Norman retires from professional tennis
byDen Bosch (The Netherlands), June 18 (IANS) Veteran Belgian tennis player Dick Norman called time on his 22-year professional career after a first-round doubles…
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Karnataka CM cracks whip for graft-free governance
byBangalore, June 18 (IANS) In an attempt to restore the sagging image of Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told top officials that they would be…
Mamata sends ministers on rescue mission to Uttarakhand
byKolkata, June 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Tuesday that two state ministers will be sent to Uttarakhand to oversee the…
National cycling coach killed in road accident
byNew Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Former India international and current coach of the national cycling team Ruma Chatterjee was killed in a road accident…
Item girl ‘sorry’ for blasphemous pose in ‘Policegiri’
byM0umbai, June 18 (IANS) Actress Kavitta Verma has apologised to the Christian community for her “blasphemous” pose in forthcoming Bollywood movie “Policegiri”, an activist…
VHP refutes media report on Modi’s Ayodhya visit
byLucknow, June 18 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Tuesday refuted a media report that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit…
Coaching in China big challenge for Eriksson
byGuangzhou, June 18 (IANS) It certainly recalled the memory of Sven-Goran Eriksson from the ‘good old days’ in Italy and England, when he was…
Singapore Open kicks off with several withdrawals
bySingapore, June 18 (IANS) The Singapore Open kicked off Tuesday with several of the top players absent from the men’s singles event. The absentees…
Structural doping in Dutch cycling: Dutch minister
byThe Hague, June 18 (IANS) The majority of the Dutch professional cyclists used doping at the end of the 1990s and at the beginning…
Schalke signs midfielder Clemens
byBerlin, June 18 (IANS) Germany Under-21 international Christian Clemens has joined Schalke till 2017. The 21-year-old former Cologne midfielder put pen-to-paper on a four-year…