Washington, June 21 (IANS) Amid reports that more than one million Iraqis have fled their homes as Sunni militants continued their advance towards Baghdad, US President Barack Obama has again asked Iraqi leaders to come up with a political solution. Because “if they don’t, there won’t be a military solution to the problem”, Obama told CNN […]
Sao Paulo, June 21 (IANS/EFE) FIFA prohibited members of the Nigerian Football Supporters Club (NFSC) to use drums and trumpets to support their team during the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. NFSC President Rafiu Ladipo sent a letter of protest to FIFA against the decision banning these items in the stadiums, reports EFE. The NFSC has […]
Madrid, June 21 (IANS/EFE) Sports daily Marca has reported that Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso has retired from international football after Spain’s elimination from the FIFA World Cup. Marca says the 32-year-old planned this move for some time and the decision was not a “knee-jerk reaction to the event in Brazil. Far from it, he had long […]
Rio de Janeiro, June 21 (IANS/EFE) Head coach Roy Hodgson will remain England manager till 2016 despite their elimination from the FIFA World Cup. Football Association (FA) chairman Greg Dyke said that Hodgson will keep his post till the 2016 European Championship in France. He added that the FA is behind Hodgson, who will start preparing […]
Spielberg (Austria), June 21 (IANS) Force India drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez will start the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix from 10th and 11th positions respectively at the Red Bull Ring here Sunday. Williams locked out the front row with Brazilian Felipe Massa clinching pole, his first since Brazil in 2008 where he also went […]
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) A Delhi police constable committed suicide by jumping off the fifth floor balcony of his home here, police said Saturday. Lalji, 45, posted in Aman Vihar police station, jumped off from the balcony of his home in the Mandawali area in east Delhi Friday night. A family member spotted him lying […]
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Congress workers, led by the chief of the party’s Delhi unit Arvinder Singh Lovely, Saturday protested here against the Modi government’s decision to hike rail fares. The protesters gathered in west Delhi’s Janakpuri area and raised slogans against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “They promised […]
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), June 21 (IANS) The death of a man in an accident led to a clash on the outskirts of this town after the driver who was responsible for the accident was also beaten to death, police said Saturday. “Two people were arrested on charges of murder,” Station House Officer Madan Dhiman told IANS. […]
· Victoria’s population grew by almost 108,000 persons in 2013, bringing our population to 5.79 million · $27 billion infrastructure program to support population growth · Coalition Government is building a better Victoria While Queensland and New South Wales battled it out in State of Origin, the real action is on the ground in Victoria, […]
Recently, actress Preity Zinta raised allegations of molestation against her former beau and business partner Ness Wadia. The news spread in the country like fire, with every newspaper, news channels and blogs posting with the answers to the WHY and WHAT of the masses. The news has not got much reaction from the film fraternity, […]