Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) The opening ceremony of the inaugural Indian Super league (ISL) Sunday paid homage to the country’s football team that participated in the 1948 London Olympics, playing barefoot against their opponents who wore football boots. The team, coached by Balaidas Chatterjee, lost narrowly to France 1-2 in the first round at the Lynn […]
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Two gangsters accused of murder and extortion were arrested here, police said Sunday. Sanjeev, 27, and Sandeep Gulia, 28 — both hailing from Haryana — were arrested following a complaint by a west Delhi-based businessman Hitesh Chaudhary who was getting extortion calls from the duo. According to police, Sanjeev is a […]
Chandigarh, Oct 12 (IANS) Refuting rumours that it was supporting particular political parties or candidates, the AAP Sunday asked its supporters to opt for the NOTA (none of the above) button on electronic voting machines for Wednesday’s assembly elections in Haryana. “The AAP has made it clear that people should vote for any good candidate who […]
Dubai, Oct 12 (IANS) The West Indies have been fined for a minimum over-rate breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second One-Day International (ODI) against India in New Delhi, an ICC statement said Sunday. Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fines after the side, led by […]
Drivers caught deliberately obscuring their car or motorbike number plates will be fined $1,000. The penalty increase from $50 occurred after WA Police found a record spike in the number of drivers deliberately altering their plates. Common examples include installing ‘flipping’ mechanisms and remote controlled shutters, using protective films and bending the corners of plates […]
The State Government has welcomed the establishment of a taskforce to review Perth’s metropolitan harness and thoroughbred racing and training assets. Racing and Gaming Minister Terry Waldron said the taskforce would comprise representatives from the racing industry, including chair Robert Pearson (Racing and Wagering Western Australia deputy chairman), alongside RWWA chief executive Richard Burt. “I […]
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday paid tributes to social activist and Bharatiya Jan Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh, saying he always strove to do something beyond routine work and inspired everyone as an organiser, a political leader and a “sevak”. Releasing the book, “Viraat Purush Nanaji Deshmukh”, on his birth anniversary, he […]
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) English supermodel Naomi Campbell’s tweet congratulating “malaria” for winning the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize has gone viral on social media. Campbell was apparently meaning to wish Pakistani girls’ education activist Malala Yousafzai , but the message backfired when she wrote the word “malaria” instead of Malala, Dawn online reported Saturday. “Congratulations malaria […]
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A court here has observed that harassment of women for dowry is increasing while awarding a three-year jail term to a victim’s husband and two others for harassing her for the past 14 years. Metropolitan Magistrate Ekta Gauba said: “…the harassment of women for demand of dowry is increasing in today’s […]
Cairo, Oct 11 (IANS) A radical group that is thought to be affiliated with the Al Qaeda has announced the formation of a new Islamic State (IS) group in the Arabian peninsula, a media report said Saturday. In its first online statement, the group threatened the Houthi Shias and the Yemeni army, urging Sunnis to stay […]