Durban (South Africa), May 28 (IANS) Fan Zhendong of China retained the men's singles title with a 4-2 victory over compatriot Wang Chuqin at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) Finals here on Sunday.
Ghaziabad, May 28 (IANS) The farmers' protest, taking place at Delhi's Ghazipur border in support of the protesting wrestlers, ended on Sunday evening with Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait announcing that a khap mahapanchayat would be held in Baju village of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district on June 11 to take further decisions.
Paris, May 28 (IANS) China's Zhang Shuai is yet to claim a singles victory on clay this season, as the 34-year-old veteran suffered a third consecutive first-round exit after being knocked out by Poland's Magdalena Frech 6-1, 6-1 on the opening day of the French Open.
Ahmedabad, May 28 (IANS) Ahmedabad on Sunday witnessed unseasonal rain and hailstorm, affecting normal life, while also delaying the start of the much-anticipated final match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings.
London, May 28 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed the 15-member squads and reserve players for both India and Australia ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 Final to be played at The Oval from June 7-11.
Moscow, May 28 (IANS) Charging the US and its allies with "playing with fire" by increasing support for Ukraine amid the conflict with Moscow, including planning to provide it US-made F-16s, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the delivery of the fighters would be an "unacceptable esclation".
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) What do the deepest point in the ocean and the highest mountain peak have in common? The plastic pollution.
Lucknow/Noida/Varanasi/Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Siva Sridhar of Jain University surged to five gold medals to go with his lone bronze, creating a gap in the race between him and Aneesh Gowda of Christ University, on competition Day Six of the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2022 Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
Guwahati, May 28 (IANS) The northeastern region of the country will get its first Vande Bharat Express on Monday as the maiden journey of the first semi-high-speed train from Assam will be virtually flagged off from Guwahati by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official said on Sunday.
Rajamahendravaram (Andhra Pradesh), May 28 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) General Secretary Nara Lokesh on Sunday termed party President Nara Chandrababu Naidu "a visionary" and Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy a "prisoner".
Kathmandu, May 28 (IANS) India's Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited has received a permission to develop a second hydropower project in Nepal.
Cannes, May 28 (IANS) The prestigious Palm d'Or went to a French director on Saturday night at the Cannes Film Festival, but President Emmanuel Macron was not celebrating because Justine Triet made a fiery political speech that took aim at the French government's handling of weeks of protests on the streets.
Hyderabad, May 28 (IANS) YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader Y.S. Sharmila on Sunday made a scathing attack on Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, dubbing him as "President of Taliban".
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Maheshmunda in Jharkhand is more than 300 km from Kolkata (Howrah) by rail. No rail link existed between this nondescript location (now a census town) and the then capital of the British Raj 200 years ago.
M0umbai, May 28 (IANS) Unseeded Naresh Singhva of Maharashtra pulled off the biggest win of his career when he knocked out top seed Adith Achpal of Tamil Nadu in the Boys' Under-19 pre-quarterfinals of the 6th NSCI Open National Circuit Squash championship here on Sunday.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Delhi Police is all set to file an FIR against the wrestlers protesting at the Jantar Mantar under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), sources said on Sunday.
Ahmedabad, May 28 (IANS) The toss for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans has been delayed due to heavy rain at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday.
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Actor-director-writer-producer Rishab Shetty, who became an overnight sensation after "Kantara", made an appeal at a public forum for a Film City in Bengaluru.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (IANS) In a tragic incident, a farmer reeling under the pressure to pay loans taken from several banks, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Tirunelli, Wayanad.
Bhopal, May 28 (IANS) As many as six statues of 'Sapta Rishis' installed at the premises of newly-developed Mahakal Lok in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh collapsed on Sunday.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) An eerie silence prevailed on Sunday at Jantar Mantar in the national capital where the country's top wrestlers had been protesting for more than a month against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 28 (IANS) A video clip that has gone viral on the social media shows a child miraculously surviving after being run over by a car.
Fort Worth (USA), May 28 (IANS) Aaron Rai, whose grandparents from his mother and father's side are born in India, moved to Tied-10th at the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament on the PGA Tour.
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) A court in West Bengal's Jhargram on Sunday sent Kurmi leader Rajesh Mahato to one day police custody in connection to the attack on the convoy of Trinamool Congress's national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday evening.
Bengaluru, May 28 (IANS) Criticising the Narendra Modi-led Central government over the way it handled the wrestlers' protest, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday wondered "what's the need for the new Parliament building if it can't give justice to the wrestlers who are protesting".