Agra, Oct 8 (IANS) Tennis star Sania Mirza was disappointed as she arrived late and could not see the Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra city. While former cricketer Anil Kumble visited the Taj Mahal Tuesday evening, Sania Mirza arrived late and failed to get an entry to the 17th century monument. When she arrived, the […]
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 8 (IANS) Brazil under-20 midfielder Nathan is being sought by Manchester City amid an escalating legal row involving his club Atletico Paranaense, according to the teenager’s father. Jose Carlos de Souza, who also acts as Nathan’s agent, told Brazilian sports portal Globoesporte that the Premier League champions were one of eight clubs […]
Jammu, Oct 8 (IANS) Twenty people, including 15 civilians, were injured in overnight Pakistani firing at the border in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan Rangers again started firing at Indian positions in Hira Nagar sector of the international border in Kathua district Wednesday morning. “Four army soldiers were injured in Pakistan firing on the LoC in Poonch […]
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) A trooper gunned down three security personnel and injured two at the Kalpakkam nuclear complex following an altercation Wednesday morning, an official said. “There was an altercation between some security personnel posted at the Kalpakkam nuclear complex. “One of them started shooting the others. Three persons died on the spot while two […]
Canberra, Oct 8 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Wednesday expressed “frustration and anger” at “preachers of hate” who come to Australia to incidte hostility, saying he will move to ban them. Abbott said on Sydney radio Wednesday that he wanted to set up a “red card” system to stop these “hate preachers” getting visas to […]
United Nations, Oct 8 (IANS) The UN Security Council Tuesday condemned the targeted attack on peacekeepers in Mali in which one personnel was killed. The Senegalese peacekeeper was killed when United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) camp in Kidal was hit by rocket fire, Xinhua reported. “The members of the Security Council called […]
Los Angeles, Oct 8 (IANS) Actress Amber Rose, who recently filed for divorce from husband and rapper Wiz Khalifa, is heartbroken. She says she feels like “she has lost her best friend” and is feeling “true heartache” for the first time. Rose shared her feelings with a series of emotional posts on social networking website Twitter […]
Jammu, Oct 8 (IANS) A visiting Election Commission of India (ECI) team will review the overall situation in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday to decide whether the state assembly elections can be held this year. The ECI team headed by Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi arrived in winter the capital Jammu Tuesday on a three-day visit and […]
Los Angeles, Oct 8 (IANS) Actor Al Pacino feels director Christopher Nolan is “miffed” with him after he turned down a role in one of his earlier films. The 74-year-old actor explained that he’s not being offered a role in a Nolan-directed film since he declined a chance to appear in one of them, reports contactmusic.com. […]
Lisbon, Oct 8 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered Portugal’s growth forecast Tuesday to one percent during 2014. The IMF had estimated in April that the Portuguese economy would grow by 1.2 percent, Xinhua reported. Exports have driven a turnaround for Portugal in recent times, which outstripped other eurozone members in the fourth quarter last […]