Bhubaneswar, May 20 (IANS) A BJD worker was hacked to death by the supporters of rival Congress party in Odisha’s Kendrapada district as post poll violence escalated in the area, police said Tuesday. Ranjit Nayak, 40, was killed Monday evening near Patrapur village, about 150 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, by two Congress supporters, Superintendent of […]
Manila, May 20 (IANS) At least three rebels were killed Tuesday when they stormed a police station in Philippines, an official said. “Rebels onboard a truck and a mini-jeep attempted to overrun the police station but were repulsed by policemen manning it,” the official told Xinhua. The gun battle lasted for 30 minutes after which the […]
Madrid, May 20 (IANS) Spanish Primera Liga club Celta Vigo has offered former player Eduardo Berizzo a two-year deal as its new coach to replace Luis Enrique, who was named Barcelona coach. The Argentine manager arrives from coaching Chilean side O’Higgins. He served as Marcelo Bielsa’s assistant for Chile in the 2010 World Cup. Berizzo played […]
Jammu, May 20 (IANS) Seventeen people were killed and 27 injured when a bus going to the Kashmir Valley fell into a deep gorge in the Jammu region Tuesday, an official said. The accident occurred when the bus driver lost control at Digdol on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district, 170 km from Jammu, an official […]
Rio de Janeiro, May 20 (IANS) FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has started an all-stop tour of Brazil’s 12 World Cup venues as organizers race to ensure stadiums are ready for football’s showpiece event. The 53-year-old World Cup chief started his visit with Sao Paulo Monday to inspect the troubled Itaquerao stadium, which will host the […]
London, May 20 (IANS) British actor-rapper Idris Elba, who co-produced a track on rapper Jay-Z’s album “American Gangster”, is excited about his directorial debut towards the end of the year. Elba said he is working hard in the preparation to make that transition and is passionate about getting the chance to develop his own creative ideas, […]
Washington, May 20 (IANS) US troops will take part in a multinational military exercise in Jordan next week in a bid to demonstrate the US commitment to security and stability in the region, the Pentagon said Monday. About 6,000 US troops, along with those from more than 20 other nations, will hold the Eager Lion 14 […]
Washington, May 20 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Monday authorised up to 50 million dollars in fresh humanitarian aid to the conflict-ridden South Sudan. In a memo to Secretary of State John Kerry, the president said “it is important to the national interest” to provide the assistance to meet “unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs resulting […]
United Nations, May 20 (IANS) UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka assured the Nigerians of UN support for girls’ education in the country during a recent visit, a UN spokesperson said Monday. The visit is aimed at showing solidarity with the abducted schoolgirls and their families, Xinhua reported. Mlambo-Ngcuka’s visit came at a time when the […]
Jammu, May 20 (IANS) Fourteen people were killed and 30 injured when a bus going to the Valley fell into a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district of Jammu region Tuesday. A senior police officer told IANS in winter capital Jammu that a bus carrying passengers from Jammu to Srinagar fell into a […]