New Delhi: After achieving a career-high of World No.6 last week, Parupalli Kashyap dropped out of the men's singles top-10 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released Thursday. Due to a first round exit at the recently concluded India Open, Kashyap dropped five places to be ranked 11. But on the positive side, a brilliant performance by Indian shuttlers has led seven of them to be ranked in top-55...
05:31 PM, May 02, 2013
London: Indonesia overtook India as the most optimistic consumer market globally, according to a survey by global information and insights company Nielsen. Japan, where the central bank has aggressively boosted economic stimulus, reported its highest consumer confidence score since 2006 although Japanese were still very cautious about the outlook. Global consumer confidence rose in the first quarter, with a marked increase in sentiment in the United States, Japan and northern...
09:20 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: IMF has projected 5.8 per cent economic growth for India in this fiscal 2013-14 and said pace of investment in infrastructure should increase to get back to 8 per cent expansion level. "We are forecasting India to grow at about 5.8 per cent this fiscal (2013-14) and 6.3 per cent in 2014-15. This compares to an average growth rate of 8.7 per cent for the five years prior...
08:55 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: On the 20th birth anniversary of the World Wide Web, CERN, a European research organisation near Geneva, has announced to preserve some of the digital assets that are associated with the birth of the web. The URL to the world's first website - info.cern.ch - has already been restored, and now the organisation will look at the first web servers at CERN and see what assets from them...
04:23 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: Today, you are able to access numerous webpages through a web browser over the Internet. You use Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, Google and many other websites often to get information, stay in touch with people and remain updated. Most of us heavily rely on the Internet, and the power of Internet is not hidden from anyone. But do you know the source of this power? Do you know when...
02:24 PM, May 01, 2013
Vijay Singh has been cleared of doping by the PGA Tour despite admitting that he used a spray containing elements of a banned substance. Although he never failed a drugs test, Singh was deemed to have breached golf's rules on doping when he said earlier this year he had used deer antler spray. The spray was found to have contained small extracts of IGF-1, a growth hormone on the World...
10:05 AM, May 01, 2013
Naach, Nritya, Natya Shastra. Three words that may appear same for a commoner, but aren't the same. These words are like a trained asset, like the most precious jewel in a treasure temple and a living organ in any dancer's body. With the world celebrating The International Dance Day, three young classical artists give their take on experiments with the art, their signature styles as performers, and also answer a...
05:36 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: World Bank on Tuesday scaled down India's growth forecast to 6.1 per cent for the current fiscal from 7 per cent projected six months ago. The decline in the growth forecast is largely due to the decline in agriculture sector which is expected to grow at 2 per cent during 2013-14 against the previous estimate of 2.7 per cent despite normal monsoon projection. However, the multi-lateral funding agency...
01:39 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New York: One World Trade Center already is New York's tallest building. And when the last pieces of its spire rise to the roof - weather permitting - the 104-floor skyscraper that replaces the fallen twin towers will be just feet from becoming the highest in the Western Hemisphere. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the spire pieces plus a steel beacon will then be lifted...
01:15 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Mumbai: Ponds Femina Miss India Navneet Kaur Dhillon, who will represent India at the Miss World pageant this year, has already set her eyes on Bollywood. "Right now Miss World is my aim, which is very important to me. But definitely, Bollywood is my next destination," said Navneet upon being asked about her future plans. The Miss World 2013 contest will be held Sep 28 in Indonesia. Navneet hopes she...
11:12 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Ten days and counting, that is how long the standoff between the Indian army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has lasted in Ladakh. The Chinese troops crossed into India's side of the LAC and they continue to hold those positions living in tents there. While both New Delhi and Beijing have tried to play down the issue, no resolution to the standoff is now casting a shadow on ...
01:00 PM, Apr 27, 2013
New York: A piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the commercial airplanes that crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, has been discovered, wedged between two lower Manhattan buildings, police said on Friday. The piece of landing gear found in a narrow alleyway behind 51 Park Place and 50 Murray Street in Manhattan's financial district includes a "clearly visible" Boeing identification number, New...
06:26 AM, Apr 27, 2013
Madrid: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque confirmed on Friday that his incredibly successful reign as leader of his country's national side will conclude at the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Former Real Madrid coach, Del Bosque is one of the most successful coaches in history, leading Spain to their first ever World Cup in 2010 and then masterminding the defence of the European Championship in 2012, making Spain...
07:28 PM, Apr 26, 2013
The week between April 24 and April 30 is marked as World Immunization Week. India has already weeded out Polio but several other life-threatening diseases remain. What should be the next priorities? Virologist and pediatrician Dr. Jacob John shared his perspective with IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Sir, I am a Physician. Every year in India a number of Patients especially Pediatric die due to viral...
05:14 PM, Apr 26, 2013
'Thor: The Dark World' is a sequel to the hit 2011 adventure - 'Thor'. Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins are the part of the ensemble cast. The film is to be released in India on November 8. ...
04:05 PM, Apr 25, 2013
New York: People magazine has named Gwyneth Paltrow as the World's Most Beautiful Woman for 2013. The 40-year-old actress tops the magazine's annual list of the 'World's Most Beautiful,' announced Wednesday. Commenting on her selection, Paltrow says: "Around the house, I'm in jeans and a T-shirt. I don't really wear makeup." She credits her workout routine for keeping her looking young and feeling strong. Paltrow is married to Coldplay rocker...
06:21 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: India's young shuttler Srikanth K kick-started his campaign Wednesday by upsetting world No.6 Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark 7-21, 21-18, 12-21 to enter round two of the India Open here at the Siri Fort Complex. Srikanth overwhelmed Jorgensen at the start specially with his movement on the court and especially the smashes. Srikanth had 33 smash winners compared to 17 from the Danish. The second game went close...
03:55 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: After Avengers, superhero Thor returns to battles the dark elves who threaten to plunge the world into darkness. Directed by Alan Taylor, the film stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins in lead roles. ...
01:25 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Young swimmer Bobby Rana returned home with two bronze medals (50m and 100m butterfly) in his bag, which he won at the World Schools Swimming Cup Championship under-18 (boys and girls) held in Herzilya (Israel). ...
12:05 PM, Apr 23, 2013
