Day Two Preview Dipa Karmakar, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Rio Olympics, will carry a billion hopes when the women gymnastics events unfold here on Sunday. Indian shooter Heena Sidhu will look to bag a surprise medal in Women’s 10m air pistol event. The Tripura girl, who rode on the Produnova, a tough front handspring and two front somersaults, said she is under no pressure and will give... 

Facebook has started testing a new version of its app that will open up to Snapchat-like camera just above the ‘What’s on your mind?’ box. Facebook has started testing a new version of its app that will open up to Snapchat-like camera. Facebook has started testing a new version of its app that will open up to Snapchat-like camera just above the ‘What’s on your mind?’ box. The social-media giant will beta test the feature in... 

On Friday, Eiffel Tower was evacuated after an employee mistook a safety drill for a real incident. PARIS, FRANCE: Paris’s Eiffel Tower was on Friday evacuated in error after an employee mistook a safety drill for a real incident, a police source said in the increasingly jittery terror-hit country. “It was a safety exercise drill, the sort that is done dozens of times a week, which went wrong. One employee thought that it was a real threat... 

Washington: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has termed the media as “dishonest” for turning into a negative story his joke on ejecting a baby from one of his election rallies early this week. A file photo of Donald Trump. “Actually, I was only kidding, you can get the baby out of here,” Trump had said referring to his rally in Loudon County, Virginia on Tuesday, wherein he apparently asked the mother of a crying... 

Barack Obama said the US has to do a better job disrupting terror networks. WASHINGTON: The ISIS will probably continue to be a threat to the US even after it is ousted from key strongholds in Iraq and Syria, President Barack Obama said Thursday, warning that lone-wolf believers will still be inspired to launch attacks that are harder to detect and prevent. Speaking to reporters after meeting with his top national security advisers in the Pentagon,... 

Predicting the $1.5 billion Powerball Jackpot or putting your money on the right horse at the Meydan Racecourse during the Dubai World Cup would be slightly easier than pulling out the names of possible medal winners from the 119 Rio Olympics-bound Indian contingent. Of course, there are a few favourites, plus those tipped to finish in the top three; the rest make up what is our ‘representation’ at the Olympic Games. Yogeshwar Dutt, Saina Nehwal,... 

Malcolm Turnbull previously declined to explain his reasons for rejecting Kevin Rudd’s bid. CANBERRA: Australia’s prime minister said Friday he vetoed a predecessor’s bid for the top United Nations job because Kevin Rudd lacked the interpersonal skills and temperament to be a candidate. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had previously declined to explain his reasons for rejecting Rudd’s bid to succeed UN Secretary-General Ban... 

The bus is powered by electricity allows cars to pass below it. BEIJING: China has tested a huge straddle bus, which has a revolutionary design that lets cars drive underneath and can carry up to 1,400 passengers, saving not only the road space but also reducing air pollution. The transit elevated bus TEB-1, was on road test in Qinhuangdao, north China’s Hebei Province yesterday, state-run People’s Daily reported. The bus is powered by... 

Taxes are indeed a difficult subject for aam aadmi. It looks like a maze of legalese and maths, signifying nothing much. With the GST, the government is aiming to simplify it for the general public. The government explains the GST in simple terms in the recenlty published frequently asked questions. Here’s what it has to say: GST is one indirect tax for the whole nation, which will make India one unified common market. GST is a single tax... 

Donald Trump said that it would be nice for the US to get along with China and Russia. WASHINGTON: Pitching for a good relationship with China and Russia, Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that it would be nice for the US to get along with China and Russia, as he slammed Hillary Clinton for having bad relationship with Vladimir Putin. “As far as I’m concerned, I want to get along with China. Wouldn’t it be great...