Seventeen coal miners die after blast in west China
Seventeen coal miners have died after being trapped by a weekend gas explosion in northwestern China, an official news agency reported on Monday. The miners were trapped Saturday by the explosion at a mine 120 km from Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, the Xinhua News Agency said. It said... read more »
Leader of Opposition issue not raised in all-party meet: Venkaiah Naidu
The Centre on Monday slammed Congress leader Kamal Nath for his remarks that Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s decision on the issue of grant of Leader of Opposition status could be “flavoured” by BJP, saying it is “unfortunate” as the Speaker is above party lines. The remarks were made... read more »
ICC Cricket World Cup trophy to visit India this month
The Cricket World Cup trophy will be in India from July 19-23 during its visit to countries that will participate in the extravaganza to be staged in Australia and New Zealand early next year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. The first stopover of the trophy will be Sri... read more »
Saina secure Australian Open
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal produced a dominating performance to lift her second title of the season, winning the $750,000 Star Australian Super Series after beating Spain’s Carolina Marin in the summit clash in Sydney on Sunday. The sixth-seeded Indian, who had won the India Open Super... read more »
