Day: November 5, 2019

Taiwan badminton star treads coachless path to Olympic glory

4:01 pm November 5, 2019

Taipei: Chou Tien-chen is taking the unusual step of gearing up for the 2020 Olympics without a coach, with his longtime physio and confidante shepherding him towards Tokyo gold. The soft-spoken and boyish 29-year-old, known for pointing to heaven to thank God at the end of a match, parted ways with his trainer early this […]

Sindhu beats Rituparna in her final PBL match

Another early exit: Sindhu bows out of China Open

3:57 pm November 5, 2019

Fuzhou (China): World Champion P V Sindhu suffered a shock defeat to lower-ranked Pai Yu Po of Chinese Taipei in the opening round to be ousted from the USD 700,000 China Open here on Tuesday. World No.6 Sindhu, who made early exits in China, Korea and Denmark, lost 13-21 21-18 19-21 to world No.42 Pai […]

Budget for the rich, of the rich, by the rich: Chidambaram

Chidambaram hits out at PM over his remarks in Bangkok

3:23 pm November 5, 2019

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks in Bangkok, saying that he should have also talked about the falling investment, growth, credit and business confidence in India. Chidambaram, who is currently lodged in Tihar jail for alleged corruption in the INX Media […]

Cinema only spreads love and connects people: Majumder

3:21 pm November 5, 2019

Guwahati: The ruling class, irrespective of political affiliations, is always scared of cinema despite the fact that it “only spreads love and connects people”, renowned film critic and curator Premendra Majumder wondered. He rued that nowadays most of the film festivals have just become a “business platform” to sell movies. “I don’t know why all […]

At Delhi police protest, slogans of 'we want justice', 'protect the protectors' rent the air

Police on the streets a ‘new low’, says Congress

3:09 pm November 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said the police protesting on the roads in the national capital is a “new low” for India since independence. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala asked whether this is BJP’s ‘New India’ and wondered where the ruling party is taking the country to. “A new low in 72 years […]