Solapur (Maharashtra), May 9 (IANS) Here’s another traditional male bastion set to crumble. With a Supreme Court prod, the renowned 900-year old Vitthoba Temple in the pilgrim town of Pandharpur will script religious history when it appoints its first women priests as also priests from the backward classes as part of an inclusive mission. “This is […]
New York, May 9 (IANS) Musician Paul Simon returned to the stage for the first time since he and his wife were arrested for disorderly conduct. The veteran singer-songwriter and his partner of 22 years, Edie Brickell, were both charged with misdemeanours last month when they got into an altercation at their home in Connecticut. They […]
Rabat (Morocco), May 9 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde warned Arab transition countries Thursday that they are facing a jarring jobs crisis, and it must be addressed. Speaking in Rabat, the director general of the IMF said youth unemployment in those countries rate averages 13 percent are among the highest in the world, […]
Madrid, May 9 (IANS) Leo Messi has said the shock lifeline thrown to FC Barcelona over the past five days is the one that the club can’t allow to slip through their fingers, Xinhua reported Friday. The 92nd minute goal scored by Getafe striker, Angel Lafita last Saturday in the Camp Nou Stadium saw Barca draw […]
Washington, May 9 (IANS) The US is taking additional measures to support moderate Syrian opposition, State Secretary John Kerry told a visiting opposition leader Thursday. The Obama administration is working with Congress to provide more than 27 million dollars in new non-lethal assistance for the Syrian opposition and stepping up deliveries of such aid to Free […]
Washington, May 9 (IANS) The US government has said a specialist team is set to commence work in Nigeria to help find over 200 schoolgirls abducted by militants last month, BBC reported. The US team, working with the Nigerian government, would do everything possible to free the girls, US Secretary of State John Kerry added. As […]
Los Angeles, May 9 (IANS) Socialite Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West’s wedding planning is on in full swing, but the couple can’t get married yet as their pre-nuptial agreement is still to be signed. Source close to the duo have told tmz.com that the pre-nuptial agreement won’t be signed until next week. If sources are […]
Pristina, May 9 (IANS) A day after the assembly’s dissolution, Kosovo leader Atifete Jahjaga Thursday set June 8 as the date to hold early parliamentary elections. “Based on consultations with political parties and with the head of Central Election Commission (CEC) and in accordance with my constitutional authorities, I’ve decided to decree early parliamentary elections for […]
Moscow, May 9 (IANS) Russia Thursday vowed to retaliate upon new sanctions from the US and Canada, but stressed it would not publicise the individuals placed on the Russian blacklist. “Of course, we will not leave such unfriendly actions unanswered,” Xinhua quoted Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich telling reporters. “Sanctions are not our method, but […]
Madrid, May 9 (IANS) Top seed and home favourite Rafael Nadal will face Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open Tennis tournament after both won their respective last 16 matches Thursday. Nadal swept past Finland’s Jakko Nieminen 6-1, 6-4, while number 6 seed Berdych has to fight back from a set down before defeating […]