Work on Brazil’s troubled Arena da Baixada World Cup stadium has been further delayed by a public transport strike, media reports said. More than two thirds of the venue’s 1,300 employees were absent from work Wednesday, Xinhua quoted a local daily O Globo. World football’s governing body FIFA last week warned that local organisers faced […]
Two sailors are still missing on the accident-hit INS Sindhuratna submarine, official sources said Thursday. An official said the condition of the submarine has been described as safe. “We shall attempt to open the sealed compartments where the two missing sailors are believed to be trapped and hope to rescue them,” the official, requesting anonymity, […]
New Zealand had a record number of overseas visitors last month, thanks to the Chinese New Year holiday, the government statistics agency announced Thursday. The number of visitors last month was up 12 percent year-on-year to 292,400, the highest ever for a January month, according to Statistics New Zealand. “New Zealand saw more visitors arrive […]
It was a pleasant Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded a notch above season’s average at 13.0 degrees Celsius. The Met Office forecast rain in the afternoon. “Partly cloudy sky with spells of rain in some parts of the city could be recorded,” an India Meteorological Department official said. The […]
Former Lyon coach Alain Perrin is reported to be the Chinese national football team’s new head coach and a confirmation from the Chinese Football Association (CFA) is awaited. A web company quoted CFA’s vice president Yu Hongchen saying that the 57-year-old Frenchman Perrin will take over from caretaker Fu Bo, who has been in charge […]
Film: “Shaadi Ke Side Effects”; Cast: Vidya Balan, Farhan Akhtar, Vir Das and Purab Kohli; Director: Saket Chaudhary; Rating: **** “When I do something wrong, I say sorry to my wife. When my wife does something wrong…. I say sorry to my wife.” One of the gems that flows out of Farhan Akhtar’s mouth while […]
World and Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica are among 42 sporting giants nominated for prestigious Laureus Awards to be presented next month. Three times winner Bolt and Fraser-Pryce have been nominated among the six men and six women shortlisted in the sportsman and sportswoman of the year categories. Three other athletics […]
Top-seeded David Ferrer, three-time winner, has reached the Mexican Open ATP quarterfinals by defeating fellow-Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (1), 6-2 Wednesday. Ferrer will next play South Africa’s Kevin Anderson, who ousted American Sam Querrey, 7-6 (2), 6-4, reports Xinhua. Sixth-seeded Gilles Simon of France beat Donald Young of the US 6-4, 6-3. Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov […]
Ten years ago, on May 18, 2004 to be precise, the Central Hall of the Indian parliament witnessed political theatrics of an exceptional variety. Two hundred Congress leaders extremely dejected, feeling almost orphaned, desperately pleading with Congress president Sonia Gandhi to reconsider her “renunciation”, sat on one side of the rectangular table. Ten years is […]
Bags are prohibited from this year’s Boston Marathon for security concern following last year’s deadly bombing, authorities announced. Marathon runners typically are allowed to bring bags or backpacks to keep personal items. But this year, runners will not be allowed to bring backpacks or bags, which will also not be allowed in certain areas near […]