Agartala, Nov 10 (IANS) Arms and drug smuggling, terrorism, circulation of fake currency notes and border crimes are among the issues to be discussed when border guards of India and Bangladesh meeting Nov 17, an official said here Monday. “The BSF (Border Security Force) officials would ask the BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh) officials to dismantle […]
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking to rename India as Bharat and asked the petitioner to approach an appropriate authority with its plea. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu asked the petitioner to first make an appropriate representation before an authority in […]
Berlin, Nov 10 (IANS) Wasteful Borussia Dortmund ended their negative run against Borussia Monchengladbach, winning 1-0, while VFL Wolfsburg beat Hamburg 2-0 to extend their winning streak at the 11th round of Bundesliga. Bottom-placed Dortmund recovered from a five-game losing streak to jump to the 15th spot in the standings thanks to the own goal […]
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) After spending seven weeks in “Bigg Boss 8”, Mr. Gay India 2014 Sushant Divgikar is now out of the popular reality show. The 24-year-old was evicted from the house Sunday after former contestant and actress Minissha Lamba nominated him with her ‘big bomb advantage’ upon her exit. He was nominated along […]
Chandigarh, Nov 10 (IANS) Haryana Police Monday failed to present controversial sect leader Rampal in the Punjab and Haryana Wednesday despite the court issuing non-bailable warrants against him last week. The high court Monday reserved its order on the issue after counsel for the sect leader submitted a fresh medical certificate before the court that […]
Islamabad, Nov 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Hindu Council has proposed the establishment of an active committee under Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to prevent atrocities against minorities. They condemned the brutal killing of a Christian couple in Punjab province and the kidnapping of Hindu citizens, particularly minor girls, Dawn online reported. The council demanded that the […]
Melbourne, Nov 10 (IANS) South African all-rounder J.P. Duminy has been withdrawn from the upcoming five-match One-Day International (ODI) Series against Australia due to a chronic patella tendinopathy to his left knee. Farhaan Behardien, who is currently in Australia for the T20 International (T20I) series, will replace Duminy in the squad. Marchant de Lange has […]
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Monday extended greetings to the Maldives government and people on the eve of the island-state’s Republic Day and said he is confident that bilateral ties would continue to grow and strengthen in the coming years. In his message to President Abdulla Yameen, President Mukherjee conveyed his “warm […]
London, Nov 10 (IANS) The surge in online communication and social media coupled with economic downturn seven years ago have left many teenage girls with low self-esteem, reveals a British survey. The survey that included 30,000 students found a worrying drop in the number of 14- and 15-year-olds, particularly girls, who say they feel highly […]
The Hague, Nov 10 (IANS) A goal by Karim Rekik in injury-time earned PSV a 2-1 win against Heracles Almelo, helping them open a four-point lead in the Dutch Eredivisie. After a mistake by PSV goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet, Heracles Almelo took the lead in the 29th minute Sunday night, but just before half-time, PSV equalised […]