Bangalore, April 18 (IANS) Top seed Dev Javia of Gujarat led the boys singles field into the semi-finals of the KTPPA-AITA National Series Under-12 Tennis Tournament with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over lower-ranked Gaurav Kurva of Andhra here Thursday. Also advancing to the semis was fourth seed Eshaan Lumba, who too dropped the […]
Patna, April 18 (IANS) An FIR was Thursday lodged against Misha Bharti who is contesting from Patliputra seat in Bihar for forcibly entering a polling booth and allegedly damaging an EVM machine. A district official said an FIR was lodged against Bharti, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, on the basis of a written complaint […]
Kolkata, April 18(IANS) A fire broke out in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s hotel room in Malda district Thursday evening but she was evacuated in time and is safe, party leaders said. “She was in the room when the fire broke…She is safe,” tweeted Trinamool national spokesperson Derek O’Brien. Banerjee, who was in Malda […]
Ghaziabad, April 18 (IANS) The two-day-old Ghaziabad lawyers’ agitation turned violent Thursday after the police failed to act against allegedly erring constables who Sunday manhandled the former bar association secretary inside a police station. The lawyers who were staging a dharna in the court premises broke the metal detectors and damaged the barricading that checks […]
Bangalore, April 18 (IANS) Around 61 percent voting was reported across Karnataka where polling was held in all the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies, while it was about 50.6 percent in the three seats in Bangalore. “Polling ended peacefully at 6 p.m. in all the 28 parliamentary constituencies across the state. As per the provisional figures […]
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 […]