Day: January 5, 2019

Novak Djokovic lost surprisingly in Doha on Friday, beaten in the Qatar Open semi-final by world number 24, Roberto Bautista Agut, 6-3, 6-7 (8/6), 6-4. The Serb fell to his first defeat of the season in a high-quality contest lasting more than two-and-a-half hours, which saw the Spaniard lose his first set of the week but come back to beat the world number one.

With a promising trailer, Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming magnum opus Manikarnika is all set to release this year. Produced by Zee Studios in association with Kamal Jain at a whopping budget, the film is directed by Radha Krishna, Jagari Amudi and Kangana Ranaut, which is scheduled for worldwide release on 25 January.

With at least 1.5 crore books for sale, the 42nd edition of Chennai Book Fair got a kickstart in the city Friday evening.

Actor Arav, who shot to fame with TV reality show Bigg Boss, is currently busy playing the lead in Rajabheema. It is being directed by debutant Naresh Sampa

Rishabh Pant felt the nervous 90’s syndrome on Friday but said that Ravindra Jadeja’s presence at the other end helped him play with freedom unlike previous Test matches when the young keeper had to bat with the tail.

Young Paddlers from Tamilnadu put in a gallant performance as the U-19 Boys Team bagged a silver medal after they lost an enticing final encounter to local favourites Gujarat in the 11SPORTS 64th National School Games Table Tennis Championship.

Chennai City FC consolidated its lead on top of the I-League standings with a 3-2 win over Gokulam Kerala FC here on Friday.

Sales of construction chemicals and additives in India are expected to grow at a compounded annual rate of around 15 per cent till 2025

Bandhan Bank has announced that Krishnamurthy V Subramanian has resigned as independent director from its board following his appointment as the chief economic advisor (CEA) to the government.

The government has said it has not made any recommendation to the NCLAT for declaring brokers involved in the payment crisis at the NSEL as “not fit and proper”, as such power lies with markets regulator Sebi.