Rajasthan panchayat ostracises girl, family
byJaipur, May 31 (IANS) A caste panchayat (council) in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district ostracised a young woman, her bridegroom and their family members and forced…
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Guyanese cricketer charged with murder
byGeorgetown (Guyana), May 31 (IANS/CMC) A Guyanese cricketer accused of the shooting death of one of his friends in Georgetown has been charged with…
Hodgson hits back at Lineker’s ‘dark ages’ jibe
byRio de Janeiro, May 31 (IANS) England football coach Roy Hodgson has hit back at claims by former striker Gary Lineker that he has…
Rio judge lifts ban on re-done Maracana Stadium
byRio de Janeiro, May 31 (IANS) Sunday’s international football friendly between Brazil and England at the revamped Maracana stadium will go ahead after a…
Malik knocks out Balaji in Futures tennis
byChennai, May 31 (IANS) Vijayant Malik caused a flutter as he ousted top seed N Sriram Balaji 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) to set up…
Real Sociedad targets Zambian striker Mulenga
byLusaka, May 31 (IANS) Spanish La Liga club Real Sociedad has shown interest in signing Zambian striker Jacob Mulenga following his impressive season in…
IBL launches school badminton programme
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Indian Badminton League School Programme (IBLSP) Friday launched ‘Shuttle Express’, the biggest school championship to promote the sport…
Karnataka’s aged IT minister allays industry’s misgivings
byBangalore, May 31 (IANS) Karnataka’s new IT and Biotechnology Industry (BT) Minister S.R. Patil has sought to allay the industry’s misgivings on his ability…
Mamata Banerjee has a ‘common’ wooden chair
byKolkata, May 31 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has replaced her plush chair with a wooden one at the state secretariat as…
Kagodu Thimmappa elected speaker of Karnataka assembly
byBangalore, May 31 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader Kagodu Thimmappa, 82, was Friday unanimously elected speaker of the Karnataka assembly. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah proposed Thimmappa’s…