Good hands with 4-4-4-1 distribution are among the most difficult hands to bid. North chose to open one club and reverse into two diamonds despite not having a five-card suit in his hand — perhaps as good a choice as any. South’s two-heart bid was the fourth suit and could have been made with many […]
Across 1 Aplomb — or kind of a trick? (10) 6 4, whichever way you look at it! (4) 9 Cutter between Channel Islands, losing direction, distressed (7) 10 Bullfighter Damon shown exit, we hear (7) 12 ‘Paella?’ groaned displaced American writer (5,5,3) 14 Jury’s findings after court’s thrown out Italian scorer (5) 15 Runners’ […]
Rajasthan Royals batter Nitish Rana backed his side’s decision to send teammates Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer as their Super Over batting combo against Delhi Capitals on April 16. While Rana himself was in excellent touch with the bat alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, the duo were not RR’s first pick for the Super Over against DC. […]
Putin praises Elon Musk, compares him to Soviet space icon Korolev (Picture credit: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again heaped praise on Elon Musk, calling him a visionary with ideas as bold as those of famed Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev. Speaking to students during a visit to Moscow’s Bauman University on Wednesday, […]
Mumbai: Congratulations are in order for actress Sagarika Ghatge and Zaheer Khan, who have welcomed their baby boy into the world. The couple took to Instagram to share the joyous news with a heartfelt post. On Wednesday, Sagarika posted a family portrait revealing the name of their baby boy: Fatehsinh Khan. The Chak De! India […]
Harvard University may lose the ability to enroll foreign students if it does not comply with the policy changes suggested by the Trump administration, US Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday.Days after the government stripped the Ivy League university of federal funding and contracts worth over 2 billion, the DHS also terminated grants totaling […]
New Delhi: Indian student Chinmay Deore, along with three other students from China and Nepal, filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and immigration officials after their student immigration status was terminated “unlawfully”. Xiangyun Bu and Qiuyi Yang from China, and Yogesh Joshi from Nepal were the other students who […]
US President Donald Trump hugged Patty Morin, the grieving mother of Rachel Morin, during an emotional moment at the White House on Wednesday, reports the Daily Mail. “She’s been through hell,” Trump said, as he held her in the Oval Office. Rachel Morin, a mother of five from Maryland, was raped and murdered while hiking. […]
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) Taiwan’s ministry of national defence (MND) reported a major spike in Chinese military activity around its air and maritime zones on Thursday, marking a continued pattern of pressure from Beijing. According to the MND, 34 aircraft of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), six naval vessels from the People’s Liberation Army […]
File photo: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (Picture credit: AP) BELGRADE: Serbia’s populist president said Wednesday that he hasn’t changed his mind about attending Vladimir Putin’s victory day parade in Moscow next month despite great pressure from the European Union over his decision. European officials have warned Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that his visit to Moscow […]
