Playing, revealing it his way: Sachin still hasn’t lost his sense of ...
The good old Team India, it appears, has come alive once again with a stroke of pen. Revelations in Sachin Tendulkar’s autobiography, Playing it My Way, have triggered quite a controversy in a country which eats, sleeps, drinks, breathes, lives and loves cricket. The likes of Sourav Ganguly,... read more »
Mumbai Indians acquire Unmukt Chand, Vinay Kumar
Mumbai Indians have acquired Unmukt Chand from Rajasthan Royals and R Vinay Kumar from Kolkata Knight Riders in the first Indian Premier League (IPL) Trading Window, which was opened on October 6. After the first Trading Window for 2015 season of the IPL was opened last month, Mumbai Indians... read more »
Senior AQAP commander killed in U.S. drone strike in Yemen
ADEN – A senior commander of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch, Nabil al-Dahab, was killed along with five other members of the group in a U.S. drone strike in the central province of al-Bayda early on Wednesday, a security official told Xinhua. Al-Dahab was killed along with five others of the... read more »
No Indian in ICC’s ‘Test Team’ while Dhoni leads ‘O...
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Wednesday named captain of ICC’ ‘ODI Team of the Year’ but none of the Indian players found berth in governing body’s ‘Test Team of the Year’ led by Sri Lankan Angelo Mathews. The ICC cricket committee headed by former India captain... read more »
Federal court overturns ban on same-sex marriages in five more US states
A federal court has struck down gay marriage bans in several western US states, effectively raising the number of states in which same-sex couples can marry from 19 to 35 over just two... read more »
Iran arrests 130 linked to extremist Sunni groups
TEHRAN – Iran has arrested over 130 members of Sunni Takfiri groups across the country, who intended to pose threats against the Islamic republic, Iran’s intelligence minister... read more »
New worries emerge as nurse in Spain gets Ebola
Washington: Raising fresh concern around the world, a nurse in Spain on Monday became the first person known to catch Ebola outside the outbreak zone in West Africa. In the US, President... read more »
Myanmar: Vow to Free 3,073 Prisoners
President Thein Sein pledged on Tuesday to release thousands of prisoners for the sake of “peace and stability.” The State Department welcomed the move, which came a month before... read more »
Ebola contagion in Spain raises fears for Europe
Madrid: Doctors in Spain hospitalised four more people and rushed to identify dozens of others at risk on Tuesday after a nurse was infected with the deadly Ebola virus, raising fears of contagion in... read more »
