Rs. 30 lakh each for U.P. Asian Games stars
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has announced a cash award of Rs. 30 lakh each to Priyanka Pawar and Danish Mujtaba for winning the gold for India in the Incheon Asian Games. Ms. Priyanka from Muzaffarnagar was in the 4X400-metre relay team and Mr. Mujtaba from Allahabad was in the... read more »
Mohammad Hafeez ruled out of Pakistan’s ODI, T20 squad for Australia series...
Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan all-rounder is all set to miss the upcoming ODI and T20 series against Australia in UAE after suffering a hand injury during a practice session at Sharjah on Thursday. Hafeez, an opening batsman and an off-spinner injured himself while practicing when the webbing... read more »
Asian Games 2014: India end mixed campaign in eighth position with 57 medal...
Incheon: The medal count went down but Indian sports still had lots to celebrate with the men’s hockey team coming good after a long time to strike gold even as the legend of M C Mary Kom got bigger in a mixed Asian Games campaign for the country’s athletes here. Pistol shooter Jitu Rai... read more »
ISIS poses major threat to global security: Angela Merkel
Berlin: Warning that Islamic State in Iraq and Syria posed a major threat to global security, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called upon the nations around the world to join the fight against the militant group. “To stand up against the IS terror is in the interest of the entire world,... read more »
