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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Madrid, April 18 (IANS) FC Barcelona coach Tata Martino insisted Thursday that his side’s 1-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final Wednesday did not mean he would be leaving the club at the end of the season. Goals from Angel Di Maria and Gareth Bale gave Real Madrid the title and […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]