South Korean Prez visits Red Fort

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 22:08

Taking a break from her busy scheudule, South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday visited the historic Red Fort and inaugurated the first-ever Korean audio guide seeking to promote bilateral cultural ties.

Australian Open 2014: Serena Williams thrashes Daniela Hantuchova to enter 4th round

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 13:13

Serena Williams powered past Daniela Hantuchova 6-3 6-3 at the Australian Open on Friday to advance to the fourth round.

Australian Open: David Ferrer wears down Jeremy Chardy to reach fourth round

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 13:12

Third seed David Ferrer smashed a racket after losing his serve in the second set but recovered his composure to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-2 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 victory over Jeremy Chardy on Friday.

Australian fires turn deadly as heatwave scorches, one dead

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 12:59

One person died and officials warned that more lives could be lost as major bushfires raged across southeastern Australia Friday in heatwave conditions, with residents urged to heed warnings of "leave and live".

Australian Open 2014: Heat stops play

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 11:45

Melbourne: Play at the Australian Open was called to a halt on day four of the championships on Thursday with temperatures at Melbourne Park hitting 41 degrees Celsius (106 Fahrenheit) and still rising. Organisers, who have been slammed for forcing players to play on in searing temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday, enacted the third stage of their "Extreme Heat Policy" at about 1.50pm local time (0250 GMT). Play would continue in all matches until the end of the ongoing set and then cease

South Korean President to visit India

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 14:05

South Korean President Park Geun-hye will arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday on a four-day state visit to India.

'60 Minutes' cleantech segment full of errors: Investor Khosla

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 09:09

The letter, which was posted on the website of Khosla`s Menlo Park, California firm, Khosla Ventures, went on to list what he called "numerous" reporting errors in "60 Minutes."

Somdev Devvarman crashes out of Australian Open

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 00:55

India`s campaign in the singles event of the Australian Open came to an end today after Somdev Devvarman went down to 26th seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain in straight sets in the opening round here.

Marginal drop in Bhitarkanika crocodile population

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 22:20

There has been a marginal drop in population of estuarine crocodiles in the water bodies of Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district, according to the latest census data of the animal.

Edberg hopes to inspire Federer to more grand slams

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 22:28

Stefan Edberg believes his return to the Tour as a coach of Roger Federer can help the Swiss add to his record tally of 17 grand slam titles.

Tiger, leopard poaching cases pending for 40 yrs in MP courts

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 15:43

Fifty-three cases of tiger poaching and 160 cases of killing of leopard are being tried in various courts in Madhya Pradesh, some for over four decades.

Australian Open 2014: Azarenka shrugs off Serena favourite tag

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 10:17

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka Sunday insisted she doesn`t care that Serena Williams is seen as favourite to win the Australian Open and indicated her motivation was high to beat the world number one.