Berlin, Nov 8 (IANS) German football club Bayer Leverkusen have extended defender Emir Spahic’s contract until June 2016. The former Bosnian and Herzegovina captain put pen to paper on a one-year extension to stay with the Bundesliga side until June 2016, reports Xinhua. “In Leverkusen I am part of an exciting and ambitious team. I believe […]
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) South Carolina’s Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley will lead a 10-day trade mission to India in November, hoping to attract more foreign investment and sell the state as a tourist destination The Nov 12-22 trip is intended to make a “first impression” that sells South Carolina as a tourism destination and a place […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (IANS) B. Hridayakumari, winner of the Kerala Sahitya Academy award and a literary critic, died at a private hospital here Saturday, her family said. She was 84. She was suffering from age related illness. A respected figure in the social milieu of the state, she was the former principal of the Government Women’s […]
Madrid, Nov 8 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said young striker Jese Rodriguez is close to completing his recovery following an injury to his cruciate knee ligament earlier in the year. Jese had begun to earn a regular place in the side prior to his injury and was even being talked of as a possible […]
Thimphu, Nov 8 (IANS) Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, on a state visit to Bhutan, Saturday described ties between them as an “exemplary bilateral relationship between neighbouring countries” and said the two governments shared confidence and trust that they would remain “sensitive…to each other’s concerns and vital interests”. In an address at the Convention Centre here on […]
Hyderabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Bandaru Dattatreya from Telangana and Sujana Chowdary from Andhra Pradesh are likely to be inducted into the union cabinet, which is set to be expanded Sunday. Dattatreya, national vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is a member of Lok Sabha from Secunderabad, while Y. S. Chowdary, popularly known as Sujana […]
Varanasi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday took his cleanliness drive to the ghats of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. He cleaned an area on the banks of river Ganga as a part of the Nirmal Ganga Mission. He then nominated nine people to spread the message of cleaning the river. Modi arrived at the […]
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) The landing strip at Goa’s Dabolim international airport is in a dangerous condition and needs to be repaired as soon as possible, according to outgoing chief minister Manohar Parrikar. The chief minister was making a case for a second airport in Goa, which he said would also ease off the congestion at […]
The Hague, Nov 8 (IANS) Guus Hiddink said he will step down as the football team’s coach if the Netherlands lose their next Euro 2016 qualifier against Latvia Nov 16. “If we lose, it makes sense that I step down,” Hiddink said at a press conference in Zeist Friday, reports Xinhua. “I do not think a […]
Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) The number of dengue cases in Odisha this year increased to 5,535 with authorities Saturday confirming 31 new cases, although the toll from the virus has remained at nine. A senior state health official said that of the 31 new cases, the highest (11) have been reported from the coastal district of […]