Perth, May 7 (IANS) In a tragic incident, a talented young women’s hockey player Lizzie Watkins was killed in an on-field incident after she was hit on her head by hockey ball at the Perth Hockey Stadium here. The Age reported that the incident took place Sunday afternoon and Lizzie, who was playing along side her [...]
Lahore, May 7 (IANS) Senior Pakistani cricketers, including skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi, are upset after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) refused to let them play in a Twenty20 match in Toronto slated for May 12. Pakistan’s Online news agency reported that the players were denied the opportunity at the last moment despite verbal assurance by [...]
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders cantered to a six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Monday, and went to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) table. Jacques Kallis’ (2-20) brilliant spell of bowling helped Kolkata restrict Delhi to 153 for nine. The visitors then egged on by Brendon [...]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when the two sides discussed an entire gamut of bilateral matters, including security, defence, civil nuclear cooperation and terrorism, according to official sources. During their half-an-hour meeting, Clinton and Manmohan Singh also shared their views on China, Iran, Pakistan, [...]
Vancouver drug boss Ranjit Singh Cheema is confirmed as the victim of the latest targeted shooting this Wednesday morning in East Vancouver. Cheema’s was just released from a prison in California in January 2012 after serving five years for his role in a major drug-smuggling operation. Cheema was a one-time associate of gangster Bindy Johal, who [...]
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) There is demand for Indian workers of various skill sets such as housemaids and home nurses abroad, including in the Gulf countries, Malaysia, Singapore and in some European nations, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vyalar Ravi said Wednesday. Replying to questions in Lok Sabha, Ravi said the recruitment of home nurses with [...]
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Herbal, dietary, energy or nutritional supplements may be good for one’s well being, but if combined with common drugs they can damage health. “‘Natural’ does not equal ‘safe,’” and the effects and interactions of herbal or dietary supplements and functional foods such as energy drinks or nutritional bars can be difficult to [...]
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan has been voted as the ultimate style icon in an online survey conducted by Yahoo! India, while Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan were declared the most stylish celebrity couple. On the list of ultimate style icons cricketer M.S. Dhoni features at number two and superstar Shah Rukh [...]
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Indian American security expert Vikram J. Singh has been appointed to the key post of deputy assistant secretary of defence for South and Southeast Asia at the Pentagon. Singh, who previously served as special assistant in the office of the under secretary of defence (Policy), has also been appointed to the senior [...]
Beijing, May 2 (IANS) A Chinese shipyard is planning to build a replica of the Titanic that sank in the Atlantic in 1912 with more than 1,500 people on board. The accident was immortalized in a movie by the same name with Leonardo diCaprio and Kate Winslet starring in leading roles. The Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing, [...]
