Argentina draw with Ecuador in football World Cup qualifier
Quito (Ecuador), June 12 (IANS) Argentina have wasted the chance to secure their place at next year’s World Cup with a 1-1 draw against…
Italy, Norway advance to UEFA U-21 semifinals
Jerusalem, June 12 (IANS) Italy and Norway drew 1-1 in a group match of UEFA U-21 championship tournament with both teams advancing into the…
Odisha’s tribal youth gets into IIM
Bhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) For the students of many tribal groups in Odisha, clearing the Class 10 exam is considered a huge achievement. But…
Sunny morning in Delhi, rain expected
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) It was a clear, sunny morning in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 27.2 degrees Celsius,…
Google, Facebook, Microsoft seek easing of secrecy rules
Washington: Amid a raging controversy over a sweeping US Internet surveillance programme, top tech companies in a concerted move have asked the government ease…
Uruguay beat Venezuela to restore football World Cup hopes
Puerto Ordaz, June 12 (IANS) Uruguay have restored their 2014 World Cup qualification hopes after a first-half strike from Edinson Cavani gave them a…
Himachal’s apple basket bountiful this season
Shimla: There is good news for apple lovers this year as they can soon expect a good supply of the deep, crunchy crimson apples from…
Man charged with murder of ex’s sister
Rome, June 12 (IANS/AKI) A man in the Italian island of Sicily has been charged with stabbing to death his ex-girlfriend’s teenage sister. Samuele…
Gay lobby exists in Vatican government: Pope
Vatican City, June 12 (IANS/AKI) Besides corruption, there is a “gay lobby” inside the Vatican government or curia, Pope Francis admitted, saying “we will…
Oscar winner Benigni ‘hates’ Berlusconi
Rome, June 12 (IANS/AKI) Oscar winner Roberto Benigni, whose 1997 film “La vita e’ bella” (Life is Beautiful) won three Academy Awards, has unleashed…