Paris: World Championship silver medallist PV Sindhu beat Chen Yufei of China in straight games to storm into the women’s singles semi-final of the French Super Series, here today.

This is Sindhu’s first-ever last-four appearence in the tournament. The Olympic silver medallist took just 41 minutes to b

Nairobi:

Kenya found itself in a dangerous limbo on Friday as violent protests rocked opposition strongholds a day after a deeply divisive election that has left seven dead.

Plans to restage elections in the western Nyanza region where violence blocked voting on Thursday were again delayed as election chief W

The relationship between marijuana use and sexual activity is still not clear, but a large study now strongly suggests that regular cannabis use may increase sexual drive.

The fidings come from a team of researchers led by Dr. Michael Eisenberg, who is an assistant professor of urology at Stanford University School of Medicine in

Chicago: Former President Barack Obama has been called for jury duty in Chicago.

Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans on Friday told county commissioners during a budget hearing that Obama, who owns homes in Washington, D.C., and Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood, will serve in November. He is registered to vote i

Washington: A Washington grand jury on Friday approved the first charges in the probe led by independent prosecutor Robert Mueller, CNN reported, citing sources briefed on the matter.

The approval of the charges — details of which remain unclear — would mark a major step forward in the sweeping investi

Washington: Tiger Woods pleaded guilty in a Florida court to reckless driving, the state attorney said, after police found the golf champion asleep in his Mercedes- Benz beside the road last May.

Under the plea agreement reached in Palm Beach County, north of Miami, Woods will not serve jail time unless he commits

Tokyo: Typhoon Saola barrelled towards Japan’s southernmost Okinawa island chain today bringing heavy rain as authorities issued a warning for strong winds and landslides.

The storm came less than a week after Typhoon Lan left five dead, one missing and scores injured.

Saola was moving 60 km southw

Amaravati: Six women were killed and six others injured after a speeding tipper rammed into their auto at Modekurru in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours today.

The accident occurred when the women from Allavaram village were going to Lord Venkateswara Temple at Vadapalli, the police said.

Hyderabad:

Police placed Dalit writer and social activist Kancha Ilaiah under house arrest here on Saturday to stop him from leaving for Vijayawada to address a public meeting.

Policemen were deployed outside his house in Tarnaka. A team from Andhra Pradesh has conveyed to him that he will be arrested if he steps out of the h

Rajkot: Trailing guns a Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said he would have quit as finance minister if forced to implement the measure.

He also targeted Modi over “hasty” implementation of the GST, and his pet bullet train project.