New Delhi: Ecstatic after clinching her maiden Super Series premier title at China Open on Sunday, Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu said she was left speechless with emotions as she has finally realised a long-time dream. PV Sindhu celebrates with her trophy after winning the China Open. The 21-year-old Sindhu registered a hard-fought 21-11, 17-21, 21-11 victory over China’s Sun Yu to clinch the China Open, just months after becoming the... 

Over the past decade China has displaced the US as the main trading partner in Latin America. LIMA, PERU: An expected US economic retreat from Latin America under Donald Trump is causing the region’s leaders to look halfway around the world, to China, for help weathering the possible financial headwinds. They’ll have the perfect opportunity to make their appeal this week when Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a Pacific Rim summit as... 

Istanbul: Turkey is to scrap the office of the prime minister in a historic switch under a government-backed proposal for a new presidential system, a cabinet minister said on Thursday. File photo of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Forestry and Water Affairs Minister Veysel Eroglu said there would be one and possibly two vice presidents under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the new format, which is expected to be submitted to a referendum next year. “There... 

From Wednesday, 500 and 1,000 rupee notes will be scrapped, PM Narendra Modi said. NEW DELHI: To stop the spread of counterfeit notes, which is aiding terror activities from across the border, and flush out black money, the government has decided to scrap the notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Starting midnight, these notes will only be “worth the paper they are printed on,” he said. A proposal... 

NEW DELHI: Just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi had warned, getting used to the overnight scrapping of the highest-denomination currency notes brought inconveniences. One can visit bank to return 500- and 1000-rupee notes and withdraw money to spend. Banks will reopen tomorrow and stay open this weekend to help people swap 500 and 1,000 rupee notes which are now banned, said the Reserve Bank of India. Banks and ATMs were closed today leaving lakhs... 

Donald Trump has won the US presidential election 2016 emerging “victorious” against all odds, polls, and projections. But it’s not only Trump-supporters who will be celebrating the victory of the Republican leader who promised to make “America great again”. As Firstpost reported, the Islamic State (IS) were also cheering for Trump because it believed the Republican candidate (now President-elect) would lead America... 

Paris: Andy Murray celebrated his impending rise to the world number one ranking with a 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 victory against John Isner to claim his maiden Paris Masters title and his eighth tournament win of the season on Sunday. Andy Murray poses with the trophy after winning the Paris Masters. The Briton, who will take over from Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings on Monday, survived a barrage of aces against the towering American to win his... 

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama today said that he would feel “deeply disturbed” if Donald Trump is sworn in as his successor and reiterated that the billionaire is not somebody who is fit to be president in any circumstances. Barack Obama said that Donald Trump is not somebody who’s fit to be president in any circumstances. “He (Trump) is not somebody who’s fit to be president in any circumstances. I would feel deeply... 

NASA has completed the construction of the world’s largest space telescope, after almost two decades. WASHINGTON: US space agency NASA has completed the construction of the world’s largest space telescope, after almost two decades. The James Webb Space Telescope is considered to be the successor to NASA’s 26-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, the agency announced on Wednesday. NASA said an Ariane 5 rocket will launch it from French... 

Washington: President Barack Obama has suggested that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton faces a double standard as the first female presidential nominee of a major party against an outlandish opponent whose rhetoric and behaviour were being normalised. “She made me a better president and she didn’t ask for credit,” said Barack Obama. “I saw her as my Secretary of State. I saw her in the Situation Room making arguments...