Public Security chief launches digital vehicle plate wallet service    'Action is in our nature': 4th Saudi Green Initiative Forum to be held at COP16    Pop hit APT too distracting for South Korea's exam-stressed students    Saudi Arabia's inflation rate hits 1.9% in October, the highest in 14 months    Mohammed Al-Habib Real Estate Co. sets Guinness World Record with largest continuous concrete pour    PIF completes largest-ever accelerated bookbuild offering in MENA region    Saudi Arabia signs renewable energy program with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan at COP29    Australia and Saudi Arabia settle for goalless draw in AFC Asian Qualifiers    Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of mass displacement in Gaza amounting to war crime    Thousands of protesters march in Paris ahead of tense football match between France and Israel    Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump control of government    UN sounds alarm at Israel's 'severe violations' at key buffer zone with Syria    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    Saudi, Indian foreign ministers co-chair Cooperation Committee meeting in New Delhi    South Korean actor Song Jae Lim found dead at 39    Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn    'Marvels of Saudi Orchestra' to dazzle audience in Tokyo on Nov. 22    Saudi Champion Saeed Al-Mouri scores notable feat in Radical World Championship in Abu Dhabi with support from Bin-Shihon Group    Rita Ora is tearful in tribute to Liam Payne at MTV Awards    France to deploy 4,000 police officers for UEFA Nations League match against Israel    Al Nassr edges past Al Riyadh with Mane's goal to move up to third    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Ian Ransom
Underarm or underhanded? Kyrgios serve stokes debate
MIAMI — Having annoyed Rafa Nadal with an underarm serve at Acapulco, Nick Kyrgios doubled down with the tactic to win two points against hapless Serb Dusan Lajovic at the Miami Open and fire up a timeworn debate between modern fans and purists. The (...)

26 - 03 - 2019
Djokovic makes it magnificent 7
MELBOURNE — Novak Djokovic claimed a record seventh Australian Open crown Sunday as he demolished Rafa Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in his most dominant Grand Slam win in his long rivalry with the Spaniard. The peerless Serb broke Nadal five times at a (...)

27 - 01 - 2019
Line-of-business technology spending disrupts central IT
Founder, i30 Media ONCE upon a time, IT had a special place in most organizations. Working under G&A or finance, or reporting directly to the CEO, IT was the group that other departments had to petition in order to find appropriate technology (...)

12 - 06 - 2017
The internet has developed its own prime time, and it's coming for TV
There's a prime time for watching video on the internet, and it could supplant the traditional peak viewing period as defined by broadcast television. According to the latest study of global internet traffic by Cisco, the internet is busiest between (...)

10 - 06 - 2016
Ian Kinsler leads Rangers over A's
run double and Josh Hamilton also doubled in a run to back Derek Holland as Texas beat Oakland 6-3 Tuesday. Yorvit Torrealba hit a sacrifice fly, Adrian Beltre singled twice and Holland (5-4) pitched 5 1-3 innings — looking far stronger than in his (...)

07 - 06 - 2012
Search engine users disapprove of data collection — survey
Search engines users disapprove of personal data being collected for search results or for targeted advertising, according to a Pew survey released on Friday that underscored the public's growing concern with Web privacy. The survey results come (...)

12 - 03 - 2012
Desmond, Milone lead Natsto four-game sweep of Mets
high five hits and Tommy Milone earned his first major league win, leading the Washington Nationals over the slumping New York Mets 10-1 Thursday for a rare four-game sweep. Desmond drove in three late runs from his leadoff spot and Ryan Zimmerman (...)

17 - 09 - 2011
India's 9% growth aim ‘very ambitious'
India could have the world's third largest GDP by 2025 if the country maintained its present growth rate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday, while conceding that the target of nine percent growth for the next five years was "very ambitious" (...)

23 - 08 - 2011
Petrobas to build largest ethanol plant
controlled oil giant Petrobras and private sugar and ethanol group Sao Martinho said they planned to build an ethanol plant with the capacity to produce 700 million liters of the biofuel annually. "The plant will surely be the world's largest (...)

20 - 08 - 2011
First Boeing 787 Dreamliner set to fly
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the world's most advanced and fuel-efficient passenger jet whose delivery has been delayed six times since the 2008 deadline, is finally set to fly. The next-generation plane rolled out of Boeing's paint hangar at the (...)

09 - 08 - 2011
Tough times ahead for Indian equities markets
Indian equities markets are expected to start the week's trade with a negative bias Monday as a fallout of the US economy downgrade continues to pull down bourses across the world, say analysts. "Needless to say, the markets could remain weak in (...)

08 - 08 - 2011
Akshay ‘Khiladi' Kumar adopts six wrestlers
BOLLYWOOD action star Akshay Kumar has ‘adopted' six wrestlers, who are economically backward, in a bid to popularise the sport, an official said Wednesday. ‘Akshay's decision came days before the 10th All India Wrestling Championship opens in (...)

29 - 01 - 2009
‘Will Smith's hugs and pats were comforting'
HOLLYWOOD actor Woody Harrelson, who plays a blind piano player in ‘Seven Pounds', says superstar Will Smith put him at ease by hugging and patting him on the sets of the movie. ‘I remember the first day on the set - I was so nervous about playing (...)

29 - 01 - 2009
Priya Dutt ‘disappointed' with Sanjay's decision to join SP
DENYING any rift in the family, Congress MP Priya Dutt said that although she was ‘disappointed' that her film star brother Sanjay Dutt had chosen to contest the Lok Sabha elections on a Samajwadi Party ticket, she would always support him. ‘There (...)

15 - 01 - 2009
Amir gave me the best compliment ever: Jiah Khan
born actress Jiah Khan, who hogged the limelight for her role in Ram Gopal Varma's ‘Nishabd' opposite Amitabh Bachchan in 2007, says she has received the best ever compliment in her life from her ‘Ghajini' co-star Aamir Khan. ‘Aamir told my mother (...)

27 - 11 - 2008
Clinton invites Bachchan for CGI meet
FORMER US president Bill Clinton has been trying to convince Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to attend the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting to be held in Hong Kong next month. ‘Bill Clinton writes in to ask me to join their (...)

27 - 11 - 2008
Lara Dutta writes her own script
NOT happy with uninspiring roles being offered by filmmakers these days, actress Lara Dutta has now written a script for herself! ‘What prompted me to write a script for myself? Scriptwriters in Bollywood aren't writing anything in depth for a (...)

13 - 11 - 2008
Bollywood legends bid adieu to B. R. Chopra
B.R. Chopra, who died at the age of 94, was cremated in Mumbai on Wednesday evening and Bollywood veterans like Dilip Kumar, writer Salim Khan and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy were present to bid adieu to the legendary filmmaker. Chopra's son Ravi Chopra (...)

07 - 11 - 2008
Amitabh Bachchan remembers Chopra's humanism
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan remembers legendary filmmaker B.R. Chopra as a firm believer in aesthetics whose films highlighted issues of social and moral conflict. ‘He was a pillar of the industry. We've lost a stalwart. The core of (...)

07 - 11 - 2008
The ugly underbelly of India's beauty industry
half of the heartrending evocation of the tragedy that underscores the glamor of the fashion world, all dialogues cease, as Madhur Bhandarkar, in his inimitable style, records Priyanka Chopra's character's descent into hell. It's as though the (...)

30 - 10 - 2008
Pakistani actor Mikaal Zulfiqaar moves to Mumbai
PAKISTANI actor Mikaal Zulfikar, who got noticed for playing a young terrorist in Jagmohan Mundhra's ‘Shoot On Sight', is all set to move to Mumbai by January 2009. The actor, born to a Pakistani father and English mother, now looks forward to (...)

30 - 10 - 2008
‘Amelia': Mira Nair's biggest film
based Indian director Mira Nair was disappointed when her much publicised film ‘Shantaram' was shelved, but she is now happy with her latest prized project ‘Amelia', which stars Hollywood actress Hilary Swank. ‘Amelia' is about legendary American (...)

23 - 10 - 2008
‘Women my age are having the time of their life'
clad, teary-eyed melodramatic mothers to smart, strong and independent women - forty plus actresses are having a ball in Bollywood. Seasoned actress Shabana Azmi says this is the best time for women her age to be in Hindi films. ‘Earlier, there was (...)

23 - 10 - 2008
Bachchan on a liquid diet
MEGASTAR Amitabh Bachchan's health continues to improve and he has been put on a liquid diet on the fifth day of his hospitalisation following complains of abdominal pain, a spokesperson for Lilavati Hospital said in Mumbai on Wednesday. ‘Amitabh (...)

16 - 10 - 2008
Dilip Kumar slowly recovering at home
LEGENDARY actor Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to a hospital in New Delhi due to complications resulting from a urinary infection, is now back home. In a statement on Wednesday, his actress wife, Saira Banu, said: ‘We are now back in Mumbai and (...)

09 - 10 - 2008
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