Authorities at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) on Monday have ordered all carriers to cancel flights out of the city for the rest of the day, after thousands of anti-government protesters descended on the airport.
After three weeks of scintillating action and nerve-wracking encounters, Chennai Lions glided away to a one-sided victory to clinch the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) crown here on Sunday. In front of a packed house, the Sharath Kamal-spearheaded Lions demolished defending champions Dabang Delhi 8-1 to bring the league to a premature end
Rekha and Kabir Bedi, and then his ultimate betrayal when he throws her off the boat to the crocodiles in Khoon Bhari Maang that completed over three decades of its release on Monday, and veteran actor Kabir said it remains his biggest Bollywood hit. "31st anniversary of Khoon Bhari Maang(1988), starring Rekha and me, directed by Rakesh Roshan.
India is a very important market for NBA as they see great potential for the sport in the country, Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum has said."India is a very important market for us. We have an academy there. We only have seven academies in the world and one is in India," Tatum said on the sidelines of the Junior NBA Global Championship which got over on Sunday
An Iranian-Kurdish journalist and writer, who has spent the past six years at a migrant detention centre, was on Monday named the winner of the National Biography Award, one of Australia's most important literary prizes.
Vir Das says he will be going to be on a social media detox for two months as he has "something special" to write. "Next two months are going to be a little bit of a social media detox. Got something special to write," Vir tweeted on Sunday.
Winning the National Award was always on Ayushmann Khurrana's bucket list, contends the actor, who is "ecstatic" as his wish has been fulfilled with a double dose of delight. At the National Film Awards 2019, after all, not only did Ayushmann win Best Actor for his role in Andhadhun.
India skipper Virat Kohli scored a majestic hundred at the Queen's Park Oval as the Men in Blue registered a comprehensive win over West Indies in a rain-affected second ODI. India defeated West Indies by 59 runs (DLS method), thus taking an unassailable 1-0 lead in the three-match rubber.
A 25-year-old man here in Uttar Pradesh has been booked for setting a woman on fire after failed rape attempt. The police lodged a case on Sunday against the man, resident of Harkishnapur village, on charges of attempt to murder his elder brother's wife.
Amid massive security arrangements, Jammu and Kashmir on Monday marked its first Eid after the revocation of its special status, even as the state administration held a meeting with local clerics to oversee prayer arrangements and ensure peaceful celebrations.
Japan's Naomi Osaka returned to the top spot at the WTA rankings, which were released on Monday. Despite making a quarterfinal exit from the Rogers Cup on Friday, Osaka replaced Ashleigh Barty of Australia at the top of the women's world rankings for the week of August 12, ending the Australian's eight-week reign as number one.
In a rare gesture, a group of Muslim men not only carried the body of a 19-year-old Hindu girl on their shoulders for cremation in Varanasi but also chanted "Ram naam satya hai' along the way.
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Masters for the second year in a row after lifting ATP Montreal title for US Open preparation. The Spaniard announced his withdrawal a few hours after he won his fifth Canadian title 6-3, 6-0 over Russian Daniil Medvedev on Sunday
US Central (girls) and US West (boys) were crowned champions of the Junior NBA Global Championship held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Walt Disney World Resort. India also took part in the international bracket of the youth basketball competition with boys and girls losing to Canada in the quarter-finals.
While 61 per cent of workers experienced poor mental health because of work only nine per cent made a workers'' compensation claim for it and of those that did only a third were approved. More than half the 26,000 respondents said they were aware of conditions in their workplace that could cause injury or illness.
Rafael Nadal and Bianca Andreescu won the respective men's singles and women's singles titles of the Rogers Cup after winning their final clashes. In men's singles, Nadal defended his title with an easy win over Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the summit clash on Sunday.
Sourabh Verma raced to a 6-2 lead in the opening game and was lead 11-4 at the interval. He never took his foot off the pedal and took the first game comfortably. But Kean Yew kept him on his toes in the second. From 14-13, the Singaporean took five straight points and eventually took the game 21-14.
Gujarat Fortunegiants scored their first tackle point of the night towards the end of the first quarter through Parvesh Bhainswal. But Telugu Titans tackled down Sachin and G.B. More in quick succession to hold on to their advantage. Desai then put in three successful raids in a row, before More scored the final point.
Haryana Steelers won their second consecutive match in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 7 after they beat Bengaluru Bulls 33-30 at the EKA Arena here on Sunday. Raider Vikash Khandola starred yet again for the Steelers with 12 points besides reaching a personal milestone of 200 successful raids.
Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) won the Austrian Moto Grand Prix here on Sunday while Repsol Honda's Spanish rider Marc Marquez followed him at the second spot. Frenchman Fabio Quartararo came third, which enabled him to climb two spots in the overall classification to the seventh place.
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