Munich, May 30 (IANS) Armyman Gurpreet Singh on Saturday missed sealing India’s fifth 2016 Rio Olympics quota place by the narrowest of margins when he finished fourth in the Men’s 25-metre Rapid Fire Pistol event at the World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) here. At one stage of the final, the 28-year-old Gurpreet looked set to take the […]
Cairo, May 30 (IANS) Egyptian authorities on Saturday released a son of a leading member of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group after the Egyptian-American man gave up his Egyptian nationality, official MENA news agency reported. Mohamed Salah Sultan was sentenced to 25 years in jail over violence and terror charges after he was arrested following […]
Paris, May 30 (IANS) Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy who is also the boss of the right-wing newly renamed Les Republicains party pledged on Saturday to restore the confidence of discontented voters. “It is not a dream, it’s just our ambition, the Republic of confidence. That’s why we became Republicans,” Sarkozy said, Xinhua reported. “We […]
Baghdad, May 30 (IANS) Iraqi security forces on Saturday continued their battles against Islamic State (IS) militants in the western Anbar province, while air strikes killed 28 IS militants, including senior leaders, security sources and official television said. In Anbar province, the security forces and allied militias known as Hashd Shaabi, moved closer to the […]
London, May 30 (IANS) Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand retired from football after 18 years of playing the game at the top level, a statement from the player said on Saturday. “After 18 years as a professional footballer, I now feel it’s the right time for me to retire from the game […]
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The AAP’s youth and students wings on Saturday protested in the capital over the alleged banning of a student group at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras for distributing controversial pamphlets. “The Ambedkar Periyar Student Circle (APSC) on the IIT Madras campus must be allowed to function as usual as it […]
Agra, May 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Saturday said awareness and lifestyle changes were the keys to prevent cancer. He was speaking during a conference on cancer organised by the Agra Cancer Society and the Rotary Club of Agra city. Stating that awareness was the key to prevent cancer, Naik said lifestyle […]
Vasco (Goa), May 30 (IANS) Salgaocar Football Club scored an astonishing late 2-0 victory over Dempo Sports Club to relegate the five-time champions in a spellbinding concluding game of I-League at Tilak Maidan here on Saturday. Dempo, needing a win to save themselves, were dominating all through and tested Salgaocar. They went close on several […]
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Union minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said the Narendra Modi government was committed to provide continuous power to every household in the country by the year 2019. Participating in an interactive programme – ‘Talkathon’ – telecast live on Doordarshan and the ministry of information and broadcasting website, the minister of […]
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee leaves on Sunday for a five-day state visit to Sweden and Belarus, in the first presidential visit to both countries. The visit is set to see bolstering of bilateral ties as well as a push to the government’s initiatives like Make in India, Swachh Bharat and Skill […]