The backlash has been "horrendous", says Manimekalai. "They are attacking everyone in my crew, my family, friends and even the people who follow me on social media handles. This mob mafia violence is where we have arrived as a society"
India hasn’t historically been a tennis powerhouse, even if the men’s team did make it to the Davis Cup finals twice, in 1974 and 1987, and Leander Paes snatched a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. But never has the quest for a singles champion appeared more daunting, even if more Indians are simultaneously playing on the men’s ATP and women’s WTA Tours than ever before. India would go unrepresented in the main draw of the singles event of another Grand Slam – Wimbledon 2022. Click here to read what ails Indian tennis.
Unemployment rate in India has gone up to 7.8 per cent in June from 7.12 per cent in May, with over 13 million jobs lost primarily due to delay in harvest in the agriculture sector, data released by economic think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said.
Indias services sector activities touched the highest mark since April 2011 amid ongoing improvements in demand conditions, even as cost pressures in the service economy remained stubbornly high, a monthly survey said on Tuesday.
The seasonal...
ITC shares hit a two-year high of ₹293 on Monday’s (July 4) intra-day trade on BSE, a gain of over 3 per cent on the BSE. The company’s stock, which has been trading at its highest since May 2019, saw a seven per cent surge in the last two tradi...
HDFC Bank on Monday (July 4) said it has got banking sector regulator Reserve Bank of India's nod for the merger proposal of its parent HDFC Ltd with itself.
Touted as the biggest transaction in India's corporate history, HDFC Bank on April 4...
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches at 44 places across the country in a money laundering investigation against Chinese smartphone manufacturing company Vivo and related firms, officials said.
The searches are being carr...
Gujarat and Karnataka have emerged as the best performers in the third edition of States’ Startup Ranking 2021 released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
For the purposes of the ranking of states on suppo...
The Union government rule requiring tax deduction at source for every cryptocurrency transaction came into force on July 1 and the trading volume for major cryptos in the country declined by almost 70% in the first three days of July, say report...
Another top executive at Ola Electric has resigned from his position -- the 32nd resignation from the firm in the last two years. According to ETAuto, Yashwant Kumar, Senior Director and Business Head, Charging Network, Ola Electric Mobility, ha...
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow scored majestic centuries as England pulled off their highest-ever successful run chase in the longest format for a convincing seven-wicket win over India in the rescheduled fifth Test here on Tuesday.
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The new technology uses 12 dedicated tracking cameras mounted underneath the roof of the stadium to track the ball and up to 29 data points of each individual player, 50 times per second, calculating their exact position on the pitch
Former Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj on Saturday said she was overwhelmed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "thoughtfully worded acknowledgment" of her contribution to the sport.
The prime minister extended go...
In his first Test as India captain, Jasprit Bumrah has set a new world record. And, it has not happened with his bowling but batting.
On the second day of the rescheduled fifth Test between India and England at Edgbaston, Birmi...
Swashbuckling batter Mahendra Singh Dhoni is suffering from a knee ailment for which he is seeking treatment from an Ayurvedic doctor in Jharkhand, who charges the star cricketer ₹40 per visit.
The former India captain is believed to be in pain as the knees are restricting his performance and affecting his quality of life.
A local media report suggested that Dhoni is consulting a doctor named Vandan Singh Khervar, who lives in the fore...
The Ugandan government has licensed Chinese firm Wagagai to start production in Busia district; the value of 31 mt of gold ore stands at $12.8 trillion
Two policemen have been injured in a shooting incident during a July Fourth celebration in Philadelphia, US, reports said.
At least six persons were killed and over 30 injured i...
A 22-year-old person was identified as a person of interest in the shooting that killed at least six people, wounded at least 30 and sent hundreds of people fleeing from an Indepen...
An Indian-origin woman who was given just months to live a few years ago is celebrating on Monday (July 4) after doctors say she is showing no evidence of breast cancer following a...
