World Team Squash: India too good for Venezuela
byMulhouse (France), June 12 (IANS) India outclassed Venezuela 3-0 to top pool H and also confirm their progress to the pre-quarterfinals of the WSF…
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Jayalalithaa dumps Saravanaperumal as Rajya Sabha candidate
byChennai, June 12 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has announced that K. Thangamuthu will replace S. Saravanaperumal as…
Sreesanth arrives in Kerala to tumultuous welcome
byKochi, June 12 (IANS) Former India pacer S. Sreesanth, arrested for his role in alleged spot fixing in the IPL and released from jail…
US immigration bill clears key senate hurdle
byWashington, June 12 (IANS) As a major immigration bill that would give over 11 million people, including some 260,000 Indians, living illegally in America…
Argentina draw with Ecuador in football World Cup qualifier
byQuito (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
byJerusalem, 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…
Uruguay beat Venezuela to restore football World Cup hopes
byPuerto Ordaz, June 12 (IANS) Uruguay have restored their 2014 World Cup qualification hopes after a first-half strike from Edinson Cavani gave them a…
Man charged with murder of ex’s sister
byRome, 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
byVatican 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
byRome, June 12 (IANS/AKI) Oscar winner Roberto Benigni, whose 1997 film “La vita e’ bella” (Life is Beautiful) won three Academy Awards, has unleashed…