Alastair Cook looks ahead after breaking 10,000 barrier

England captain Alastair Cook was already looking ahead after becoming the youngest batsman to score 10,000 Test runs during the course of his side's series-clinching win over Sri Lanka at the Riverside on Monday.
2016-05-30

Vice-captaincy will improve my performance: Ajinkya Rahane

Stylish batsman Ajinkya Rahane, who has been named the vice-captain for India's upcoming tour of the West Indies, said he enjoys taking responsibilities and the new role will help him to improve his performance.
2016-05-30

Virat Kohli is ready to captain in all formats, feels Ravi Shastri

"A time has come where you have a guy you have groomed over a period of time, who is ready. In the next 18 months, India hardly play any ODIs, the gaps between Tests and ODIs are massive. So its time to look ahead," Shastri said.
2016-05-30

Ceat Award: Virat Kohli named T20 Player of the Year

Virat Kohli was on Monday named Ceat T20 Player of the Year while former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at a glittering function attended by several past and present players.
2016-05-30

Alastair Cook surpasses Tendulkar as fastest to 10k runs in Tests

Cook was dismissed for 15 runs in the first innings and the landmark came in post-lunch session of the fourth day in the second over of the second innings when he flicked a Nuwan Pradeep delivery to mid-wicket for four.
2016-05-30

It was a total team effort, says David Warner

Victorious Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner with all humility hailed Virat Kohli as a "great leader" as he termed it a total "team effort" after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs in the IPL final on Sunday.
2016-05-30

Myself and AB getting out quickly was a big blow: Kohli

Virat Kohli was dignity personified in defeat but did admit that he did not feel good finishing second best as he termed his and AB de Villiers dismissal as the "big blow" in their defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL final.
2016-05-30

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat RCB to win maiden IPL title

Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli's hundred-run stand went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a narrow eight-run victory to win their maiden Indian Premier League title at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
2016-05-29

French Open: Sania-Hingis Slam dream ends in Paris

The Indo-Swiss team (Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis) dubbed "Santina" were hoping to win four majors in a row after following up last year's Wimbledon and US Open triumphs with victory in January's Australian Open.
2016-05-29

Perez gives Force India fourth ever podium finish

Sergio Perez gave Sahara Force India its fourth ever podium finish by taking the third spot while team-mate Nico Hulkenberg crossed the line at sixth in a memorable race at the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix.
2016-05-29

F1: Lewis Hamilton wins Monaco showcase

While fortune finally favoured the Mercedes driver after a run of bad luck, team mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg finished seventh Ã¢Â€Â” 93.2 seconds behind Ã¢Â€Â” after being told to let the Briton past early on.
2016-05-29

As it happened: IPL 9 Final - Bangalore vs Hyderabad

Quickfire half-centuries by Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli went in vain as Royal Challengers Bangalore crashed to an eight-run defeat to hand Sunrisers Hyderabad their maiden IPL title victory at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Sunday.
2016-05-29

Pak government gags PCB on cricket ties with India

The Pakistan government has restrained its Cricket Board from initiating any dialogue with the BCCI on the issue of a long-pending bilateral series, which has been scuttled repeatedly on account of volatile political ties between the two nations.
2016-05-29

In Pics: Victorious Real get hero's welcome

Thousands of Real Madrid fans chanted and waved supporter scarves under a rain of confetti on Sunday in the Spanish capital as the team returned home after an historic 11th European Cup win.
2016-05-29

Discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for Rio Games

Asian Games discus throw gold medal winner Seema Punia on Sunday qualified for the Rio Olympics with a 62.62m effort at the Pat Young's Throwers Classic 2016 at Salinas (California) in the United States.
2016-05-29

Justin Gatlin wins 100m at Prefontaine Classic

Keni Harrison equalled the second-fastest 100 metres hurdles ever run and fellow American Justin Gatlin breezed to a sparkling but wind-assisted 100 metres victory at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Saturday.
2016-05-29

Justin Gatlin wins 100m at Prefontaine Classic

Djokovic races into French Open fourth round

Novak Djokovic won his race against the clock, after rain cut two-and-a-half hours from the day, performing in a "night show" as he beat Briton Aljaz Bedene 6-2 6-3 6-3 to reach the French Open last 16 on Saturday.
2016-05-29

CL: Ronaldo seals Real Madrid shootout win over Atletico

Real Madrid were crowned European champions for an unprecedented 11th time when striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning penalty in a 5-3 shootout victory over Atletico Madrid in Milan on Saturday.
2016-05-29

Getting marauding Virat Kohli out is a task: Bhuvneshwar

Their pace attack has been the most fearsome this IPL season but Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler Bhuvneshwar feels it would be a tough task for his team to counter the marauding RCB batsmen when the two teams clash in the final on Sunday.
2016-05-28

Rashford becomes England's third youngest goalscorer

Marcus Rashford became England's third youngest goalscorer as the teenage Manchester United striker netted after 135 seconds of his international debut against Australia at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Friday.
2016-05-28

Time ticking for Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

Grand Slam warhorses Rafael Nadal of Spain and Roger Federer of Switzerland are bracing for a battle against time, as well as the all-powerful figure of Novak Djokovic, if they are to add to their haul of majors.
2016-05-28

India in Zimbabwe: Railways cog in Team India wheel

Sanjay Bangar and Abhay Sharma, pillars of Railways cricket in their glory days, have now come together Ã‚Â as head coach and fielding coach respectively Ã‚Â to drive an inexperienced and raw Indian team through the upcoming Zimbabwe tour.
2016-05-28

Rio Olympics should move due to Zika concerns: Experts

An open letter signed by 150 international doctors, scientists and researchers called for the upcoming Rio Olympics to be moved or delayed due to the Zika virus. It can cause birth defects in which babies are born with unusually small heads and brains.
2016-05-28

Talking points: Warner's lone battle and a failed experiment

A look at the key passages of play from Qualifier 2 of the 2016 Indian Premier League on Friday, in which Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Gujarat Lions by four wickets to set up a summit clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
2016-05-28

Will Mourinho change Manchester United's fortune?

Manchester United's newly-appointed manager Jose Mourinho knows how to win titles and give favourable results almost immediately. So, will it be third time lucky for the 13-time English Premier League champions?
2016-05-28

Wawrinka eases into French Open fourth round

French Open holder Stan Wawrinka eased into the fourth round at Roland Garros with a drama-free 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 win over Jeremy Chardy on Friday.
2016-05-27

Rafael Nadal withdraws from French Open with wrist injury

"I have a problem with my wrist... yesterday I played with an injection, I could play but yesterday night I started to feel more and more pain," Nadal told reporters in a hurriedly arranged news conference at Roland Garros.
2016-05-27

Narsingh selection over Sushil for Rio was fair: WFI to HC

Narsingh Yadav is the best wrestler, as compared to Sushil Kumar, to represent the country in 74kg category for the upcoming Rio Olympics, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) told the Delhi high court.
2016-05-27

As it happened: IPL Qualifier 2 - Gujarat vs Hyderabad

Captain David Warner smashed an unbeaten 58-ball 93 as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Gujarat Lions by four wickets to set up IPL 9 final clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday.
2016-05-27

Jose Mourinho and Manchester United in search of Midas touch

In accepting the challenge of attempting to drag Manchester United out of the doldrums, Jose Mourinho will also seek to restore gloss to his own tainted reputation.
2016-05-27

Virat Kohli the highest run maker in the IPL2016

Virat Kohli's phenomenal phase began with the World T20 and reached a level higher in the IPL where he has already hit a record four centuries. He averages a 83.54 in 15 games this season and is 81 short of completing 1000 runs.
2016-05-27

United confirm signing of Jose Mourinho as manager

English Premier League Manchester United confirmed the signing of Jose Mourinho as their manager. Both parties landed a three-year contract that will see Mourinho be at helm till 2020.
2016-05-27

Eyes on 11th Champions League crown, insists Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo insists personal goals will be put to one side as Real Madrid seek to embellish their incredible European record with victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday in Milan. Real Madrid defeated Atleti 4-1 in UEFA Champions League final of 2014.
2016-05-27

Andy Murray looking for quick way around giant Karlovic

Andy Murray will be hoping he can see off giant Ivo Karlovic in straight sets as the French Open third round gets underway at Roland Garros on Friday having battled hard to get through his first two rounds. It might not be that easy against Karlovic, the tallest player on the tour.
2016-05-27

Cantona sideswipe as Mourinho closes in on United

Mourinho is expected to be named as Manchester United's new manager despite club great Eric Cantona saying incoming Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola would have been a better choice.
2016-05-25

Djokovic back in Paris to mend his broken heart

Looking to achieve a feat that was last achieved by Rod Laver in 1969, Djokovic began his pursuit of the only major title missing from his collection with a no-nonsense 6-4 6-1 6-1 win over Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun in the first round on Tuesday.
2016-05-24

IPL Qualifier 1: AB de Villiers pulls off a heist, RCB reach third final

Chasing 159, Royal Challengers Bangalore were in a middle of a royal meltdown at 31 for 5 before AB de Villiers delivered with a brilliant unbeaten 47-ball 79-run knock to help RCB sneak through to their third IPL final.
2016-05-24

Djokovic downs Lu to reach French Open second round

Novak Djokovic began his pursuit of the only Grand Slam title missing from his collection with a no-nonsense 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 win over Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun in the French Open first round
2016-05-24

Ashish Nehra to undergo knee surgery in London

Veteran India seamer Ashish Nehra will soon undergo a surgery to treat a "high-grade tendon injury" he had suffered on his right knee during an Indian Premier League match earlier this month.
2016-05-24

Flawless Nadal races into French Open second round

Rafael Nadal started his quest for a record-breaking 10th French Open title in merciless fashion, demolishing Australian Sam Groth 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 on Tuesday. Nadal, who turns 30 next week, has won two titles on clay this season
2016-05-24

French Open: Kerber knocked out in Paris first round

Angelique Kerber's first grand slam match since winning the Australian Open in January ended in despair after she was beaten 6-2 3-6 6-3 by Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in the French Open first round on Tuesday.
2016-05-24

Lahiri ensures US Open berth; will play 8th successive Major

Following his tied 46th place at the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship in Texas, ace Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri stayed at the 56th place, which ensured that he stayed on in top-60 of the World Golf Rankings.
2016-05-24

Van Gaal sacked by United, Mourinho poised to step in

Manchester United sacked manager Louis van Gaal on Monday two days after the Dutchman led them to victory in the FA Cup final, with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho widely expected to be appointed as his successor.
2016-05-24

Australia's Henriques, Starc recalled for Sri Lanka tour

Moises Henriques played the last of his three Tests during the ill-fated 2013 tour of India where Australia were whitewashed 4-0 and four players were stood down for a match in the infamous 'homework-gate' episode.
2016-05-24

From Checkmate to Howzatt: The journey of Yuzvendra Chahal

Meet Yuzvendra Chahal - the wrist spinner from Jind, Haryana, who has been picked in the Indian one-day and T20 team for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. Dhoni can now use a bowler who outwits the opposition with a brain trained for chess.
2016-05-24

BCCI will work as a team, says Ajay Shirke

BCCI's newly elected secretary Ajay Shirke, who is also the big boss of the Maharashtra Cricket Association, is picked by the top decision-makers of the board for his ability to manage big affairs with utmost ease.
2016-05-23

Sachin Tendulkar meets Rio-bound wrestlers, boosts morale

As Indian Olympic Association's goodwill ambassador, Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has been meeting athletes who have qualified for the Olympics and encouraging them to give their best at Rio de Janeiro.
2016-05-23

India name Shardul Thakur, Shami for West Indies Tests

From India's previous Test assignment - four matches at home versus South Africa late last year - the players to get the axe are Varun Aaron and Gurkeerat Singh and in their place come Mohammed Shami and Mumbai pace bowler Shardul Thakur.
2016-05-23

Chahal, Fazal in for Zimbabwe tour; Dhoni to lead

MS Dhoni will lead India's revamped ODI and Twenty20 international squad in next month's tour of Zimbabwe, one that features five uncapped players and missing a host of regular players such as Kohli, Rohit, Dhawan, and Ashwin.
2016-05-23

BCCI to advertise for coach's post

The same set of assistant coaches who worked with the Indian team until the World T20 in March are likely to accompany the cricketers on an extended one-tour contract, possibly minus team director Ravi Shastri.
2016-05-23

Barcelona claim double with King's Cup win over Sevilla

Ten-man Barcelona retained the King's Cup with a 2-0 victory over Sevilla to complete a domestic double thanks to fine extra-time goals by Jordi Alba and Neymar at the Vicente Calderon stadium on Sunday.
2016-05-23

India in Zimbabwe: BCCI likely to turn to fringe players

If the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are rested, the batsmen who could earn call-ups are KL Rahul, Robin Uthappa and Karun Nair. Each has IPL form and the selectors could hand the wicketkeeping duties to either Rahul or Uthappa.
2016-05-23

French Open: Petra Kvitova survives scare to advance

Czech 10th seed Petra Kvitova survived a French Open scare to beat Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 and make the second round on Sunday.
2016-05-22

Newly-elected BCCI chief Thakur sees opportunity in Lodha recommendations

Anurag Thakur's predecessor and ICC chairman Shashank Manohar had stated that the Indian Board had already implemented 75% of the Lodha panel's recommendations for sweeping reforms but had reservations on a few which, he felt, were not good for the game. Thakur echoed the sentiment.
2016-05-22

Thakur unanimously elected as new BCCI president

Anurag Thakur was on Sunday unanimously elected as the BCCI president, while Ajay Shirke was chosen as secretary in a smooth change of guard at a time when the world's richest Board is sailing through choppy waters.
2016-05-22

Jermell Charlo downs John Jackson to make history

Unbeaten identical US twin brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo and Cuban-born American Erislandy Lara are the feature attractions in world super welterweight title showdown triple-header at Las Vegas. The 154-pound (69.
2016-05-21

World Boxing Championships: Sarita Devi loses in second round, fails to qualify for Rio Olympics

Asian Games bronze-medallist L Sarita Devi failed to qualify for the Olympics after she went down in her second round bout of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships on Saturday.
2016-05-21

Mary Kom, Sarita sail into Round 2 of World Boxing Championships

Five-time champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) and former Asian gold-medallist L Sarita Devi (60kg) began their campaign on a resounding note by notching up comfortable victories in their opening bouts of the AIBA World Women's Boxing Championships.
2016-05-20

Alvarez vacates WBC title, will next fight Golovkin

Mexico's Saul "Canelo" Alvarez dumped his World Boxing Council middleweight title on Wednesday, easing deadline pressure that had surrounded his talks for a showdown against now-undisputed champion Gennady Golovkin.2016-05-19

Source: Times of India News

13 May 2016

Monthly Science News 2016 Apr

Science News For The Month April

Kolkata witnesses rare ring around Sun

Weasel temporarily shuts Large Hadron Collider

El Nino dries up Asia as its stormy sister La Nina looms

Temerloh, Malaysia, April 29, 2016 (AFP) -Withering drought and sizzling temperatures from El Nino have caused food and water shortages and ravaged farming across Asia, and experts warn of a double-whammy of possible flooding from its sibling, La Nina.
2016-04-29

Workers feeling the heat as climate change slashes productivity: report

Geneva, April 28, 2016 (AFP) -Climate change is exposing millions of workers to excessive heat, risking their health and income and threatening to erase more than $2.0 trillion in annual productivity by 2030, a UN report warned Thursday.
2016-04-28

Putin hails first rocket launch from new cosmodrome after delay

Russia launched the first rocket from its new Vostochny cosmodrome on Thursday, with President Vladimir Putin hailing the event after dressing down officials over a delay caused by a technical glitch.
2016-04-28

SpaceX vows to send capsule to Mars by 2018

SpaceX chief Elon Musk announced Wednesday that he will send an unmanned spaceship to Mars as early as 2018, as part of his quest to colonize the Red Planet some day.
2016-04-27

Chinese scientists claim first dogs originated in China

Chinese scientists claimed that dogs have originated in southern China some 33,000 years ago, disputing US research by Cornell University that domesticated dogs evolved 15,000 years ago in Central Asia. They also said Chinese dogs are genetically closest to gray wolves the modern dog's ancestor.
2016-04-27

Saturn's moon Titan has a methane sea, with methane wetlands on shores

Since arriving in the Saturn system, the Cassini spacecraft has revealed that more than 1.6 million square kilometers of Titan's surface -- almost two percent of the total -- are covered in liquid.
2016-04-27

Nasa astronauts prepare for flight on commercial spacecraft

Five years after the last Nasa astronauts flew from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to the International Space Station, a new group is preparing for a trip, this time on a private spacecraft. Test flights are likely to be launched in 2017
2016-04-27

Carbon dioxide making earth greener, reveals new research

Observations by Nasa satellites over the past 33 years show that there has been a steady increase in leaves on plants and trees, which scientists think is because of the higher CO2 levels. Leaves absorb CO2 and combine it with water to produce food for the plants.
2016-04-26

Einstein's theory of relativity faces satellite test

Einstein's theory suggests that in perfect free-fall, the two objects should move in exactly the same way. But if they are shown to behave differently "the principle will be violated: an event that would shake the foundations of physics", Arianespace added.
2016-04-26

Nasa set to put in the sky an array of new X-planes

Nasa scientists are preparing to put in the sky an array of new X-planes or experimental aircraft -including a quiet supersonic jet -to demonstrate advanced technologies that will push back the frontiers of av iation. Goals include showcasing how airliners can burn half the fuel and generate 75% less pollution during each flight as compared to now, while also being much quieter than today's jets -perhaps even when flying supersonic.
2016-04-25

Delay in diagnosis worsens drug-resistant TB in country

The universal DST is a part of the World Health Organisation's strategy to 'end TB by 2035'.Currently, a patient is first tested for simple TB that needs six to nine months of treatment.
2016-04-24

Space project aims for the stars, wants India on board

The $100-million revolutionary space programme Breakthrough StarShot, which envisages sending ultralight nano crafts to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri - 25 trillion miles away - will seek India's participation, executive director of the project S Pete Worden has said. 'Breakthrough StarShot', which will turn sci-fi into reality, involves a ground-based light-beamer pushing ultralight nano crafts-miniature space probes attached to light sails-to speeds up to 100 million miles an hour.
2016-04-24

Wives become less stressed after husband's death: Study

Wemba, born in 1949, was performing at the FEMUA 2016 festival when he collapsed on stage. He died before reaching hospital, a spokesman for the Ivosep morgue in Abidjan said. The new study found that while men suffer negative consequences when their wife dies, women appear to get healthier.
2016-04-24

Mice in space showed liver damage after two weeks

Lab mice that spent just two weeks in orbit showed early signs of liver damage upon returning to Earth, raising concern about what long-duration spaceflight might do to humans, researchers said Wednesday.
2016-04-20

World's oldest message in a bottle discovered

A 108-year-old postcard offering a shilling in exchange for its return to an English marine research institute is now officially the world's oldest message in a bottle after being recovered in Germany.
2016-04-20

Highlights of the climate pact to be signed in New York

Leaders and envoys from more than 160 countries will sign on Friday the climate-change pact the world adopted in principle in Paris last December. The Paris Agreement to try to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius was a stunning political victory for poor countries threatened by climate change. But scientists tasked with explaining how to get there are less than thrilled.
2016-04-20

Cassini captures speeding star dust grain

Alien dust in the solar system is not unanticipated. In the 1990s, the ESA/NASA Ulysses mission made the first in-situ observations of this material. Cassini was able to analyze the composition of the dust, showing it to be made of a very specific mixture of minerals, not ice.
2016-04-15

Zika causes severe birth defects, confirms US

US health officials have concluded that infection with the Zika virus in pregnant women causes birth defect microcephaly and other brain abnormalities in babies."It is now clear that Zika virus does cause microcephaly," said Tom Frieden, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2016-04-13

Human cloning with Chinese characteristics

China's top geneticists say the country should set its own standards and regulations on human genome research, state-run media reported Wednesday, as ethical debate erupted over a Chinese study on modified human embryos.
2016-04-13

Russian billionaire, Hawking unveil plan to reach Alpha Centauri

Billionaire Russian investor Yuri Milner and British cosmologist Stephen Hawking on Tuesday announced an ambitious new space initiative for a mission to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to Earth.
2016-04-12

SpaceX delivers world's first inflatable room for astronauts

SpaceX has made good on a high-priority delivery: the world's first inflatable room for astronauts. A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station after launching from Cape Canaveral. Station astronauts used a robot arm to capture the Dragon, orbiting 400km above Earth.
2016-04-11

SpaceX cargo arrives at crowded space station

SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo ship, carrying lettuce seeds, lab mice and an inflatable pop-up room, arrived Sunday at a crowded International Space Station where six spacecraft are now docked.
2016-04-10

Nasa's planet-hunting spacecraft enters emergency mode

Nasa's Kepler spacecraft that hunts for Earth-like planets orbiting other stars has gone into emergency mode some 75 million miles from Earth, the US space agency said. This was found during a scheduled contact on April 7.
2016-04-10

North Pole had ice-free summers 6 to 10 million years ago: Study

Within a two-days coring action, researchers took 18 sediment cores from the Lomonosov Ridge. Although the recovered sediment cores were only four to eight metres long, one of them turned out to be precisely one of those climate archives that the scientists had been looking for a long time.
2016-04-09

Maternal obesity, poor nutrition impairs fertility in daughter

This discovery improves scientific understanding of the long-term, generational, effects of obesity and poor nutrition, researchers said. This understanding is the first step toward devising interventions to protect the fertility of females who experienced very difficult womb environments.
2016-04-09

SpaceX lands rocket on water for first time

SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean platform for the first time Friday, after launching a load of cargo for the astronauts living at the International Space Station.
2016-04-08

Sanders hopes to meet Pope on Vatican campaign break

Democratic White House hopeful Bernie Sanders said Friday he hopes to meet Pope Francis while attending a conference on social and environmental issues at the Vatican next week.
2016-04-08

Solar storm scientists prepare for geomagnetic event that could destroy technology across the world for years

Many people are still unconcerned or even unaware of the possibility of a geomagnetic storm coming from the sun that could cause huge damage to life on Earth. Such a possibility is referred to as a low probability but high-impact event that is being planned for by agencies like Nasa.
2016-04-08

Anti-ageing pill that could see humans living a decade longer moves a step closer

Experiments with fruit flies which also have the GSK-3 protein found that the molecule could be inhibited by low-level lithium use, which extended their lives by 16%. This has raised hopes that lithium could eventually be turned into a tablet to prolong human life.
2016-04-08

3D mini-retinas grown from human stem cells

Scientists have developed an efficient way to make 3D "mini retinas", which mimic the organ's tissue organisation, from mouse or human stem cells. The research offers new perspectives on the growth, injury and repair of retina the part of the eye that is sensitive to light.
2016-04-04

Rare white dwarf will reveal secrets of star evolution

Researchers from Brazil and Germany have discovered a white dwarf that contains no hydrogen or helium whatsoever. This will enable astronomers to study the exposed core of the star unimpeded by these gases, providing a unique view on the lives of stellar bodies in their final stages of existence.
2016-04-03

Moon plays key role in maintaining Earth's magnetic field

The Moon may play a major role in maintaining Earth's magnetic field that permanently protects us from the charged particles and radiation that originate in the Sun. The magnetic field is produced by the geodynamo, the rapid motion of huge quantities of liquid iron alloy in the Earth's outer core.
2016-04-03

02 May 2016

Monthly Current Affairs 2016 Apr

Uttarakhand crisis: Harish Rawat accepts his 'presence' in sting CD

The sting CD made by the editor-in-chief of a private news channel and circulated by the nine Congress rebels purportedly shows Rawat negotiating a money deal with the journalist to buy the support of MLAs who had revolted against him.
2016-05-01

India ready to clear $6.5 billion of Iran's oil dues

Keen to step up engagement in hydrocarbon sector with Iran, India has conveyed to the Persian Gulf nation that it was ready to clear nearly $6.5 billion of the dues for oil import from that country at the earliest, provided there was clarity on payment channel.
2016-05-01

Why Donald Trump is spooking Indian outsourcers

India's outsourcing industry is in midst of a painful transition & growth has slowed ” industry lobby Nasscom has forecast 12% growth for 2016-17, down from 20% in the 2000s ” even as wildly fluctuating immigration rhetoric in the ongoing US presidential elections has muddied the waters further.
2016-05-01

PM Narendra Modi got a first class in MA from Gujarat university

According to the information available with Gujarat University, Modi was an external student and completed his masters in political science with a score of 62.3 per cent in 1983. His subjects in the two-year course included European Politics, Indian Political Analysis and Psychology of Politics.
2016-05-01

Delhi's a UT, not state: Centre to SC

The home ministry , in an application, said it was possibly an oversight by the apex court to treat Delhi as a state along with Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Nagaland, while it had directed the setting up of the state human rights commissions.
2016-05-01

How soon can a Hindu remarry after divorce

Is remarriage by a Hindu between 30 and 90 days of a divorce verdict a legal marriage? This is a perplexing question which a 39-year-old Hindu woman, now in an advanced stage of pregnancy in her second marriage, faces.
2016-04-30

Debt-ridden Sri Lanka snuggles up to China again at India's expense

China has managed to not just revive its flagship $1.4 billion Colombo Port City project in the strategically-placed island nation, but it is now also engaged in expansion of major infrastructure projects it built in the past and which were seen as impracticable until recently.

Former jihadist recounts ISIS's brutality, paints grim picture

A former jihadist, who fled ISIS in Syria, recalls the grisly beheadings, stonings and amputations in the "caliphate". He also narrates how young boys are made to carry out executions and warns air strikes against the group are driving more to carry out attacks against the West.
2016-04-30

No takers for Kingfisher Airlines brands in auction

Seeking to recover their dues from beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya, lenders initiated an auction of various brands and trademarks of the long-grounded Kingfisher Airlines, including its once-famous tagline 'Fly The Goodtimes' but bidders were hard to come by. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are looking at around 40 companies in which he is said to have a stake, directly or indirectly. Most of these companies are based abroad, and it is suspected that the money Mallya allegedly embezzled from bank loans could have been routed to these companies.
2016-04-30

Investment up 65%, India now 3rd largest source of FDI into UK: Report

India's investments in the UK zoomed nearly 65 per cent in 2015, establishing it as the third largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Britain after the US and France.
2016-04-29

Interest rate on PF deposits increased to 8.8%

The Union finance ministry agreed to increase interest rate on provident fund deposits to 8.8 per cent from the 8.7 per cent decided by it earlier. The Union labour ministry was pushing for 8.8 per cent interest rate.
2016-04-29

Bombay HC orders demolition of Adarsh building

The Bombay High Court ordered the demolition of the Adarsh Housing Society building. The court also directed the state to initiate criminal prosecution against officers involved in the scam and to restore the plot.
2016-04-29

SC orders single entrance test for medical courses

The SC directed the Centre and CBES to go ahead and conduct two-phase single common entrance test for MBBS, BDS and PG courses through the NEET.The apex court said that the AIPMT, which is to take place on Sunday, would be considered as first phase of the NEET.
2016-04-28

Isro successfully launches 7th and last satellite for India's own GPS

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) accomplished the task of developing the country's own navigation system with the successful launch of IRNSS-1G, the last in the series of seven navigation satellites.
2016-04-28

SC's U'khand ruling will be swiftest in history

If the Supreme Court delivers what it promised , then it will go down in history as the apex court's swiftest exercise to determine constitutional validity of central rule in a state, in this case Uttarakhand. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and S K Singh fixed a tight, 11-day schedule to complete hearings, apply constitutional principles and apex court rulings and render a judgment.
2016-04-27

Chopper deal: Not afraid of anyone, says Sonia

With BJP dragging Sonia Gandhi's name into the AgustaWestland chopper scam, an angry Congress chief retaliated by accusing the ruling party of resorting to a "strategy of character assassination" by directing "false and baseless" allegations against her and party colleagues.
2016-04-27

Former Indian Air Force Chief SP Tyagi had revealed during CBI interrogation in AgustaWestland chopper deal

Former Indian Air Force Chief S P Tyagi, accused of swinging the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal in favour of Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland, had admitted during his interrogation by the CBI in 2013 that he had met middleman Guido Ralph Haschke at a farm house party in Delhi.
CBI had in 2013 registered a case in connection with alleged bribes paid by the firm to Indians to clinch the deal for 12 helicopters to ferry VVIPs. Sources in the Modi government claimed that UPA dispensation had not blacklisted AgustaWestland despite allegations of bribery.
2016-04-27

'Laser walls' activated along India-Pak border

The 'laser walls' or fence are being monitored by the BSF which guards the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat. These walls have been made operational to plug the porous riverine and treacherous terrain and keep an effective vigil against intruders and terrorists
2016-04-27

President's Rule in Uttarakhand to continue, rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court declared that President's Rule in Uttarakhand will continue till it pronounces judgment on Centre's appeal against state high court's decision. The top court order implied that there will be no floor test in the Assembly on April 29. The Supreme Court decided to test the Centre's knowledge of the Constitution. It framed seven questions related to the March 27 imposition of President's rule in Uttarakhand and sought the Centre's answers to them.
2016-04-27

Paes-Bhupathi can't get wild card for Rio: AITA

The anticipated return of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi as a pair in the men's double event at the 2016 Rio Olympics has been squashed with the All-India Tennis Association reportedly confirming that no country can get a wild card entry for the event.
2016-04-27

Interpol asked to arrest chopper deal middleman

As it becomes clear that Indian officials were paid huge bribes in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP choppers contract during the UPA regime, the CBI has raised the heat on middleman Christian Michel, the most important link who allegedly influenced politicians and officials in Italy and India for the deal.
2016-04-26

Indian service chiefs may earn more than US Gens

For the first time, the Indian Army chief and his counterparts in the IAF and the Navy will draw more salary than the top general and equivalent in the US based on purchasing power parity (PPP) terms when the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission are implemented.
2016-04-26

HC allows Muslim girls to wear hijab for AIPMET

The Kerala High Court granted permission to Muslim girls to wear hijab, a customary religious dress, for the All India Pre-Medical Test-2016 but on condition that they should be present at the hall half an hour before the exam for frisking if necessary.
2016-04-26

Aishwarya supports Salman as Olympics envoy

At an event, it was his ex-girlfriend, the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who openly supported the 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' actor's selection as the Goodwill Ambassador for the Rio Olympics.
2016-04-26

Museum of Natural History ” All you want to know

The National Museum of Natural History was destroyed after a fire broke out in the FICCI building that it is housed in. Six firemen were seriously injured while trying to douse the fire. The fire started between 1:30 am and 2 am. There's no word yet on what caused the fire.
2016-04-26

SC to Maharashtra: Better to dance in bars than to beg on streets

The Supreme Court pulled up the Maharashtra government for not granting licence to dance bars and warned it not to overstep its powers by defying the apex court order. "It's better for women to perform in dance bars than begging on streets or indulging in unacceptable activities," the SC said.
2016-04-25

Mallya lives in a $15 million mansion in Britain

Vijay Mallya, who owes Rs 9,000 crore to various banks in the country, has been living at a $15 million mansion in England's Hertfordshire county. The mansion was bought from the father of Lewis Hamilton, the Formula One champion, by a company with offshore links.
2016-04-25

Bengaluru may no longer be 'air conditioned city'

The city surpassed its April 30, 1931 temperature record as the meteorological department officially recorded a maximum temperature of 39.2 degrees .The city surpassed its April 30, 1931 temperature record as the meteorological department officially recorded a maximum temperature of 39.2 degrees .
2016-04-25

Uyghur leader blames China for visa cancellation

Dolkun Isa, a leader of World Uyghur Congress, who lives in Germany, had been invited for the conference being organised by US-based 'Initiatives for China'. Isa said, "On April 23, I got a very short note by the Indian side that my visa is cancelled. There was no explanation."
2016-04-25

Islamic State's chief India recruiter killed in US drone strike

Mohammad Shafi Armar, the chief recruiter for Islamic State (IS) in India, was killed in a US drone strike in Syria a few days ago, sources have confirmed. The 26-year-old from Bhatkal in Karnataka is learned to have recruited at least 30 men for the group.
2016-04-24

Space project aims for stars, wants India onboard

SL cricketer Silva hospitalized after blow on head

Sri Lanka's test opener Kaushal Silva was taken to hospital after being hit on the head by a cricket ball while fielding in a domestic match. Sri Lanka Cricket said that Silva was struck during a match in Pallekele.
2016-04-24

Adding heft to diplomacy, India to send warships to Persian Gulf

After three days in Dubai, the warships will reach Kuwait around May 12 before heading for Manama (Bahrain) and Muscat (Oman) and then finally return to Mumbai by May 27-28.
2016-04-24

'Automatic de-registration' of 15-year-old vehicles on cards

If road transport ministry has its way, then there will be a system in place to rid traffic of all unfit vehicles including private cars 15 years after registration. The ministry has proposed "automatic de-registration" of all vehicles after this period.
2016-04-23

Canal charisma: Bumper crop in dry Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer's crops this year are worth Rs 300 crore, up from Rs 150 crore last year, thanks to a continuous flow of water through the Indira Gandhi Canal, said agriculture officer Ranjeet Singh Sarva.
2016-04-23

Bangladesh professor hacked to death by ISIS

Police said English professor Rezaul Karim Siddique, 58, was hacked from behind with machetes. The police commissioner said they had not yet named any suspects but added that the pattern of the attack fitted with previous killings by Islamist militants.
2016-04-23

China to develop floating nuclear power plants

All the radar systems, lighthouses, barracks, ports and airfields that China has set up on its newly built island chain in the South China Sea require tremendous amounts of electricity, which is hard to come by in a place hundreds of miles from the country's power grid.
2016-04-23

India among 175 nations to sign Paris climate deal

Prakash Javadekar signed the agreement on behalf of India. The agreement aims to take multiple measures to save the world from disastrous consequences of climate change and was adopted by 195 countries in Paris on December 12, 2015.
2016-04-22

By 2050, you may have to live on imported water

Data shows that today the daily per capita groundwater availability in the country has come down to 5,120 litres, about 35% of the 14,180 litres in 1951. In 1991, it was less than half of the 1951 stock. And by 2025, it is projected that the daily per capita availability will be just 25% of the base year.
2016-04-22

UK may take stake in unit of Tata Steel

The UK government said that it could take up to 25% stake in Tata Steel's British units in a bid to save the loss-making mills from shutting down.
2016-04-21

Prince, American pop superstar, dies at 57

Pop superstar Prince, widely acclaimed as one of the most inventive and influential musicians of his era with hits including "Little Red Corvette", `'Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry", was found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist. He was 57.
2016-04-21

Private American firms oppose ISRO launching US satellites

US' private space industry has expressed its opposition to the large scale use of low cost ISRO launch vehicles for putting American satellites into orbits. Such a move, they feel, would be detrimental to the future health of the private sector US space companies.
2016-04-21

NIA seeks US help in Pathankot attack probe

The National Investigation Agency has informally requested the US to help it probe the conspiracy behind the Pathankot terror attack. Sources said, NIA chief Sharad Kumar, during his recent visit to the US, sought from the FBI any further details it may have on the role of top Jaish operatives.
2016-04-21

Donald Trump wins New York primary, moves closer to nomination

Republican front-runner Donald Trump won New York state's presidential nominating contest , moving closer to capturing enough delegates to win the party's White House nomination and avoid a contested convention in July.
2016-04-20

Will be happy to see Nitish as PM one day: Lalu

Likening Bihar chief minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar to his younger brother, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad reiterated that said he will be happy to see Kumar become the Prime Minister of India one day.
2016-04-20

Chandigarh to ban short skirts in bars, clubs

In its policy "Controlling of Places of Public Amusement, 2016," which many have termed absurd and ridiculous, the Chandigarh administration has made all provisions for throttling city's nightlife in the name of regulation, citing indecency and sedition as top reasons.
2016-04-19

Marital rape may soon be a crime in India

Women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi said the Centre was considering criminalizing marital rape. When asked if there was an attempt to push for criminalization of marital rape, Maneka replied, Now there is.
2016-04-19

PM returns to US for 4th trip ” this time on state visit on June 7-8

PM Narendra Modi is likely to visit the US yet again in June, his fourth trip to the country in two years. However, this time it will be a state visit in a strictly bilateral context aimed at consecrating ties that President Obama has described as the defining relationship of the 21st century.
2016-04-19

Pak sends back Kirpal's body with organs missing

2016-04-19

Our economy growing fastest, says Jaitley to counter Rajan's remark

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has virtually rebutted RBI governor Raghuram Rajan's remarks that India is 'one-eyed king in the land of blind' saying compared to the rest of the world, the Indian economy was growing much faster and, in fact, the fastest.
2016-04-19

'No change in PF withdrawal norms till July 31'

"The notification (tightening PF withdrawal norms) will be kept in abeyance for three months till July 31, 2016. We will discuss this issue with the stakeholders," Labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya told.
2016-04-19

PF withdrawal allowed for housing, health

The labour ministry eased the planned restriction on withdrawal of contribution to the employees' provident fund. It said withdrawal can be allowed for housing, major medical treatment for self and family members, medical, dental and engineering education of children, and for their marriage.
2016-04-18

Amitabh Bachchan's ˜Incredible India' role stuck in Panama canal?

Amitabh Bachchan's appointment as brand ambassador for the ˜Incredible India' campaign is reportedly on hold, with the report coming days after the veteran actor's name surfaced in connection with the ˜Panama Papers'. The government is scanning details of Indian account holders that have surfaced.
2016-04-18

Sushma talks tough to China: 'Review your stand on Masood Azhar'

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj did some tough talking with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on China blocking India's bid to get JeM chief Masood Azhar banned by the UN and asked Beijing to "review" its position.
2016-04-18

Kohinoor gifted to Brits, not stolen, so shouldn't ask for it: Govt

The govt told the Supreme Court that the Kohinoor diamond was not stolen by the British but was gifted to them by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
2016-04-18

Sushma raises Masood Azhar veto with China

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj strongly raised with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi the issue of China blocking its bid to have JeM chief and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the UN.
2016-04-18

First Indian woman gymnast qualifies for Olympics

Her first vault, the much difficult Produnova, gave Dipa 15.066 points, the highest among the 14 competitors. But a poor show in the uneven bars took her points down as she collected 11.700, the second worse among the 14 participants. She secured 13.366 and 12.566 points in beam and floor exercises to be assured of the berth.
2016-04-18

Shah Bano 2.0? Muslim Law Board to oppose scrapping triple talaq‚

In 1985, Shah Bano, a 62-year-old Muslim mother of five from Indore, who was divorced by her husband, had won the right to alimony in the SC. But the then Congress govt of Rajiv Gandhi, under pressure of Islamic orthodoxy, passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, which diluted the SC judgement, and denied even destitute Muslim divorcees the right to alimony.
2016-04-17

Narendra Modi government to add 2.2 lakh central employees in 2 years

A major reason for the spurt in hiring is that many departments faced acute staff crunch in Group B and C categories due to a moratorium on fresh recruitments for the past several years.
2016-04-17

Mallya takes Rs 1.7-cr pay package from US brewery

More than half of Mallya's total package for 2015 has been paid by California-based Mendocino Brewing Company Inc to him for "promoting" the company's beer brands. Mallya serves as chairman of the board of directors of the company.
2016-04-17

World oil producers meet amid Saudi-Iran row over output freeze

World oil producers gathered in Qatar to negotiate an output freeze to boost prices but a lingering dispute between crude kingpin Saudi Arabia and Iran threatened to overshadow the talks. The producers want to freeze production at January levels in order to curb oversupply until demand is expected to pick up in the third quarter of 2016.
2016-04-17

Australia thrash India 4-0 to win Azlan Shah Cup

Indian hockey team's dismal run against Australia continued as they suffered 0-4 defeat in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. A brace from Thomas William Craig and Matt Gohdes helped Australia clinch their ninth title at the tournament.
2016-04-16

US jury fines Tata $940m in trade secret case

A US grand jury has slapped two companies of Tata group - Tata Consultancy Services and Tata America International Corp - with a $940 million fine in a trade secret lawsuit filed against them. Tatas have also been asked to pay another $700 million in punitive damages.
2016-04-16

Can't pay Rs 53,000 to rent 2,765 sqm house: Priyanka Gandhi

Driving a hard bargain, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra got the Vajpayee government to cut the rent of her sprawling 2,765.18 sq m house from Rs 53,421 a month to a mere Rs 8,888.
2016-04-15

Zuckerberg buys domain name from Kochi student

FB approached Amal for the domain name registered by him as it was the short form of Maxime Chan Zuckerberg, the name of Zuckerberg's daughter. More than the money, Augustine, a final-year electronics student from a Kochi engineering college, says he was thrilled by the fact that FB approached him.
2016-04-15

China's Masood Azhar veto: India questions UN panel's secrecy

India slammed the use of the "hidden veto" and demanded accountability, saying the UN's general members are "never ever" informed of the reason for not acceding to requests for sanctioning terrorists, days after China blocked India's bid to ban JeM chief Masood Azhar.
2016-04-15

China will not allow India into NSG: Pak diplomat

During a bilateral meeting with US Trade Representative Ambassador Michael Froman, Arun Jaitley also underlined the need for early conclusion of Totalisation Agreement which would benefit Indians working in America.
Pakistan is banking on good friend China to block India's chances of making it to the coveted Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a former Pakistani diplomat has said, adding that "chances of India gaining entry into NSG are virtually nil".
2016-04-14

The monk who converted Babasaheb to Buddhism

Looked after by disciples, Bhadanta Pragyanand is confined to his bed for most part of the day.The Buddhist monk, 90, communicates using sign language and sometimes pens his thoughts.
2016-04-13

Gurgaon no more, Haryana govt renames it 'Gurugram'

Gurgaon, Delhi's suburb in Haryana, that became known around the world as being a BPO hub and the country's first mall centre will now be called Gurugram. The Haryana government made this announcement .
2016-04-12

How Panama Papers opened the door to Isis and al-Qaida

There is no obvious link between the revelations in the Panama Papers, the rise of IS and the wars tearing apart at least nine countries in the Middle East and North Africa. But these developments are connected as ruling elites, who syphon off wealth into tax havens, lose political credibility.
2016-04-09

Eyeing China and Pak, India in talks to buy 40 US Predator drones

India is in talks with the United States to purchase 40 Predator surveillance drones, officials said, a possible first step towards acquiring the armed version of the aircraft and a development likely to annoy Pakistan.
2016-04-08

Women to be allowed into Shani temple sanctum

Breaking a 400-year-old tradition, women entered the inner sanctum of the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra and offered prayers. Soon after scores of men forced their way into the inner sanctum of the Shani Shinganpur temple in Maharashtra , the temple trust announced it won't stop women from entering the sanctum sanctorum to worship there.The trust was in a bind after a recent Bombay high court ruling said entry to temples was a fundamental right of women and it was the State's fundamental duty to protect it. Women have never been permitted into the inner sanctum of the temple. So, to keep it that way and circumvent discrimination charges, the trust said a few days ago that now even men wouldn't be allowed into the temple's inner sanctum.
2016-04-08

Modi's 'Make in India' a success: Moody's

Ratings agency Moody's has said that net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have hit an all-time high in early 2016, highlighting the success of Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' initiative.
2016-04-08

Panama Papers: Vijay Mallya directly linked to firm in Virgin Islands

Industrialist Vijay Mallya, who has been declared a wilful defaulter by Indian banks, figures in the offshore leaks by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), whose Panama Papers have rocked the world in the last few days.
2016-04-08

Hafiz Saeed runs 'Sharia court' in Lahore to dispense swift justice

Darul Qaza Sharia has been set up by the group in Lahore to provide "easy and swift justice" to the people and deals mostly in civil cases relating to property and monetary disputes. The complaints are addressed to Saeed who later refers them to the Qazi for further proceedings.
2016-04-07

IIT fees increased to Rs 2 lakhs from Rs 90,000‚

The annual fee for undergraduate courses in the IITs will be hiked to Rs 2 lakhs from Rs 90,000, from the upcoming academic session, according to officials of the Human Resource Development Ministry.
2016-04-07

France bans buying sex, not selling it

French lawmakers approved a bill that bans buying sex. The bill however does not ban the selling of sex. Customers will face fines and be made to attend awareness classes on the harms of the sex trade. Prostitution in itself is legal in France ” though brothels, pimping and the sale of sex by minors are illegal.
2016-04-07

Did PM insult national flag? Court to hear plaint

A city court took cognisance of a complaint against PM Narendra Modi for allegedly insulting the national flag last year on the international yoga day and during his visit to the United States.
2016-04-07

SC/STs, Dalits, disabled to get 100% fee waiver at IITs

Union human resource development minister Smriti Irani promised a fee waiver for all SC/ST, Dalit and physically challenged students at IITs. The decision follows a panel clearing a proposal for a three-fold fee hike from the next academic session.
2016-04-06

Unrest in NIT Srinagar, HRD ministry sends team

The Union HRD ministry has said it would send a two-member team to the NIT Srinagar campus, which has been gripped by tension following clashes among students over the Indian cricket team's loss against West Indies in the T20 World Cup last week.
2016-04-06

Iceland PM quits over Panama Papers scandal

The Prime Minister of Iceland has resigned after the Panama Papers revealed that he has been using an offshore firm to allegedly hide investments worth millions of pounds. On Monday, thousands of locals surrounded the Icelandic parliament to demand Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson's resignation.
2016-04-05

Job seekers will become job creators: PM Modi‚

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the "Stand Up India" programme and said the initiative will help job seekers become job creators. "Stand Up India scheme is going to transform the lives of people from the dalit and tribal communities," PM Modi said.
2016-04-05

RBI lowers repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5%

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its policy interest rate by an expected 25 basis points, bringing it to 6.5%, the lowest since January 2011. With inflation easing to 5.18% in February and a Union budget that kept both borrowing and spending in check, the RBI had room to make its first cut since September, thus resuming an easing cycle that was in full swing last year.
2016-04-05

How the world's media covered Panama Papers

Heads of state, politicians, celebrities and criminals have been named in a huge cache of leaked files exposing almost 40 years of intricate methods to make use of offshore assets.
2016-04-05

High-speed Gatimaan Express flagged off

The new train - that can reach a maximum speed of 160 km per hour - will operate between Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin station and Agra Cantonment station. It will run six days a week, except s.
2016-04-05

Nicholas apologizes to Sammy for 'short of brains' comment

Former England cricketer Mark Nicholas tendered an unconditional apology to victorious West Indies captain Darren Sammy and his players for his comments that the cricketers from the Caribbean are "short of brains".
2016-04-04

What are Panama Papers & why are they important

Heads of state, politicians, celebrities and criminals have been named in a huge cache of leaked files exposing almost 40 years of intricate methods to make use of offshore assets.
2016-04-04

Mahindra launches NuvoSport at Rs 7.35 lakh

Mahindra launched the NuvoSport , with prices starting at Rs 7.35 lakh for the base N4 variant, going all the way up to Rs 9.76 lakh for the top of the line N8 with a 5-speed AMT. The NuvoSport replaces the not-so-successful Quanto.
2016-04-04

'Crime of the century' also had Panama link?

Leaked files reveal the law firm has financial dealings with a total of 128 people around the world. An International Consortium of Investigative Journalists analysis of the leaked files found that more than 500 banks, their subsidiaries and branches have worked with Mossack Fonseca since the 1970s to help clients manage offshore companies.
2016-04-04

21 best tech companies to work for in 2016

Google and Facebook have won these sort of best-places to work roundups for eons, for 2016 there's a new champ in town.
2016-04-04

'Panama Papers' show Putin aides, Messi have foreign tax havens

The documents, dubbed "The Panama Papers", reveal links to 72 current or former heads of state and accuse some of them of having vested interests in their own banks and looting their own countries.
2016-04-04

Shahid Afridi quits as Pakistan T20I captain

2016-04-03

GST will be reality soon: PM Modi in Riyadh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a round table conference with top business leaders at the Saudi Chambers of Commerce in Riyadh . He said his government has taken several policy initiatives to spur growth and progress in India, and assured the business leaders that Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill would be passed soon.
2016-04-03

Indian priest in Yemen 'could be freed soon'

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India said a delegation met foreign minister Sushma Swaraj who said the government was working to secure the priest's safe return. Father Tom Uzhunnalil was captured from the southern Yemeni city of Aden by gunmen who killed at least 15 people at an old people's home in an attack that was condemned by Pope Francis.
2016-04-03

NIA officer shot dead in UP, agency terms it 'planned attack'

A National Investigation Agency deputy superintendent of police Mohammad Tanzil and his wife were shot at late last night by unidentified gunmen in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh. Tanzil died on the spot, while his wife suffered injuries, who was immediately rushed to a hospital in Noida.Tanzil's wife Farzana has told the investigators that the attack was a planned and that the shooters were professionals and used automatic weapons. The NIA officer was attacked in Bijnor while coming back from wedding; while his wife was injured, his two children escaped unhurt.
2016-04-03

Mumbai cinema turned into mosque

By the early 2000s, however, Alexandra Cinema had graduated from showing Hollywood fare to B and C-grade films interspersed with adult films. It was a time when local residents asked school bus drivers to switch routes so that impressionable school kids weren't exposed to the dirty posters.
2016-04-03

India has ignited new hope in world, says PM Modi

India has strengthened its economy despite the adverse global conditions and has ignited a "new hope" in the world, with some describing it as a "bright star", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here .
2016-04-02

Delhi to Agra in 100 minutes: India's fastest train to run from 05 Apr

Gatiman Express, the country's fastest train will start plying between Agra and Delhi from April 5. The state-of-the-art train will take one hour and forty minutes to complete the journey. Ironically, on the same route runs a passenger's train which takes around eight hours to cover the 195km distance.
2016-04-02

Srinagar NIT shut after fight over T20 loss

Two groups of students at the institute fought after some of them burst crackers following Team India's loss . A group of students took out a protest march inside the campus , but police prevented the situation from getting out of control.
2016-04-01
Source: Times of India News

22 April 2016

Monthly Sports News 2016 March

Sports News For The Month March

India Open: Srikanth crashed out, Saina had easy outing

Defending champion and World No. 6 Saina Nehwal took very little time, 34 minutes to be exact, to see off her first challenger Tanvi Lad in the Yonnex India Open at the Siri Fort Complex.
2016-03-31

Roach keen as Pacquiao mulls Olympic bid

Veteran trainer Freddie Roach has vowed to back Manny Pacquiao if the boxer decides to take advantage of rule changes which could see professional fighters allowed to take part in this summer's Olympics.
2016-03-31

Nagpur shuttler Mugdha cherishes India Open Super Series outing

The ongoing India Open Super Series became the first major tournament for Mugdha Agrey. The promising city shuttler was the only one from Nagpur to play at the annual tourney being held at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi.
2016-03-31

Saina, Sindhu won but men's challenge ended at India Open

World No. 6 Saina, PV Sindhu and unheralded Rituparna Das, however, advanced to the second round of the India Open Super Series badminton.
2016-03-30

Defending champion Srikanth crashed out of India Open

Defending champion Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the first round of men's singles but Saina Nehwal advanced to second round of women's event in the India Open Super Series.
2016-03-30

Jwala Gutta set for return to mixed doubles

One of the most experienced doubles shuttlers of India, Jwala Gutta, who restricted herself to playing only in women's doubles till now, has decided to make a comeback in the mixed category.
2016-03-30

India Open: Saurab, Rituparna enter main draw

Saurabh Verma and Manu Attri-Ashwini Ponnappa duo marched in to the Round 3 of the Qualification in the Yonex-Sunrise India Open BWF World Badminton Super Series 2016.
2016-03-30

Saurabh Verma stuns Tago to reach main draw of India Open

Making his way back to international circuit after a series of injuries, Indian shuttler Saurabh Varma stunned former top 10 player Kenichi Tago of Japan in straight games to reach the main draw of the India Open Super Series.
2016-03-29

Mary Kom, Shiva in Asian Olympic Qualifiers semis

Three Indian boxers, including top seeds MC Mary Kom (51kg) and Shiva Thapa (56kg), stood just one win away from clinching an Olympic berth.
2016-03-29

Smriti Irani confers honorary degree to Mary Kom

Union Minister Smriti Irani today conferred honorary degree to Olympian and five-time Boxing World Champion MC Mary Kom and first woman Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission Rose Millian Bathew for their contributions in respective fields.
2016-03-29

Anand draws with Svidler; Karjakin new challenger

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand ended his stint with a draw against Peter Svidler of Russia, while another Russian Sergey Karjakin emerged the new challenger for the next World Championship match after the conclusion of the Candidates chess tournament.
2016-03-29

Candidates Chess: Viswanathan Anand draws with Anish Giri

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a thrilling draw with Anish Giri of Holland and inched himself up to seven points after his 13th and penultimate round game in the Candidates Chess.
2016-03-27

British fighter placed in coma after brain injury

British boxer Nick Blackwell has been placed in an induced coma after losing a domestic title fight.
2016-03-27

Vijender invites Tendulkar for WBO Asia title fight

Star boxer Vijender Singh invited Sachin Tendulkar for his WBO Asia title fight here and briefed the cricket legend about the structure and future of professional boxing.
2016-03-26

India's campaign ended in New Zealand Open

It turned out to be a dismal day for India at the New Zealand Open badminton tournament after all the three Indian pairs suffered straight-game losses to bow out of the USD 120,000 Grand Prix Gold event.
2016-03-25

Champ Broner facing assault, robbery charges: Report

American world champion boxer Adrien Broner faces assault and robbery charges in his hometown of Cincinnati just one week before he is scheduled to make his first defence of his junior welterweight crown.
2016-03-25

Anand beat Karjakin to come back in joint lead

Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand avenged his defeat against Sergey Karjakin of Russian and came roaring back into the lead after the 11th round of the Candidates Chess tournament.
2016-03-25

Three Indian pairs in quarter-finals of New Zealand Open badminton

India had a mixed day at the New Zealand Open badminton tournament with the women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa and men's doubles duo of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy reaching the quarter-finals.
2016-03-24

After Swiss win, Prannoy rises to World No. 20

After clinching the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold title last week, Indian shuttler HS Prannoy jumped seven places to World No. 20 in the latest BWF rankings released .
2016-03-24

Anand loses to Caruana in Candidates

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a defeat at the hands of Fabiano Caruana of United States in the 10th round of Candidates Chess tournament now underway here.
2016-03-24

Badminton: Lifetime bans warning in betting, fixing crackdown

Badminton players and others linked to the sport face possible lifetime bans for betting on or fixing matches under toughened rules announced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) .
2016-03-24

We can win two medals at Rio Olympics: BAI Chief

Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Akhilesh Das Gupta said India will win at least two medals at the Olympic Games scheduled to be held at Rio de Janeiro in August.
2016-03-23

Viswanathan Anand beats Aronian to jump to joint lead in Candidates

Viswanathan Anand proved his true mettle yet again as he outclassed Levon Aronian of Armenia in a long-drawn game in the ninth round of the Candidates Chess tournament .
2016-03-21

Boxer Vijender's next pro bout postponed to April 30

Indian boxing star Vijender Singh's next bout was postponed from April 2 to April 30 due to technical reasons. The fight will now be held at the Copper Box Arena instead of the Harrow Leisure Centre.
2016-03-21

BAI announces cash reward of 5 lakh for Prannoy

BAI president Akhilesh Das Gupta heaped praise on HS Prannoy for clinching the men's singles title at the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold and announced a cash award of Rs 5 lakhs for his stupendous performance.
2016-03-21

Anand draws with Topalov to remain joint third in Candidates

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with his former challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to remain joint 3rd after the end of the eighth round of Candidates chess tournament .
2016-03-21

HS Prannoy clinches Swiss Open GP Gold badminton title

H S Prannoy clinched his second Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament title by notching up a straight game victory over Marc Zwiebler of Germany in the summit clash of the Swiss Open .
2016-03-20

Viswanathan Anand draws with Anish Giri in Candidates

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against Anish Giri of Holland in the seventh round of Candidates Chess tournament.
2016-03-19

Anand held by Nakamura

After suffering a pivotal defeat to Sergey Karjakin , V Anand was slightly better against Hikaru Nakamura in the fifth round of the Candidates chess tournament in Moscow .
2016-03-17

Hamilton, Vettel expect closer title fight in 2016

Defending Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and his predecessor Sebastian Vettel are agreed that the competition between their Mercedes and Ferrari teams should be a lot closer in 2016 than it has been over the past couple of seasons.
2016-03-17

Viswanathan Anand draws with Hikaru Nakamura in Candidates chess tournamen

Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as white against Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the fifth round of the Candidates chess tournament.
2016-03-16

Viswanathan Anand draws with Hikaru Nakamura in Candidates chess tournament

Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as white against Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the fifth round of the Candidates chess tournament.
2016-03-16

Viswanathan Anand loses to Karjakin in Candidates Chess

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shocking loss against Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the fourth round of Candidates Chess tournament .
2016-03-15

Vikas, Devendro to spearhead Indian boxing squad for Olympic qualifiers

Vikas Krishan (75kg) and Laishram Devendro Singh (49kg) will spearhead an experienced 13-member Indian boxing squad that will participate in the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament scheduled to be held in Qian'an, China, from March 23 to April 3.
2016-03-15

Mike Tyson's Las Vegas palace up for grabs

Mike Tyson is thinking of a change, so he is selling his huge Las Vegas palace for $1.5 million.
2016-03-14

Lin Dan wins sixth All England title

Lin Dan, already regarded by many as the greatest player of all time, made another entry into the record books when he regained the All-England Open title and won it for a sixth time .
2016-03-13

Dedicate my win to Pathankot terror attack martyrs: Vijender

Indian boxing star Vijender Singh has dedicated his fourth successive professional triumph to the Indian Armed Forces personnel who were martyred in the Pathankot terror attack.
2016-03-13

Candidates Chess: Anand draws with Aronian; Karjakin catches up

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the second round of the Candidates Chess tournament .
2016-03-12

Newcomer Gene Haas has modest ambitions for F1 season ahead

Formula One newcomer Gene Haas has modest expectations for his fledgling team this season: he wants drivers Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez to stay on the track and take it from there.
2016-03-12

Saina Nehwal loses in All England quarters

Saina Nehwal's wait for the prestigious All England title continues following her loss to Tzu Ying Tai of Chinese Taipei 21-15, 21-16 in the quarter-finals at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham .
2016-03-12

Anand beats Topalov in Candidates' opener

Defying expectations, his position and odds, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand today won a nerve wracking contest against former challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the first round of Candidates to go into early lead here.
2016-03-12

Indian men's campaign ends in All England Championships

Indian male shuttlers' campaign in the All England Badminton Championships came to a halt with the trio of B Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma making an exit in the second round of the singles event.
2016-03-11

Chen Long crashes out at All-England

World number one Chen Long became the victim of a second seismic shock in less than 24 hours at the All-England Open when his title defence was upended in the second round.
2016-03-11

Johnson to learn prison term on March 24

Former Sunderland and England winger Adam Johnson faces a substantial prison term after it was confirmed that he will be sentenced on March 24 for sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.
2016-03-11

Pele to auction off World Cup winner's medals

Brazilian legend Pele is to auction off more than 2,000 items of memorabilia charting his dazzling football career including his three World Cup medals and the ball used when he scored his 1,000th goal, it was announced Thursday.
2016-03-11

Sai Praneeth stuned Lee Chong Wei in All England 1st round

Lee Chong Wei, the former world number one, who has been making a sensational comeback at the age of 33, suffered one of the biggest shocks of his career when he was dumped out in the first round of the All-England Open.
2016-03-10

Huge economic loss for Dharamshala

The news of India-Pakistan World T20 match being shifted from Dharamshala to Kolkata came as huge shock for the business community of this hill town. Many feel that the losses will run into crores.
2016-03-10

History-maker Marin chases another first

Carolina Marin, the scourge of China and one of the most surprising champions ever, will attempt another improbable record at the world's oldest tournament starting.
2016-03-09

Sameer, Lalita won first round of All England qualifier

Young Indian shuttlers Sameer Verma and Lalita Dahiya crossed the opening round of All England qualifiers in the men's singles and women's singles events respectively.
2016-03-08

Maria Sharapova says she failed drug test at Australian Open

Former tennis world No.1 Maria Sharapova said that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open due to a substance she has been taking the last 10 years for health issues.
2016-03-07

Pro star Vijender Singh in Olympics? Looks unlikely

The AIBA may have thrown the Olympic door open for professional boxers but it is unlikely that Indian star Vijender Singh would be able to grab the opportunity even though he is keen to make it.
2016-03-06

Browne stops Chagaev to win WBA heavyweight belt

Australian boxer Lucas Browne won the regular WBA heavyweight title by beating defending champion Ruslan Chagaev by technical knockout early Sunday.
2016-03-06

Dhole-Bhagwat pair wins veteran national badminton title

Age is just a number for Jayendra Dhole. The experienced campaigner brought laurels to the city by emerging champion in the 40th Indian Masters (Veteran) National Badminton Championships at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, .
2016-03-05

German Open: Indian challenge ends with defeat of Sindhu and Kashyap

PV Sindhu fought her heart out before losing her quarter-final while Parupalli Kashyap retired hurt midway through his match at the German Open, dealing a fresh blow to his Olympic qualification hopes.
2016-03-04

Indian boxers could be barred from Rio

Indian boxing has suffered ever since the AIBA decided to suspend the IABF in December 2012 and then provisionally suspended the new federation - Boxing India - in September last year.
2016-03-03

England soccer player Johnson facing jail after child sex conviction

Johnson had admitted kissing and grooming the teenager at the beginning of his trial but had denied two more serious accusations of sexual activity.
2016-03-03

Gopichand terms Jaiswal as Indian version of Chen Long

Healthy competition brings out the best in you. An intense rivalry among a dozen top men's singles shuttlers of the country is yielding good results and it bodes well for the future of sports in the country.
2016-03-03

Amir Khan unconcerned by appearances in Alvarez clash

Amir Khan says he didn't want to demand a rehydration clause for his forthcoming fight with Saul Alvarez because he wants to make the biggest possible statement in his first bout above welterweight.
2016-02-29

Boxing: New rules on pros fighting at Olympics set for vote

Boxing's global governing body will vote within three months on proposals that would allow all professional fighters to compete in the Olympic Games, including in Rio, AIBA's president told AFP .
2016-02-29

Lewis says no to professional boxers at Olympics

Former World and Olympic champion Lennox Lewis has slammed a proposal to allow professional boxers to compete at the Olympics, saying that it could be dangerous for young amateur boxers.
2016-02-28

Arundhati, Vaishnavi go down fighting in semifinals

The impressive run of Arundhati Pantawane and Vaishnavi Bhale came to an end in the semifinals of the All India Senior Ranking Badminton tournament at Atul, Gujarat, .
2016-02-28

Huck set sights on Glowacki after Afolabi win

Marco Huck has set his sights on regaining his WBO title after his technical knock-out win over Britain's Ola Afolabi gave him the IBO cruiserweight belt.
2016-02-28

Santa Cruz stops Martinez in 5th to stay undefeated

Leo Santa Cruz stopped Kiko Martinez for his first defence of the WBA featherweight title, which could put him in line for a super-fight in one of boxing's strongest divisions.
2016-02-28

McIlroy tops Rooney thanks to Frampton title win

Carl Frampton defeated Scott Quigg on a split points decision to become the WBA and IBF super-bantamweight champion and guaranteed fellow Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy a night out at Wayne Rooney's expense.
2016-02-28

US firm to produce documentary on Yuvraj Singh

A US-based firm will produce a documentary on 2011 Cricket World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh's life, TOI has learnt.
2016-02-28

Indian hockey team to attend coaching camp in March-April

The Indian men's hockey team will undergo a month-long coaching camp to prepare for the upcoming tournaments at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre here from March 7 to April 8.
2016-02-27

Virat Kohli's Pakistani fan who hoisted tricolour gets bail

A Pakistani court has granted bail to a young die-hard fan of ace Indian batsman Virat Kohli after he spent more than a month behind bars over treason charges for hoisting the Indian tricolour atop his home.
2016-02-27

Arundhati enters quarters in All India Senior Ranking Badminton

Making a comeback to the national-level badminton after her wedding early last month, Arundhati Pantawane stormed into the quarterfinals of the All India Senior Ranking Badminton tournament at Atul, Gujarat, .
2016-02-27

Salve benefit one-day boxing tournament on March 6

Kamptee Taluka Boxing Association under the auspices of Nagpur District Boxing Association (NDBA) is holding a one-day boxing meet 'Champions Night' on March 6 here at the Divisional Sports Complex, Mankapur.
2016-02-27

Indian boxers running risk of being barred from Olympics

This is the latest missive from the International Boxing Association (AIBA) after a meeting of its various commissions in Manchester recently.
2016-02-26

Little Afghan Messi fan still keen to meet idol

The five-year-old Afghan boy who won the Internet's heart when he was pictured wearing a plastic bag as an improvised Lionel Messi jersey is still eager to meet the Argentine football superstar, he said .
2016-02-26

Will give my all to be in Rio: Vijender Singh

Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh has welcomed the world body's (AIBA) suggestion to allow professional boxers to participate in the Olympics.
2016-02-26

Source : Times of India News