Rio De Janeiro | 20 hours ago
Ronaldinho out of Brazil squad
Rio De Janeiro, May 12 - Two-time FIFA world footballer of the year Ronaldinho has been left out of Brazil's national team for a series of upcoming friendlies against Denmark, the US, Mexico and Argentina.Criticized for his poor form and the early exit of his Brazilian club Flamengo from Copa Libertadores, Ronaldinho's exclusion comes two days after the president of Brazil's football federation, J ... read more

Hyderabad | 1 month ago
IAS officer surrenders in Emaar township case
Hyderabad, March 29 - Two days after the Andhra Pradesh High Court cancelled his bail, senior Indian Administrative Service - officer B.P. Acharya Thursday surrendered before the special CBI court for allegedly misusing his official position in the Emaar-APIIC case related to corruption in development of the township.Acharya gave himself up before the CBI court at Nampally Criminal Court complex.T ... read more

Jammu | 2 months ago
PDP demands CBI probe into Kashmir's cricket scam
Jammu, March 12 - Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party - Monday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation - probe into the multi-crore-rupee scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association -, headed by union minister Farooq Abdullah.The PDP demand for the probe came after its adjournment motion to discuss the scam was dismissed by legislative assembly Speaker Mohammad Ak ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
Activists and journalists condemn Syed Kazmi's arrest
New Delhi, March 10 - A group of social activists and prominent journalists Saturday condemned the arrest of senior journalist Syed Mohammad Kazmi, saying that the Special Cell of Delhi Police had falsely implicated him in the terror attack on an Israeli diplomat's wife last month based on reports provided by Israeli agencies.Addressing a press conference, advocate N.D. Pancholi said the Special C ... read more

Jammu | 2 months ago
Kashmir cricket body lodges report with police
Jammu, March 10 - The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association - has filed a police complaint seeking a probe into the alleged bungling of its funds, amounting to several crores of rupees, which was detected recently, an official said Saturday.JKCA Chairman Mohammad Aslam Goni told media persons here that the association had lodged a report at the Ram Munshi Bagh police station in Srinagar to investi ... read more

Bangalore | 2 months ago
Ex-ISRO chief seeks fresh probe into Devas deal
Bangalore, Feb 26 - Blaming the space department for misleading the government and the Space Commission on the spectrum deal, former Indian Space Research Organisation - chairman G. Madhavan Nair Sunday sought a fresh enquiry into the $300-million Antrix-Devas contract which was annulled in February 2011.The department of space has misled the government and the Space Commission with wrong inputs o ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
Apex court shield against arrest for Mumbai blasts' suspect
New Delhi, Feb 14 - The Supreme Court Tuesday restrained the Mumbai Police Anti-Terrorist Squad - from arresting Taquee Ahmed, a south Delhi resident and brother of arrested 13/7 Mumbai triple blasts accused Naquee Ahmed.The apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice J. Chelameswar while restraining Mumbai ATS from arresting Taquee Ahmed also issued notice to the central government, Del ... read more

Los Angeles | 4 months ago
Corey Feldman to expose Hollywood paedophiles in book
Los Angeles, Jan 8 - Former child star Corey Feldman, who featued in 'The Goonies', 'Stand By me' and 'The Lost Boys', claims to have been sexually abused by paedophiles when he was a teenager and says he will reveal their names in a book.'When I was 14 and 15, things were happening to me. These older men were leching around like vultures. It was basically me laying there pretending I was asleep a ... read more

New Delhi | 4 months ago
MCD engineers face heat after court rebuke
New Delhi, Dec 18 - How can civic engineers allow illegal constructions? Why do these guilty officials who take bribes go scott-free? These questions are surfacing fast and furious, especially after the Delhi High Court pulled up engineers of the capital's civic body and asked why they should not be made to pay the cost of demolition of unauthorised structures.The court last week observed that the ... read more

Durban | 5 months ago
India gets its way as climate summit closes
Durban, Dec 11 - An impassioned speech by Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan capped the finale of the UN climate summit that ended here early Sunday with a Durban Package, after she warned that India 'will never be intimidated by any threat or pressure'.Natarajan's speech ensured that India's main concern - the inclusion of the concept of equity in the fight against climate change - became pa ... read more