WICB will only have dialogue with WIPA
Kingston: In what seems to be a jolt to the Caribbean players, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has made it clear that it will have a dialogue with only the national players association (WIPA) to solve the ongoing pay dispute. WICB president Dave Cameron made it clear through a letter to the... read more »
3 Japanese female ministers visit notorious Yasukuni Shrine
TOKYO – Three Japanese female ministers on Saturday paid visits to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival. The visits by the ministers, namely Internal Affairs Minister Sanae Takaichi, Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission Eriko Yamatani and Haruko... read more »
South Korean official dies after concert disaster
Seoul: An official dealing with safety measures at a concert in South Korea where 16 people died when the grate they were standing on collapsed, apparently died by suicide hours after the tragedy, authorities say. The death of the 37-year-old local government official, surnamed Oh, was announced on... read more »
26 die in Iraq triple bomb attacks
Baghdad: At least 26 people were killed and 96 injured Saturday in three car bomb attacks in Iraqi capital city of Baghdad. A car bomb went off in eastern Baghdad, killing 14 people and wounding 50, a police official told Xinhua. The second car bomb exploded in northern Baghdad`s Suleikh area about... read more »
PM Narendra Modi Says Al Qaeda Will Fail in India
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said al Qaeda will struggle to recruit members in the world’s second-most populous nation and he praised Indian Muslims for their... read more »
Oracle’s Ellison steps aside, co-CEOs Catz and Hurd take over
Larry Ellison, co-founder and leader of Oracle Corp for 37 years, stepped aside as chief executive officer on Thursday, to be replaced by co-CEOs Safra Catz and Mark Hurd, raising questions... read more »
Sardar Singh named as flag bearer for India at Asian Games
New Delhi: Sardar Singh, captain of Indian men hockey team, will be the flag bearer for the country during the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games 2014 scheduled to take place in... read more »
Infosys join hands with Huawei; extends agreement with Microsoft, Hitachi
India’s second largest software services firm Infosys today said it has partnered China’s Huawei Technologies to offer enterprise cloud, big data and communication solutions.... read more »
Li Na retires from tennis
Li Na, the two-time grand slam champion from China, has announced that she is quitting the game because of a long-term struggle with knee injuries. Li has been a transformational presence for the... read more »
