Kidambi Srikanth defeated Japanese Koki Watanabe 21-15, 21-10 in 32 minutes. Prannoy went down 21-16, 17-21, 7-21 to lower-ranked Irish Nhat Nguyen.
Sourabh Verma, who won two BWF Super 100 titles in Hyderabad and Vietnam this year, went down 15-21 17-21 to world no 22 Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei in a 48-minute Syed Modi International summit clash to miss out on his maiden Super 300 crown
Kidambi Srikanth notched up a 21-11 15-21 21-19 win over Indian compatriot Sourabh Verma to enter the quarter-finals of Hong Kong Open
Kidambi Srikanth was to play against Kento Momota in the first round of the Hong Kong Open on Wednesday but the Japanese world number one pulled out of the tournament on Tuesday
Sourabh Verma first defeated Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-15, 21-19 before getting the better of Lucas Claerbout of France 21-19, 21-19 in the final qualifying round at the Hong Kong Open badminton tournament on Tuesday.
Sourabh Verma, who had won the Hyderabad Open last month, beat Japan's Minoru Koga 22-20, 21-15 to enter the men's singles final at the Vietnam Open badminton tournament on Saturday.
Sourabh Verma beat World No. 44 Kean Yew 21-13, 14-21, 21-16 in a 52-minute clash to win the men's singles crown at the Hyderabad Open badminton tournament on Sunday.
Sourabh Verma, who had won the Slovenia International in May, beat Iskandar Zulkarnain of Malaysia 23-21, 21-16 to enter the men's singles final at the Hyderabad Open badminton tournament on Saturday.
Saina Nehwal beat Phittayaporn Chaiwan 21-17, 21-19 to enter the second round of the Thailand Open badminton tournament on Wednesday.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.