Following the twin bomb explosions at the Boston Marathon on Monday, we take a look at the 10 sporting events that faced the ghastly acts of terrorism. 1972: Munich Olympics The darkest hour in the Olympics history arrived at the 1972 Games in Munich. Black September, a Palestinian militant group, killed 11 athletes of the Israeli team in a 16-hour hostage drama. Following that, competition was suspended at the Olympic...
11:28 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Dubai: The International Cricket Council on Tuesday announced the launch of an archive website which will have footages of ICC events dating back from 1975 World Cup to the latest Women's World Cup 2013. The website, www.iccarchive.com, is the definitive online search engine of past ICC Events, the world body said in a release. With over 3,000 hours of the greatest moments from ICC events and digital transfer capability, there...
09:15 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Maruti Suzuki Desert Strom - the annual rendezvous with the Thar desert is all set begin from February 18 with over 275 motor enthusiasts participating in a riveting race. ...
11:43 AM, Feb 13, 2013
At the play-off hole of the 2012 Scottish Open, his position on the penultimate shot wasn't great and his fingers and wrists were hurting. His opponent Francesco Molinari, the Italian Ryder Cup star, who had led the European Tour event for the first three days, fluffed his putt. "Drive for show, putt for dough," they say. After the Who's Who of golf, including defending champ Luke Donald, Phil Mickelson and...
03:37 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Involving participants from Britain, Turkey, Germany, Pakistan, Bangladesh, France and Malaysia among others, through speeches, dramatised readings and panel discussions at the city's iconic landmarks, the fourth chapter of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF) will begin in Kolkata on January 9. ...
08:45 PM, Jan 01, 2013
New Delhi: BlackBerry-maker RIM has finally announced that the BlackBerry 10 launch event will take place on January 30, 2013. This day will mark the official launch of its new platform - BlackBerry 10, as well as the unveiling of the first two BlackBerry 10 smartphones. The event will happen simultaneously in multiple countries around the globe, where details of the smartphones and their availability will be announced.The BlackBerry 10...
06:10 PM, Nov 12, 2012
New Delhi: Apple, which has always avoided live-streaming their product launches on the web, is all set to take a different route this time. The company is going to live stream the October 23 event, where it is expected to unveil the smaller version of the iPad. There is a dedicated channel for the event that says, "Watch a live video stream of the special event online or via Apple...
08:30 PM, Oct 23, 2012
San Francisco: Apple Inc on Tuesday invited members of the media to an event next week where it is expected to challenge rivals Amazon.com Inc and Google Inc with a less expensive and smaller version of its popular iPad table. The October 23 event will be held at the California Theatre in San Jose, Apple said in an invitation did not reveal details of the event, but hinted at something...
12:13 AM, Oct 17, 2012
Bangalore: If you are looking forward to cultural activities this time of the festival season, Ganesh Chaturthi is the right time. Bangalore today has become the hub of many local and national cultural activities as many temples, cultural organisations and resident welfare organisations in the city have geared up to give a plethora of music and dance programmes across the city. Activities like concerts, dance recitals, rangoli competitions and other...
02:47 PM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: It's almost clear now that Apple's new iPhone will be called the "iPhone 5", but we are still waiting to hear the same from Apple's CEO Tim Cook at Apple's event, which will begin shortly at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts. The name for the new iPhone has been confirmed by Apple's own search tool on its website. According to reports, Apple published four articles...
09:39 PM, Sep 12, 2012
San Francisco: Amazon.com Inc is expected to launch a new tablet on Thursday, the latest salvo in a battle for control of mobile access to the Internet. Amazon is expected to announce at least one new version of its 7-inch Kindle Fire at a press conference near Los Angeles. A larger tablet may also be unveiled, along with an update of the company's popular Kindle e-reader. "The swing factor in...
10:55 AM, Sep 06, 2012
Washington: A "deeply saddened" US President Barack Obama hailed Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, as one of the greatest American heroes of all times, and said that it was he who taught the enormous power of one small step. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, died yesterday at the age of 82. Here are some notable...
10:12 AM, Aug 26, 2012
Akshay Kumar might be absent from the promotional events of his latest film 'Joker', the rest of the team is on a promotional overdrive. ...
02:38 PM, Aug 21, 2012
San Francisco: Apple Inc is gearing up to unveil a new product at a major September 12 event, a source familiar with the plan said, presaging the long-awaited launch of the redesigned iPhone. The world's most valuable technology company typically takes the wraps off its latest smartphones around the fall, allowing the gadget to hit store shelves in time for the peak holiday shopping season. The fifth iteration of the...
12:55 PM, Jul 31, 2012
On Monday, Yahoo named longtime Google executive Marissa Mayer as its fifth CEO in as many years. She'll be the latest person to attempt a turnaround at the struggling Internet pioneer. Here are some key developments involving Yahoo Inc. and its performance: November 17, 2008: Yahoo Inc. says co-founder Jerry Yang will step down as CEO as soon as a replacement is found. It ends a rocky reign marked by...
10:52 AM, Jul 17, 2012
New Delhi: Facebook has made it easier for its over 900 million users to keep track of upcoming events such as birthdays and parties with a its Events makeover. This comes close on the heels of Google launching feature rich events for its Google Plus social networking service. The new additions to Facebook events are the Events calendar and a List view that highlight upcoming events so that users can...
07:20 AM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: The Multi Disciplinary Steering Committee of the sports ministry has approved the preparatory tournaments for Hockey Olympic qualifiers ahead of the upcoming London Games. The committee met under the chairmanship of secretary (Sports) on May 18 and approved coaching camps and preparatory tournaments for Olympic qualifiers and the sparring partners on the basis of proposals submitted by the Hockey India. The team comprising of 22 Players, three coaches...
06:29 PM, May 26, 2012
Bangalore: About 20 Indian whiz kids will showcase their innovations in diverse fields, including a special shoe for the visually impaired, at the fourth Emerging Technologies (EmTech) India event in this tech hub beginning Tuesday. "The innovations to be demonstrated by the geeks below 35 years at the event are in the areas of web, computers, biomedicine, energy, materials and transportation," CyberMedia publisher Pradeep Gupta, who is hosting the two-day...
11:41 AM, Mar 26, 2012
