National badminton: Defending champs Kashyap, Sayali out

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 20:00

It was a disastrous day Sunday for defending champions Parupalli Kashyap and Sayali Gokhale as both lost their respective semifinals at the 78th Senior National Badminton Championships at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here.

Pakistan closer to completing 4th nuke reactor at Khushab

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 19:58

Pakistan has nearly completed external construction of a fourth reactor building at the Khushab nuclear complex that produces plutonium for the country`s nuclear weapons programme, according to a US think tank.

India defeat New Zealand to win Women`s Kabaddi World Cup

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 23:42

India clinched the Women`s Kabaddi World Cup championship for the third time in a row, defeating debutant New Zealand 49-21 in the summit clash played at Guru Gobind Singh sports complex here Thursday.

Top seeds win at ITF Women`s Championships

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 20:48

Second seeded Diana Marcinkevica of Latvia and third seeded Gioia Barbieri of Italy scored contrasting wins to enter the singles second round at the $25,000 Ganesh Naik ITF Women’s Tennis Championships being played at the Ganesh Naik Tennis Complex here Monday.

Ranji Trophy: Shukla leads Bengal fightback on 3rd day

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 20:19

Captain Laxmi Ratan Shukla led from the front with an unbeaten 87 as Bengal reached 252 for seven in reply to Railways` first-innings score of 306 in a group B Ranji Trophy encounter at the Jamia Millia Islamia Sports Complex here on sunday.

Inexplicable slow batting by Bengal in Ranji Trophy

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 18:35

Bengal batsmen played at snail`s pace as they crawled to 65 for one in 45 overs in reply to Railway`s first innings score of 306 in a Ranji Trophy Group B encounter, here on saturday.

Pune FC looking for a win against United SC

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 19:58

After two consecutive draws, Pune FC will be keen for a win when they face United SC in an I-League football round 12 encounter at the Balewadi Sports Complex here Sunday.

N Korea capable of producing weapons from uranium: S Korea

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 15:35

North Korea is believed to be capable of producing nuclear weapons from enriched uranium as well as from its existing plutonium stockpile, South Korea`s defence minister said on Wednesday.

Buddhist monks from Thailand hold candlelight vigil for world peace in Bodh Gaya

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 16:04

Buddhist monks from Thailand took out a candlelight vigil for `world peace` in Bodh Gaya, Bihar on Friday.

Facility to store atomic waste in glass form begins in IGCAR

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 21:43

To ensure safe storage of atomic waste from spent fuel used in reactors in the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Energy complex here, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) today commenced construction of a facility where canisters holding nuclear waste in glass form can be stored.

Two South Korean firms in Kaesong to close operations

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 14:10

Three out of the 123 companies in the complex have not restarted their factories.

South Korean lawmakers head to Kaesong complex

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 11:56

A group of South Korea lawmakers crossed the border line separating North and South Korea into the Kaesong industrial complex to make an on-site inspection during the parliamentary audit session, authorities said Wednesday.