Atletico Madrid look to get closer to title

Atletico Madrid look to get closer to title

Madrid, April 18 (IANS) Atletico Madrid kick off the 34th round of La Liga Friday with a home game to Elche where Diego Simeone’s side will look to put the pressure on rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Real Madrid’s Champions League tie against Bayern Munich next week means their game at home to Valladolid […]

Odisha sees 70 percent polling

Odisha sees 70 percent polling

Bhubaneswar, April 18(IANS) Amid stray incidents of violence, about 70 percent of the electorate Thursday cast their ballot in the second and final phase of polling for 11 Lok Sabha and 77 assembly seats in Odisha, officials said. State chief electoral officer Mona Sharma said the voting percentage was calculated on the basis of information […]

Telecom firms see opening of Pandora’s box with SC order

Telecom firms see opening of Pandora’s box with SC order

New Delhi, April 18(IANS) The Supreme Court order Thursday that the national auditor CAG can audit telecom operators could open a Pandora’s box and lead to similar demand in other industries, unhappy service providers said. “Yes, whatever judgment Supreme Court has given to us we will abide by it. But it has certain other connotations […]

RCB put Daredevils in to bat

RCB put Daredevils in to bat

Sharjah, April 18 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli won the toss and put the Delhi Daredevils in to bat in the second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here Thursday. The following are the squads: Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (Captain), Nic Maddinson, Parthiv Patel, Yuvraj Singh, […]

Quake hits southern Iran

Quake hits southern Iran

Tehran, April 18 (IANS/WAM) An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck an area near Shanbeh town of Bushehr province in Southern Iran Thursday. The epicentre of the quake was located at 51.61 degrees longitude and 28.54 degrees latitude. The quake occurred in the morning. No casualties were reported.

Trinamool captured 147 polling booths in Bengal: Left Front

Trinamool captured 147 polling booths in Bengal: Left Front

Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) West Bengal’s opposition Left Front Thursday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of capturing nearly 150 polling booths during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal. It also thanked the Election Commission for taking steps after receiving complaints of electoral malpractices. Addressing media persons, Left Front major Communist Party […]

59 percent balloting in UP

59 percent balloting in UP

Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) Voters in 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh turned out in large numbers to exercise their franchise Thursday, and 59 percent balloting was recorded till evening, officials said. The Election Commission said 59 percent balloting was reported till 5.30 p.m. Brisk polling was reported from Moradabad, Pilibhit, Nagina and Lakhimpur […]

‘US committed to security partnership with strong and influential India’

‘US committed to security partnership with strong and influential India’

Washington, April 18(IANS) Describing US security engagement with India as crucial to security in the Indo-Pacific region, a US official says Washington is committed to a partnership including a strong and influential India in the security realm. “Our security engagement with India is a central element of the broad US-India strategic partnership,” Nisha Desai Biswal, […]

Kenya bid for 2017 World Youth Athletics Championships

Kenya bid for 2017 World Youth Athletics Championships

Nairobi, April 18 (IANS) After staging the successful 2007 World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa, Kenya is bidding to stage the 2017 World Youth Championships here. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) confirmed it had received a letter of intent from Nairobi alongside Buenos Aires and Greensboro, reports Xinhua. “Letters of intent from candidate cities […]