PERTH SCHOOLBOY ZACHARY VIIALA AND GOLD COAST SCHOOLGIRL HANA SONTON TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA AT THE LONGINES FUTURE TENNIS ACES TOURNAMENT IN PARIS DURING ROLAND-GARROS

PERTH SCHOOLBOY ZACHARY VIIALA AND GOLD COAST SCHOOLGIRL HANA SONTON TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA AT THE LONGINES FUTURE TENNIS ACES TOURNAMENT IN PARIS DURING ROLAND-GARROS

Perth schoolboy Zachary Viiala and Gold Coast schoolgirl Hana Sonton are preparing to fly to Paris after being selected as the Australian representatives for the 2018 Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament during Roland-Garros from 31 May to 2 June. The 12-year old junior tennis players will represent Australia when they go up against the best […]

YOUNG TENNIS STARS TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA AT THE 2018 LONGINES FUTURE TENNIS ACES TOURNAMENT IN PARIS DURING ROLAND GARROS

YOUNG TENNIS STARS TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA AT THE 2018 LONGINES FUTURE TENNIS ACES TOURNAMENT IN PARIS DURING ROLAND GARROS

Today, two 12-year-old elite junior tennis players – Zachary Viiala from Perth and Hana Sonton from the Gold Coast – will be announced as Australia’s representatives for the 2018 Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament in Paris from 31 May to 2 June. Viiala and Sonton will take on the best players of their age group […]

Rains lash Chandigarh; Haryana, Punjab on storm alert

Rains lash Chandigarh; Haryana, Punjab on storm alert

Early morning rains lashed Chandigarh and surrounding areas on Monday while authorities in Haryana and Punjab remained on high alert following a storm advisory issued by the Met Department. Schools in Haryana were ordered to remain closed for two days (Monday and Tuesday) as a preventive measure in view of the weather warning. A few […]

Congress’ campaign is political swindle based on lies: RSS

Congress’ campaign is political swindle based on lies: RSS

A day after Rahul Gandhi posted a video highlighting the BJP and RSS leaders’ “anti-Dalit” stance, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Monday hit back terming the Congress chief and his party’s campaign a “political swindle based on lies”. “The Congress party and its President continue to try and misguide the society with their lies and […]

Melania Trump to announce formal platform

Melania Trump to announce formal platform

Melania Trump will announce her eagerly awaited formal platform on Monday during a Rose Garden event, nearly 16 months into her tenure as US First Lady, the media reported. She will make the announcement at the Rose Garden, her first speech from the historic location on the West Wing side of the White House, reports […]

Hawaii volcano eruption destroys 26 houses

Hawaii volcano eruption destroys 26 houses

At least 26 houses have been destroyed after the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii’s Big Island erupted last week spewing molten rocks and high levels of sulphur dioxide into the area, according to authorities. As of Sunday morning, nine volcanic vents had erupted in evacuated neighbourhoods on the island, CNN quoted County of Hawaii officials as […]

Positive Asian markets push equity indices higher

Positive Asian markets push equity indices higher

Broadly positive Asian indices coupled with expectations of healthy quarterly earning results pushed the key Indian equity indices to trade higher during the morning session on Monday. However, gains were capped due to caution over the upcoming assembly polls in Karnataka. According to market observers, healthy buying was witnessed in consumer durables, metals, automobile and […]

Agra on 48-hour weather alert till Wednesday

Agra on 48-hour weather alert till Wednesday

Strong surface winds followed by hail storm turned the weather here in Uttar Pradesh on Monday prompting an alert from the Met office for the next 48 hours till Wednesday. District Magistrate Gaurav Dayal issued a detailed advisory with “Dos and Don’ts”, gearing up for another deadly storm as the Met warned of high velocity […]

Oil prices above $70 since 2014

Oil prices above $70 since 2014

Rising oil prices just passed another milestone, jumping above $70 per barrel on Monday for the first time since November 2014. Oil prices have been climbing partly because of expectations that US President Donald Trump will abandon the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which allowed Tehran to export more crude, reports CNN. Prices have also gotten […]