Lisbon, April 21 (IANS) Benfica beat Olhanense 2-0 at the Luz Stadium here with a double from Lima to clinch the Portuguese top flight football league title. Brazilian attacker Lima put Benfica ahead in the 57th minute and then scored again in the 60th when his effort went between goalkeeper Vid Belec’s legs Sunday, reports […]
Rotterdam, April 21 (IANS) A sensational Dutch Cup final ended in a 5-1 win for PEC Zwolle against Ajax. Sunday’s match started with Ajax fans throwing fireworks in the penalty area of their own goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer. After the mess was cleaned up, Ricardo van Rhijn blasted home the opening goal for Ajax with a […]
Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) At least five people have died due to sunstroke in Odisha this summer, an official said Monday. Two people died in the coastal district of Cuttack, one on March 23 and another on April 14, an official of the state revenue department told IANS. The districts of Boudh, Puri and Sambalpur […]
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has found his Sahibaan for his love tale “Mirza Sahibaan” in Saiyami Kher, niece of talented actress Tanvi Azmi and granddaughter of yesteryear’s leading leady Usha Kiran. The director says Saiyami was not chosen for her illustrious acting lineage. He chose her after months of intensive search and […]
New York, April 21 (IANS) Can we compare the bedroom act with a real workout in terms of calorie consumption or one should adopt both to have a super life? Sure, we can. According to researchers, sexual activity burned around four calories per minute for men and three per minute for women – qualified as […]
Kabul, April 20 (IANS) Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah led in the Afghanistan presidential election with 49.75 percent of votes cast in the April 5 poll counted so far, chairman of the election commission Mohammad Yusuf Nuristani said Sunday. Nuristani said Abdullah was leading with 44.4 percent of the votes, followed by Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai […]
Sanaa, April 20 (IANS) At least 30 Al Qaeda militants were killed and many others injured Sunday when a US drone carried out an attack against a terrorist training centre in Yemen, an official said. The US drone Sunday struck a training camp and convoy, composed of four vehicles carrying armed terrorists, in Abyan province, […]
Silverstone, April 20 (IANS) Indian racing driver Karun Chandhok reeled off four fastest laps in a row, but a puncture cost his team Murphy Prototypes a definite podium finish in the opening round of the European Le Mans (ELMS) race here. The team recovered from 28th position to finish eighth as Murphy Prototypes set the […]
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday cancelled her day-long tour of Maharashtra, citing health reasons. She was to address three election rallies in the state — first in Dhule, followed by Nandurbar and Mumbai. Congress sources said Sonia Gandhi was unwell, but refused to disclose any details. Party vice president Rahul Gandhi, […]
Agra, April 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan Sunday asked voters to cast their ballot in favour of the Samajwadi Party, saying it has put in major efforts to develop the state. Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party for its divisive politics, Akhilesh said the Samajwadi Party has […]