Port Elizabeth, Dec 25 (IANS) The West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin has said his team must change their mental approach ahead of the Boxing Day Test against South Africa at the St. George’s Park here Friday. The tourists were beaten by an innings and 220 runs by South Africa in the first Test but Ramdin […]
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Continuing his upward trend, India’s leading male shuttler Kidambi Srikanth jumped two places to take a career-high fourth position in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings Thursday. With this move, the 21-year-old, became only the third Indian to break into the men’s singles top-five rankings. Legendary Praksh Padukone (No.1) […]
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) A day after many students boycotted the 59th annual convocation of Jadavpur University, Vice Chancellor Abhijit Chakrabarti Thursday said the majority attended the event and those who refused to accept their certificates made a “big mistake”. The convocation was Wednesday marred by slogan-shouting and black flag demonstrations, with a substantial group […]
Madrid, Dec 25 (IANS/EFE) Spain’s King Felipe VI has established the fight against unemployment as Spain’s top priority and said that combatting corruption was an “inescapable objective”. Felipe Wednesday delivered his first Christmas address since assuming the throne June 19 upon the abdication of his father, Juan Carlos, who had announced June 2 he was […]
Kiev, Dec 25 (IANS) The Ukrainian parliament Thursday approved a bill granting more powers to the country’s top security body, the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), the legislature’s press service said. The bill, which gives the NSDC the right to make decisions independently in emergencies without approval from the head of state or government, […]
Guwahati, Dec 25 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday ruled out talks with Bodo “terrorists” who massacred 73 tribals in Assam. After visiting some of the affected areas in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts, Rajnath Singh said: “The violence is not merely a case of insurgency but one of terrorism. We are going to deal with […]
Mogadishu, Dec 25 (IANS) Somalia’s new Prime Minister, Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke, took over office from his predecessor Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed in a ceremony held Thursday. Ahmed congratulated Sharmarke and requested that the parliament and the president work with Sharmarke in order to achieve his constitutional duties, Xinhua reported. “I am very pleased that I am […]
Varanasi, Dec 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday expressed happiness over the way the Assi ghat on the banks of the Ganga here had been spruced up. The prime minister had launched his Clean India drive in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, from the ghat Nov 8. He went around the stairs leading to […]
Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday slammed the central government for scraping the Planning Commission without consulting the states, and said this action has created uncertainty. “The Planning Commission had played a great role in giving direction to the states. But the centre’s decision to scrap it without giving an […]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani Wednesday said he and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who has been named for Bharat Ratna, shared a rare friendship, and that in their younger days, Vajpayee would often ride pillion on his scooter to have chaat at his favourite golgappawala in Connaught Place. […]