Новости за 18.08.2016

Aditi`s overall performance included 5 birdies, 2 bogies and 3 pars as she finished the day 3-under 68, to finish 36 holes of the Olympic women`s individual golf with 6-under 136.

PV Sindhu did come out on top against Carolina Marin when the two met at the 2015 Denmark Open.

China on Thursday said the first batch of data from the world's only quantum satellite, which can provide "hack-proof" communications at speeds faster than light, has been received by it.

West Indies 1st innings: 66 for 2 in 22 overs. (Karigg Brathwaite 32 batting; Ishant Sharma 1/7, R Ashwin 1/22).

A string of bombings, blamed on Kurdish rebels and targeting Turkey's security forces, killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 220 others, officials said today.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, on Thursday presented the Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology award to ISRO scientist M. Jeen Britto.

Watched over by her human admirers, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve's pride, 19-year-old tigress Machli, the oldest big cat ever known to have walked the wilderness, died on Wednesday morning, officials said.

Yadav had tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid - methandienone - in tests conducted on June 25.

Amid reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit to be held in Venezuela next month, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was extended an invitation to attend the event by her Venezuelan counterpart Delcy Rodriguez here on Thursday.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday held an hour-long discussion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over appointment of new RBI Governor, a post that will fall vacant on September 4.

Isinbayeva, 34, was unable to defend her title after the Russian squad was hit with a blanket ban over a doping scandal which rocked track and field.

The exploits of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand is well documented. But there are few videographic evidence of his brilliance.

The 21-year-old Indian registered a 21-19, 21-10 win over her higher ranked Japanese opponent in 49 minutes, in front of a vocal Indian crowd.

The 18-year-old was just three shots behind the leader, Stacey Lewis of US after firing a second successive three-under 68.

Ireland, chasing 338 for victory, were skittled out for just 82 inside 24 overs.

A judge on Wednesday ordered the swimmers to be detained and their passports confiscated.

Ace shuttler PV Sindhu, who thumped Nozomi Okuhara of Japan to enter the final of the women's singles event of badminton competitions, said on Thursday that she will give her best shot to win a Gold medal for India.

Moody's Investors Service on Thursday retained India's growth forecast at 7.5 percent for 2016 but revised upwards estimates for China to 6.6 percent citing strong fiscal and monetary support.

Ten members of a family were killed on Thursday when their Bolero jeep collided with a bus in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh. Two others were injured.

Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore was on Thursday appointed the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

Oil prices rose for a sixth straight day, with Brent crude touching a six-week high above $50 a barrel on Thursday as the world`s biggest producers prepared to discuss a possible freeze in production levels.

The Coast Guard has rescued 31 crew members of two Bangladeshi fishing boats off the West Bengal coast after the vessels became non-operational due to engine failure in the mid-seas.

Leader of the opposition Abdul Mannan said a commission should be set up to finalise a name.

Housing sales are likely to remain stable or improve in next six months while price appreciation is expected to be muted, according to a report by FICCI-Knight Frank India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the Balochistan issue during his Independence Day speech as he was moved by the messages he received from the people of that Pakistani province, a senior government official said on Thursday