Victoria moves on medicinal cannabis trials

· Nationwide approach to medicinal cannabis trials · Formation of a Victorian Expert Advisory Committee on Medicinal Cannabis · Napthine Government building a healthier Victoria An agreement between Victoria, the Commonwealth and other states and territories has paved the way for a nationwide approach to exploring further how cannabis can offer relief to patients suffering […]

ISL takes off with a glitzy ceremony

Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Aimed at establishing Indian football on the world map, the Indian Super League (ISL) kicked off with a glitzy ceremony amid a heavy presence of Bollywood and sports stars at the Salt Lake stadium here Sunday. Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra dazzled the ceremony that started with a cultural ensemble of percussion instruments […]

EC move to curb bogus voting by ‘veiled’ women

Chandigarh, Oct 12 (IANS) To check any attempt at bogus voting by women coming in veils to polling booths for casting their votes, the Election Commission (EC) has decided to appoint female officials at all booths, election officials said here Sunday. EC general observer Lakuk Venkateshwar Lu said: “It was observed that some women who come […]

Force India cars finish 10th, 12th in Russian GP

Sochi, Oct 12 (IANS) Force India drivers Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg failed to leave a mark in the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix, securing 10th and 12th spot, respectively, at the Sochi Autodrom here Sunday. Perez at least managed to score a single point for his team with Hulkenberg having a day to forget. Both […]

Spain coach Del Bosque defends under-fire Casillas

Madrid, Oct 12 (IANS) Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has defended goalkeeper Iker Casillas following a poor performance in Spain’s surprise 1-2 defeat against Slovakia in a Euro Cup qualifying match. The 34-year-old had a poor 2014 World Cup in Brazil with key errors as Spain crashed out of the first phase of the tournament and […]

Gymnastics boss calls for more weight to execution

Nanning (China), Oct 12 (IANS) World gymnastics chief Bruno Grandi Sunday called for more weight to be accorded to the execution part of the sport rather than its acrobatic aspect. The International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) president proposed that the body’s technical committee pay more attention to the artistic part of gymnastics instead of the acrobatic, […]

Mamata hopes ISL will put Indian football on world map

Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Excited at the inauguration of the Indian Super League (ISL) here, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday hoped the tournament will establish Indian football on the world map. “I must compliment the ISL organisers for developing the game which will benefit people at the grassroots. I am hopeful that this will […]

Riske beats Bencic to win Tianjin Open women’s singles

Tianjin (China), Oct 12 (IANS) American Alison Riske beat Swiss Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4 to win the women’s singles title at the Tianjin open tennis tournament here Sunday. It took the sixth-seeded Riske 80 minutes to overcome her third-seeded opponent in straight sets, reports Xinhua. It was Alison Riske’s first tour singles title.

Hockey: IOCL rout Karnataka XI

Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) scored thrice in each half to overrun Karnataka XI 6-2 for their second straight win in the men’s section of Hockey Karnataka’s inaugural Bengaluru Cup All-India invitational hockey tournament here Sunday. With two wins from two matches, IOCL lead the table with six points while Karnataka XI […]

Pleasant weekend in Delhi, Monday to be cloudy

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) It was a pleasant weekend in the national capital with the maximum temperature recorded at 34.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. Met has forecast a cloudy Monday with thunderstorm in some parts of the city. “The Monday sky is likely to be cloudy,” said an official of the […]