Budapest, May 19 (IANS) Ukraine’s Anton Kuznetsov won the boys’ individual title at the 2014 Modern Pentathlon Youth A World Championships here. Kuznetsov finished with an overall score of 1,139 points, earning 238 points in fencing for second place and 341 in swimming for seventh place. Despite his 21st place in the combined event, he won […]
Bangkok, May 19 (IANS) Thailand’s acting prime minister was huddled with senators here Monday to find a way out of a protracted political crisis, as anti-government protestors stepped up pressure to remove him and install a new administration, media reports said. Thailand has been stuck in political limbo following the dismissal of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra […]
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, a co-owner of an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, is now going to attend Pro Kabaddi league matches. He confirmed his presence at the tournament in a series of tweets exchanged between him and Ronnie Screwvala, who owns a kabaddi franchise. When the “Don” star tweeted about the […]
Chennai, May 19 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) Monday said the Model Code of Conduct has ceased to be in operation following the completion of the Lok Sabha election process. The model code is enforced from the date the Election Commission announces the poll schedule, Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar said in a statement […]
NSW Minister for Sport and Recreation Stuart Ayres has joined with the entire motor sport community in paying tribute to the late Sir Jack Brabham AO, OBE. Sir Jack passed away aged 88. He won three world championships – 1959, 1960 and 1966. His first two titles were in cars he helped develop, clinching his […]
Canberra, May 19 (IANS) Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Ocean Shield has arrived at Geraldton, Western Australia, to receive spare parts related to the transponder mounted on it and the transponder mounted on the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Bluefin 21, the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) said in a statement Monday. The ADV Ocean Shield and the […]
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 227.29 points or 0.94 percent up Monday as banking and capital goods stocks surged. Good buying was observed in banking, capital goods, oil and gas, metal and auto sectors, while selling pressure was seen in the IT sector. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) […]
Sao Paulo, May 19 (IANS) Organizers have hailed as a success the first official test event at the Itaquerao stadium, which will stage the FIFA World Cup opener between Brazil and Croatia next month. The venue in Sao Paulo and Arena Pantanal in Brazil’s western city of Cuiaba opened Sunday by hosting Brazilian Serie A matches, […]
Jakarta, May 19 (IANS) A two-day conference on nuclear test ban for Southeast Asia and Pacific Far East regions commenced Monday in Indonesia, attracting 50 experts from 21 countries. The conference, ‘Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) – Regional Conference for States in Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Far East’, is being attended by officials from the […]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) It will be a partly cloudy Monday in Delhi, the Met Office said. The minimum temperature was 24 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average. “The sky will be clear in the morning but will become cloudy in the afternoon,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. The maximum […]