Wayne Rooney tops Premier League’s richest footballers list
London – Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has topped the latest rich list of English-born Premier League stars. Rooney is worth a whopping 45 million pounds, a poll by Wealth-X revealed. According to the Daily Star, the 28-year-old rakes in around 250,000 pounds a week in wages. He also... read more »
Mo Farah says Usain Bolt is his inspiration
London – British long-distance runner Mo Farah has revealed Usain Bolt is his inspiration. Farah said that Bolt inspired him on a daily basis to carry on winning, as he is about to attend the BBC Sports Personality of the Year this Sunday. According to the BBC, Farah is second favourite... read more »
Neymar scores first hat-trick as Barca crushes Celtic in Champions League
Johannesburg – Brazilian footballer Neymar has scored his first Barcelona hat-trick as the Catalans secured top spot in Group H of the Champions League with a 6-1 thrashing of Celtic at the Camp Nou. With Lionel Messi sidelined by a hamstring injury, Neymar was finally able to take command of... read more »
US, UK suspend `non-lethal aid` to Syrian rebels over Islamists infilitrati...
London – The United States and the United Kingdom have suspended all “non-lethal” support for Syrian rebels, except humanitarian aid. A US spokesman said that the decision came following the reports that Islamist rebels had seized bases belonging to the Western-backed Free... read more »
Hazare threatens fast, says government cheated on Lokpal
Ralegan ! Siddhi (Maharashtra) – Veteran social activist Anna Hazare here Monday accused the central government of cheating him and the public by not passing the promised Jan Lokpal... read more »
Lok Sabha adopts JPC report on 2G scam
New Delhi – The Lok Sabha Monday adopted the 2G JPC report exonerating Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram of any wrongdoing, while blaming former... read more »
Champion discus thrower Krishna Poonia loses seat in Rajasthan elections
Jaipur – India’s champion discus thrower Krishna Poonia has lost her seat in Sadulpur in the Rajasthan Assembly elections, where she represented Congress. Poonia had formally... read more »
I did not anticipate a Congress defeat: Digvijay Singh
New Delhi – Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Monday said he was shocked by the results of the Delhi polls, and added he did not expect or anticipate a defeat for his party. “I... read more »
Manmohan Singh visits South African embassy, pays homage to Mande...
New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited the Embassy of South Africa on Monday to pay a condolence tribute and message to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela. Mandela, South... read more »
