A S Kashyap

Five-time champion Tiger Woods scrambled to make a cut after Sweden’s David Lingmerth fired seven birdies in a seven-under 65 to grab the halfway stage lead at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

Woods bogeyed the 16th and 17th and needed to par the last for a 70 to make the cut at one under, the BBC has reported.

Lingmerth’s 12-under total of 132 gave him a one-shot lead over former US PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner, who carded a 67 for 133.

World number 58 from Nuneaton, Andy Sullivan had eight birdies in a 64 and reached 10 under.

The leader of Islamic State (IS) affiliates in Afghanistan, Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost, has claimed that the Taliban militants are fighting for the military intelligence of Pakistan, Inter Services Intelligence ( ISI).

According to Khaama.com, Dost said that they found other ways to wage jihad after they came to know that the Taliban was receiving guidelines from Pakistani intelligence.

Dost, a former Guantanamo prisoner, alleged that they are defending against the Taliban militants.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh as ‘historic’, saying the latter’s neighbourhood first and Look East Policy are reaching fructification.

Meenakshi Lekhi, BJP spokesperson and Member of Parliament from New Delhi, said the future has to be bright irrespective of whatever the pasts may be.

Britney Spears’ former husband Kevin Federline has revealed that his relationship with the singer was fun and crazy.

The American dancer, who is now married to Victoria Prince, said in an interview that he never really got used to the lifestyle and fame that came with dating the ‘Pretty Girls’ singer, but apart from that, her real personality had caught his attention, Us Magazine has reported.

The 37-year-old DJ added that there were ups and downs, but there were some great memories which outweighed the bad ones, and he will always care about her.

Taking a jibe at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over his West Bengal visit, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said the former is a free bird and can go on vacation wherever he wants.

“He is a free bird. He is free to go on vacation wherever he wants. I mean what’s the news in it,” said BJP spokesperson and New Delhi MP Meenakshi Lekhi.

The Congress vice-president, who is presently in West Bengal to rejuvenate his party in the state, had earlier lashed out at both the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Left Parties.

Jessa Seewald and her sister Jill Dillard have addressed the sexual abuse they experienced at the hands of their older brother Josh Duggar.

Seewald explained in a sit-down interview with Megyn Kelly on ‘The Kelly File’ that she can speak out and set the record straight, adding that in Duggar’s case, he was a young boy in puberty and a little too curious about girls that got him into some trouble, the Fox News reported.

Eddie Redmayne, who recently bagged a role in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter’s prequel ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,’ is hugely delighted and excited to get it.

The 33-year-old actor, who will play Newt Scamander in the Warner Bros. film, said he was thrilled to be a part of the movie as he has always loved that world, reports E! Online.

Warner Bros. Pictures’ president, Greg Silverman said that they are thrilled to welcome ‘The Theory of Everything’ star into J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world, where they know he will deliver a remarkable performance.

Lewis Hamilton has said he knows that the image he is building is “rock and roll” and insists that he wants it that way only.

The Formula One champion said that he doesn’t want to be a jet-set star, adding that he wanted a rock and roll lifestyle, The Mirror reported.

The Briton said that he didn’t want to live as a world champion as everyone expected a world -champion to be. Instead he wants to live how he perceives a world champion should be and that was what he trying to do – when he was at the track.

For the first time ever the ‘Dabangg’ girl was seen in a musical avatar at the Videocon d2h IIFA weekend.

The evening turned up the volume and enthralled audiences with a line-up of amazing performances by ace musicians, rising talents and Bollywood stunners at Malaysia’s national theatre, Istana Budaya on June 5.

Bollywood’s leading lady Sonakshi Sinha made her debut on the IIFA Rocks stage as a singer. Accompanied by star performers Mika Singh and Nakash Aziz, the actress’ performance joined the ranks of many first timers at IIFA.

Kylie Jenner lashed out at Chris Brown after his latest Instagram drama targeted her father Caitlyn Jenner.

The 26-year-old rapper reposted and then deleted Snoop Dogg’s post that featured an image of Akon with the text, “Shout out to Akon! He is about to supply 600 million africans with solar power. Im really upset that this isn’t major news but that science project bruce jenner is #Society,” reported E! Online.

Sculptor Anish Kapoor has dismissed a controversy that erupted in France about an exhibition of his works in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.

The 61-year-old sculptor was quoted saying that an immense, funnel-like structure installed in the world’s most celebrated formal garden was the “vagina of the queen,” the Independent reported.

French royalists and conservatives said that the remark was insulting to the memory of Queen Marie-Antoinette, but Kapoor denied ever making the remark, saying “Did I say that? I don’t think so. I don’t remember saying it.”

In a breakthrough, scientists have found a new drug that promises to fight flu, bringing a dramatic reduction in death rates.

Canadian researchers have found a drug called vasculotide, was effective against multiple strains of influenza, including the 2009 swine flu pandemic strain, the Daily Express has reported.

Dr Warren Lee that the present treatments for the virus were “inadequate,” and the new drug may represent a “novel and practical therapy for severe infections with influenza.”

A conference on the role of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in disaster management was held here on Thursday to create effective policies, mechanism and equipments to handle disaster in the region

The event “Nepal Earthquake: Role of SAARC in Disaster Management and Reconstruction in South Asia” was organised by the SAARC India Secretariat.

Karnataka’s Health minister U.T. Khader on Saturday said the government has directed the food officers to ensure that the stock of Maggi noodles is withdrawn from the market, adding that the samples of the product would be sent to Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) to get more clarity on the lead issue.

Defence expert Lieutenant General (retired) Raj Kadyan on Saturday said the one-rank, one-pension (OROP) scheme which has been long pending would be resolved soon.
“The Prime Minister is committed, we have no doubt it will come. Now, it is stuck because somebody is trying to play around with the definition which we had worked out after careful thought. It was very simple, only two parameters were to be taken into account, rank and total service,” Lieutenant General (retired) Kadyan said.

Filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala on Friday said that he is keen to bring the three Khans –Aamir, Salman and Shah Rukh — together for a film but he has not finalised anything as of now.

The director said he had expressed a desire to make the film after working with Salman in “Kick”. “A year back when I finished ‘Kick’, people asked me about my next. I told them that the thing which fascinates me is getting the three Khans on board.

Country’s foreign exchange reserves rose by US $917.5 million to touch US $352.474 billion in the week to May 29, helped by surge in foreign currency assets, according to RBI data.

In the previous week, the reserves had declined by US $2.319 billion to US $351.557 billion, after touching a record high of US $353.876 billion in the week to May 15.

Slapped with a Rs 2 crore fine by regulator Sebi for delayed disclosure of a tax demand, New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) today said it “disagrees” with the imposition of penalty and it has a strong case in its favour.

Sebi passed the order against NDTV on Thursday and it can be challenged by the company before the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT).

With an aim to ensure centralised record of all securities, market regulator Sebi today asked depositories to create and maintain a database of all shares including those in physical and demat formats with distinctive numbers for equity shares of all listed companies.

The move is aimed at ensuring centralised record of all securities, including both physical and dematerialised shares, issued by the company and its reconciliation thereof.

United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd is seeking shareholders nod for its plans to earmark up to Rs 50 crore for investment and loan purpose, including provision of an immediate loan of up to Rs 25 crore to UB Engineering.

In a BSE filing, the company said it was seeking shareholders’ approval through a special resolution to authorise the board to have an outlay of up to Rs 50 crore for proposed loans and investments to be made.

In a bid to assert its sovereignty on the “disputed” Spratly islands in the South China Sea in the face of Chinese aggression, Vietnam is reportedly offering patriotic citizens “the holiday of a lifetime” with a cruise to hotly-contested archipelago.

A special USD 800 promotion offer will provide 180 Vietnamese the chance to see two reefs and two islands in the Spratlys or Truong Sa in Vietnamese, and take part in night fishing, visit a lighthouse and enjoy local seafood during a six-day cruise, reports The Guardian.

Harry Styles has admitted that the morale of his music group One Direction is good since Zayn Malik has left the band.

The 21-year-old boy band vocalist said that he and his group is presently very much focused on their upcoming album and the tour and while having so many goals to achieve, it’s hard to worry about the past, the Mirror has reported.

The English singer added that it’s important to focus on what’s going on without losing the track and even after Malik’s sudden departure the group is having fun working on a new sound. (ANI)

Bradley Cooper and his rumored girlfriend Irina Shayk need to brush up on their royal etiquette skills, as they didn’t know which fork to use at Buckingham Palace.

The ‘American Sniper’ actor and his sports illustrated model, who attended an event at Buckingham Palace, which was hosted by Prince Charles, but were overheard saying to each other that which fork to use, the Mirror has reported.

Cooper and Shayk have been spotted together multiple times. (ANI)

At least four climbers were injured after a powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale struck Malaysia’s Mount Kinabalu in Borneo.

The four climbers suffered broken bones and head wounds, as the temblor loosened stones and boulders on the mountain. There were a total of 145 climbers on the mountain at the time of the earthquake. Roads and buildings in the region had also cracked up, reports ABC News.

The U.S. Geological Survey located the epicentre of the quake about 54 kilometres from the state capital of Kota Kinabalu, at a depth of 10 kilometres.

Bristol and Sarah Palin lashed out at the media recently for its response to the scandal surrounding Josh Duggar, comparing his family’s treatment with that of Lena Dunham after passages in her memoir were labeled evidence of child abuse.

The mother and daughter blasted liberal media for attacking Duggars while Dunham got a “total pass” for “sexually experimenting” with her sister, as mentioned in her book, Not That Kind of Girl, E! Online reported.