Tokyo, Oct 14 (IANS) Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi, a Vancouver Olympics bronze medallist, announced Tuesday that he is retiring from competitive figure skating. “I’ve decided to retire so that I can take the next step in my career,” Takahashi said, reports Xinhua. “It was a quick decision but I didn’t want to fuss about it for too […]
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday reiterated its verdict holding illegal all the mining leases in Goa after Nov 22, 2007, as it dismissed a plea by a mining company seeking to restrain the Goa government from selling the iron ore extracted by it before Nov 22, 2007 and be itself allowed to […]
NSW Labor has announced the largest ever funding boost to the Community Language Schools in NSW – which will provide more support and resources to students, teachers and volunteers who attend and operate the over 32 Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Punjabi schools across the state. Under a Labor Government, funding for these schools will be boosted by […]
· Nationwide approach to medicinal cannabis trials · Formation of a Victorian Expert Advisory Committee on Medicinal Cannabis · Napthine Government building a healthier Victoria An agreement between Victoria, the Commonwealth and other states and territories has paved the way for a nationwide approach to exploring further how cannabis can offer relief to patients suffering […]
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Aimed at establishing Indian football on the world map, the Indian Super League (ISL) kicked off with a glitzy ceremony amid a heavy presence of Bollywood and sports stars at the Salt Lake stadium here Sunday. Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra dazzled the ceremony that started with a cultural ensemble of percussion instruments […]
Chandigarh, Oct 12 (IANS) To check any attempt at bogus voting by women coming in veils to polling booths for casting their votes, the Election Commission (EC) has decided to appoint female officials at all booths, election officials said here Sunday. EC general observer Lakuk Venkateshwar Lu said: “It was observed that some women who come […]
Sochi, Oct 12 (IANS) Force India drivers Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg failed to leave a mark in the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix, securing 10th and 12th spot, respectively, at the Sochi Autodrom here Sunday. Perez at least managed to score a single point for his team with Hulkenberg having a day to forget. Both […]
Madrid, Oct 12 (IANS) Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has defended goalkeeper Iker Casillas following a poor performance in Spain’s surprise 1-2 defeat against Slovakia in a Euro Cup qualifying match. The 34-year-old had a poor 2014 World Cup in Brazil with key errors as Spain crashed out of the first phase of the tournament and […]
Nanning (China), Oct 12 (IANS) World gymnastics chief Bruno Grandi Sunday called for more weight to be accorded to the execution part of the sport rather than its acrobatic aspect. The International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) president proposed that the body’s technical committee pay more attention to the artistic part of gymnastics instead of the acrobatic, […]
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Excited at the inauguration of the Indian Super League (ISL) here, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday hoped the tournament will establish Indian football on the world map. “I must compliment the ISL organisers for developing the game which will benefit people at the grassroots. I am hopeful that this will […]