By NiveditaNew Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Indian women's cricket team is appreciated and respected like their male counterparts in today's time, feels the captain of the ship Mithali Raj who credits the team's impressive stint at the World Cup in 2017 for turning the tide in their favour. From increase in the amount that is paid to them as part...
Srinagar, July 6 (IANS) Scores of people on Friday attended the funeral prayers of Jammu and Kashmir constable Javaid Ahmad Dar who was abducted and murdered by militants.Police said Dar was abducted on Thursday evening by four militants who came in a car and seized him from Vehil village in Shopian district.His bullet-riddled body was found on Friday morning in...
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Asiya Andrabi, chief of the Kashmiri women's separatist group "Dukhtaran-e-Milat" (Daughters of Faith), and two of her associates were remanded to 10-day National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody on Friday.She was presented before a special NIA court here in connection with a sedition case filed against them by the agency. The court allowed the NIA to...
By Subhash K. JhaMumbai, July 6 (IANS) "I couldn't be Mohammed Rafi. But I will make you Lata Mangeshkar," promises papa Anil Kapoor to his overweight screen daughter, the spontaneous and endearing debutante Pihu Sand, whose dreams and aspirations are trailed by her father all the way to the next reality show.But wait. If you think this is a routine...
Samara (Russia), July 6 (IANS) England will look to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup for the third time in their history, while the Swedes aim to make it into the last four for the fifth time when the two teams meet in the quarter-finals at the Samara Arena here on Saturday. Sweden reached the semis in 1938,...
Lucknow, July 6 (IANS) In fresh trouble for former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, a court has asked him to give his voice sample within 20 days, failing which the voice on the tape threatening a senior IPS officer would be treated as his, the petitioner said on Friday.Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Lucknow, Anand Prakash Singh, has...
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) A new book authored by Rishi Piparaiya, who has spent over 15 years as a manager and senior executive in multinational corporations, attempts to chronicle some crucial mantras for average employees struggling to find their feet.Offering a humorous insight into the ever-competitive corporate world, "Job Be Damned" (HarperCollins/252 pages/Rs 299) is written for those working...
Bangkok, July 6 (IANS) World football's governing body FIFA has invited 12 schoolchildren and their coach who were trapped in partially flooded Tham Khao Luang Cave in Thailand to the 2018 FIFA World Cup final that will be held in Moscow on July 15."If, as we all hope, they are reunited with their families in the coming days and their...
Moscow, July 6 (IANS) Croatia captain and inspirational midfielder, Luka Modric, is looking for his side to take a further step towards success when they play hosts Russia for a place in the last four of the World Cup on Saturday. Croatia's win over Denmark following a penalty shootout in the last 16 saw them progress past the first game...
London, July 6 (IANS) London authorities have approved plans to fly a giant balloon depicting Donald Trump as a baby over the city during the US President's visit.Trump is due to meet Prime Minister Theresa May on July 13, reports the BBC. Campaigners raised almost 18,000 pounds for the helium-filled six-metre high figure, which they said reflects Trump's character as...
