Rosberg’s Mercedes car suffers tyre failure at 200 mph during Pirelli test...
London – Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg had reportedly suffered a tyre failure while driving at 200 mph during a private test for Italian tyre giants Pirelli at Bahrain. The German’s team is among four teams, including Red Bull, Ferrari and Toro Rosso, helping Formula One supplier Pirelli... read more »
FIFA to use `vanishing spray` during 2014 Rio World Cup to designate distan...
Johannesburg – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that a vanishing spray, which is being currently used at the Club World Cup in Morocco to designate distances for free kicks, will also be used during the 2014 Football World Cup in Brazil. Referees have been spraying the water-based,... read more »
Musharraf seeks forgiveness, says will not flee country
Islamabad – Former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf has sought “forgiveness” for any wrongs he may have committed during his nine-year regime, saying he will face all cases against him and not flee the country like a coward. “Whatever I did, I did it for the country. It... read more »
Putin pardons jailed tycoon Khodorkovsky
Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has signed the decree pardoning tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a prominent Kremlin critic, who has spent more than a decade behind bars for embezzlement, fraud and tax evasion. “Guided by humanitarian principles, I decree that Mikhail Borisovich... read more »
Will end dynasty politics: AAP leader
New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas said Thursday that if he decides to figh! t the Lok Sabha elections, it will be to “finish dynasty... read more »
Rajya Sabha to take up Lokpal Bill immediately: Shinde
New Delhi – Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Thursday that a notice has already been given by the select committee to take up Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha immediately!... read more »
Dharmendra, Asha Parekh attend Dilip Kumar’s 91st b’day
Mumbai – Legendary actor Dilip Kumar’s 91st birthday was attended by stars like Dharmendra and Asha Parekh. His family and doctors were also part of the quiet celebrations. The... read more »
AP Assembly gets six weeks to decide on Telangana bill
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly has been given six weeks time to take a call on the state reorganisation bill that seeks to create a separate Telangana state. Official sources said that... read more »
Jillani to be sworn in Pakistan’s chief justice
Islamabad – Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani will take oath as the new chief justice of Pakistan Thursday, a media report said. President Mamnoon Hussain will administer oath to Jillani at a... read more »
