Frenchman Richard Gasquet battled back from a set and a break down to deprive Russian Nikolay Davydenko of his second Doha title on Saturday, winning 3-6 7-6 6-3. ...
09:24 AM, Jan 06, 2013
The match was not short of drama with the Indian team at one stage threatening to quit over an umpiring decision. ...
11:36 PM, Dec 27, 2012
Already through to the final, defending champions India suffered a shock 3-5 defeat at the hands of Malaysia in their last and inconsequential league match of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Wednesday. ...
12:11 AM, Dec 27, 2012
After desperate attempts by the host country Qatar to save the talks, the UN conference on climate change on Saturday agreed to extend the life of the Kyoto Protocol, which controls the greenhouse gas emissions of rich countries, through 2020. ...
10:39 PM, Dec 08, 2012
The fourth edition of Doha Tribeca Film Festival opened last week with the premier of Mira Nair's 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'. Also, hitting the red carpet was director Ashutosh Gowariker, who serves in the jury this year. ...
11:28 AM, Nov 24, 2012
Dubai: 'Rafea: A Solar Mama', a documentary about a Jordanian Bedouin mother who leaves her desert home to travel to India to attend the Barefoot College which trains women in the technology of solar energy, is part of a 'green film' competition at the ongoing fourth Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF). The film by Jehane Noujam and Mona Eldaief is competing in the Arab Film Competition, which highlights the sustainability...
11:08 AM, Nov 22, 2012
Internationally acclaimed director Mira Nair's 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist,' opened the fourth Doha Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend. ...
10:49 AM, Nov 20, 2012
The Doha Tribeca film festival kickstarted with Mira Nair's latest offering 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist. The film is her most ambitious project yet. ...
10:33 AM, Nov 20, 2012
Doha: A Qatari constructor, founded by a son of former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has bolstered its bid to win contracts ahead of the 2022 soccer World Cup by forming a joint venture with Spain's Coprosa. Qatar Bin Laden Group will hold 51 per cent of the new company, BC Group - to be based in Doha - and Coprosa 49 per cent, chief executive Omar bin Laden...
02:24 AM, Jun 14, 2012
Doha: At least 19 foreign nationals, including 13 children, were killed in a fire that ripped through an upscale shopping mall in Qatar on Monday, the country's interior ministry said. The children were from Spain, Japan, the Philippines and Benin among other countries. A Spanish diplomatic source in Madrid told Reuters that four of the dead children were Spanish. It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze, which media...
02:32 AM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: With three of the four Indian paddlers already through to the next stage of the final World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha, national table tennis coach Bhawini Muhherji says his wards are "motivated enough" to make it to the Olympics. "Their sole aim is to qualify for the London Olympics and they are motivated enough to do that," Mukherji told PTI over phone from Qatar. Indian paddlers were...
07:16 PM, May 11, 2012
Kolkata: Eminent Bengali poet Sankho Ghosh says that launching Rabindranath Tagore's songs by bands can not be a taboo if it conforms to the spirit and basics. For instance "The Tagore song in Bangla band Dohar's 'Sahasro Dotara' album, rendered by 'bauls' (mystic minstrels from Bengal) have been a unique initiative," Ghosh told on Saturday evening. The Rabindra Puraskar (1989), Saraswati Samman (1998), Sahitya Akademi (1977) awardee stated "Dohar had...
12:23 AM, May 08, 2012
Doha: Aditya Mehta stunned fancied compatriot Pankaj Advani to become only the third Indian ever to clinch the Asian Snooker Championships here on Sunday. In his third appearance at the event, Aditya started off bit nervously but won the crucial second frame with a 49 clearance after being 40 down. Pankaj struck back by taking the lead 3-2, but soon after, Aditya levelled it 3-3 and took the lead 6-3...
01:00 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Doha: When top-ranked Victoria Azarenka thinks about her newfound success, she might want to thank Daniela Hantuchova. She was beaten in the first round by the Slovakian at the Qatar Open a year ago, causing a crisis of confidence in the 22-year-old Belarusian. She rushed home, ready to tell her family that she wanted to quit the sport she had grown to despise. "It was just not fun for me...
05:12 PM, Feb 18, 2012
Doha: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka swept aside Simona Halep of Romania 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Qatar Open quarter-finals while Lucie Safarova dumped Svetlana Kuznetsova out of the tournament. Third-seeded Sam Stosur took advantage of shaky serving from Petra Cetkovska to win 6-3, 6-2 in the third round and earn her first back-to-back victories of the year, while fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska saved two set points in the first set on her...
12:52 PM, Feb 17, 2012
Doha: Caroline Wozniacki failed to convert three match points as she was ousted by Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) in her opening match at the Qatar Open on Wednesday. Wozniacki, playing her first match since losing the No. 1 ranking after the Australian Open, received a bye into the second round. She had all three match points in the 10th game of the third set....
01:30 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Melbourne: Roger Federer's remarkable run of appearing at every Grand Slam since 2000 was closer to ending than ever after a back injury at the Qatar Open earlier this month threw his Australian Open participation into doubt. The 30-year-old Swiss withdrew from the Doha tournament before his semi-final against France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. "I could barely play," said Federer, who will be going for a 17th Grand Slam victory in Melbourne....
03:30 PM, Jan 14, 2012
New Delhi: The bail hearing of the nine accused in the 2006 serial blasts case in Malegaon will be held in Mumbai on Monday. The bail applications were filed earlier this month in the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, which is hearing the case. Maharashtra ATS, which initially probed the case had arrested nine persons namely Salman Farsi, Shabir Ahmed, Noorulhuda Doha, Rais Ahmed, Mohammed Ali, Asif...
10:10 AM, Oct 31, 2011
Washington: A top US official on Monday blamed the stalemate in the Doha trade talks on India, China and other emerging nations, asserting they were unwilling to shoulder responsibilities reflecting their dramatic rise in the global economic hierarchy. Since the Doha negotiations began in 2001, the world has changed dramatically, Deputy US Trade Representative Michael Punke stated before the US Senate Finance Committee. "Above all, we've watched the dramatic rise...
11:48 AM, Sep 13, 2011
Mumbai: The passengers of a Jet flight from Mumbai to Doha were deplaned following a bomb scare in the aircraft on Monday. The airlines received an anonymous tip-off in the form of a note in the aircraft. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and bomb squad checked the flight, but found nothing suspicious. The flight was later scheduled for takeoff from Mumbai at 10:30 pm. ...
09:58 PM, Aug 15, 2011
