New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time, an Indian student from outside the country topped the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination. Dubai Model High School's Rohan Sampat with 99.50 per cent marks in his Class XII exams emerged as the overall topper in the ISC exam 2012. The second position was grabbed by Kalyani Vishnu from Thiruvananthapuram who scored 99.25 percentage marks. "I owe this to my wonderful teachers at the...
03:39 PM, May 20, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to set up its Kerala consulate here in the state capital, India's Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed said on Thursday. "The decision to set up the consulate in Thiruvananthapuram is because of the rule that consulates can be set up only in state capitals. There are certain rules and guidelines and they have to be adhered too," Ahamed told...
05:17 PM, May 17, 2012
Patna: Hafeez Contractor, one of India's best known architects, plans to develop a world city alongside the river Ganges in Patna - on the lines of Dubai - that will boast of eco-friendly buildings and water sports facilities, officials say. "Contractor submitted his proposed plans to the state government during his visit on Tuesday," an official said referring to the proposed New Patna World City. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is...
03:47 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Dubai: The 1,000-meter world's tallest tower costing about Rs 6,330 crore will be constructed in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, it was announced on Monday. Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, said the tower is expected to be completed in 63 months at a cost of 4.6 billion riyals. The Saudi Arabia-based KHC is one of the world's largest and most diversified...
02:48 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Dubai: An Indian tourist in Dubai had to endure imprisonment after an impostor allegedly ran up unpaid credit card bills in his name. Mathew Joseph, a fisherman from Trivandrum who says he is visiting the UAE for the first time, was arrested over unpaid credit card dues of another man from Kerala whose name and other details resemble Joseph's, local media reports said. Joseph was held on January 12 and...
02:52 PM, Apr 04, 2012
Mumbai: Two 26-year-old men, who were promised jobs in Dubai by a priest and later sexually abused by him, have conducted a sting operation to bare the man of God in rather unbecoming circumstances. MiD DAY has a copy of the CD in which the priest -- identified as Kanak Kubdiya, resident of Dadar -- is allegedly seen sodomising one of the victims at the quarters of a temple in...
01:13 PM, Mar 20, 2012
Dubai: Roger Federer swatted aside Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday, the Swiss maestro's 72nd tour title, as he abandoned the baseline to dominate from the net. The 16-time Grand Slam winner may no longer be favourite for the top prizes but few can match his longevity or dedication on the gruelling men's tour, and the 30-year-old claimed his fifth Dubai title without dropping a...
10:54 PM, Mar 03, 2012
Dubai: Mahesh Bhuapthi and Rohan Bopanna won their first title together after pipping the Polish pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in the summit clash if the ATP Dubai Open, here on Saturday. Bhupathi and Bopanna, seeded fourth, secured a 6-4 3-6 10-5 win after facing stiff resistance from their rivals in the final of the $1,700,475 hard court event. The two Indians, planning to play in Olympics together,...
08:20 PM, Mar 03, 2012
Dubai: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic lost for the first time this season, falling to Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5 in the semifinals of the Dubai Championships on Friday. The surprisingly one-sided victory ended Djokovic's 10-match winning streak that included the Australian Open title and his bid for a fourth successive Dubai title. In the final, Murray will meet Roger Federer, who edged Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6). Del Potro...
08:41 AM, Mar 03, 2012
Dubai: Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, who need to improve their rankings to earn a direct entry into the London Olympics, stormed into the summit clash of the ATP Dubai Open with a straight sets win on Friday. The fourth-seeded Indian pair of Bhupathi and Bopanna edged past the giant-killing Austrian pair of Julian Knowle and Alexanderin Peya 7-6 (2) 7-6 (7) in the semi-finals of the USD 1,700,475 hard...
06:44 PM, Mar 02, 2012
Dubai: Novak Djokovic defeated fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 7-6 (6) Thursday to set up a Dubai Championships semifinal against Andy Murray, a rematch of a marathon five-setter at the Australian Open. Murray, who lost to Djokovic at the Australian Open each of the last two years, defeated fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday. Roger Federer will face Juan Martin del Potro in the other semifinal. Del Potro beat...
08:54 AM, Mar 02, 2012
Dubai: India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna beat Lukas Dlouhy and Alexandr Dolgopolov to enter the men's doubles quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships here. Bhupathi-Bopanna, seeded fourth, defeated the Czech-Russian pair 6-4, 7-5 in the opening round on Wednesday. The Indians converted four of their 14 break points and wrapped up the match in 70 minutes. They next face Australian-English combine of Paul Hanley and Jamie Murray...
08:16 PM, Mar 01, 2012
Dubai: Novak Djokovic beat fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 7-6 (6) on Thursday to set up a Dubai Championships semifinal with Andy Murray, who beat Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5. Roger Federer too made it to the last-four beating Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-4 and now awaits the winner of Juan Martin del Potro vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga quarter-final later on Thursday. The top-ranked Djokovic, gunning for his fourth straight title in Dubai,...
07:30 PM, Mar 01, 2012
Dubai: Roger Federer defeated Feliciano Lopez of Spain 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships. Federer broke the 15th-ranked Lopez in the final game to end a tight opening set. The second set was more routine, breaking the Spaniard to lead 5-3 and closing out the match with a volley winner from the net. Federer will face Mikhail Youzhny, who defeated Mardy Fish of the...
07:43 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Dubai: Roger Federer defeated Michael Llodra 6-0, 7-6 (6) to reach the second round of the Dubai Championships on Tuesday. The second-seeded Federer needed only 17 minutes to win the first set, dictating play on his serve and using a solid net game to break the Frenchman three times. The second set was a much tighter affair, as both players held their serve throughout. Llodra, coming off a final loss...
12:25 AM, Feb 29, 2012
Dubai: Novak Djokovic shook off the rust to beat Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-4, 6-2 at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday in his first match since winning the Australian Open. Sixth-seeded Mardy Fish also had an easy time against Andreas Beck of Germany, winning 6-1, 6-1 to join Djokovic in the second round. The top-ranked Djokovic has not played a match in nearly four weeks and it showed at times. He...
12:16 AM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi: The poor singles run in recent times has further dented Sania Mirza's ranking as the Indian slipped to 129, a loss of 16 places, in the latest WTA list issued on Monday. Sania had lost in the WTA Dubai Open qualifiers in the singles but did well in doubles by ending runners-up along with Elena Vesnina. The runners-up finish helped Sania retain her seventh place in the doubles...
03:19 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Dubai: Roger Federer blames a loss of confidence for failing to add to his record 16 Grand Slam titles in more than two years. The former No. 1 last won a major title at the 2010 Australian Open but denies his form has been in decline, instead attributing that to "a bit of confidence not on my side and on my opponent's side." "I've had some tough losses over the...
12:41 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Dubai: The body of an Indian, who died in an accident in Saudi Arabia, is finally being flown back to his family in Kerala after a year of relentless efforts to overcome legal and bureaucratic hurdles. Krishnankutty Nair, 55, who hailed from Kindangoor in Kottayam, Kerala, died on February 24, but could not be brought back home because his sponsor refused to complete the requisite formalities to transport the body....
09:28 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Dubai: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland won her eighth career WTA title on Saturday, defeating Julia Goerges of Germany 7-5, 6-4 in the Dubai Tennis Championships final. Radwanska will rise one place to a career-best No. 5 when the world rankings are updated on Monday. The fifth-seeded Radwanska led in both sets but it took her almost two hours to overcome the unseeded Goerges, who ousted defending champion Caroline Wozniacki the...
11:26 PM, Feb 25, 2012
