Germany's two-time Olympic gold medal winning hockey star Moritz Feurtse feels Indians have the skills to adapt to the European passing style of play instead of the hit-and-run Australian method. Moritz, who is here captaining holders Ranchi Rhinos in the Hockey India League (HIL), has a simple logic to his advice to the
Football legend Pele has said Cristiano Ronaldo is now a better player than Lionel Messi. Pele, who played in three World Cup-winning teams for Brazil between 1958 and 1970, said Ronaldo's past two seasons had seen him eclipse the Barcelona striker, Xinhua reported. "I think, no doubt, two years ago the player that
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Association (AIBA) said Friday that no member from suspended Indian boxing federation (IBF) will be allowed to vote in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) election slated for February 9. AIBA executive director Ho Kim told IOC in a letter that since the IBF has been
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday ruled out his party Janata Dal-United's (JD-U) return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA. "There is no question of us (JD-U) returning to the NDA," Nitish Kumar said at a function here. The chief minister's statement came after JD-U president Sharad Yadav Friday reportedly said that his party
Two days Shree Muthappan Thiruvappana Mahotsavam started today at 6.00 a.m with Ganapati Homam at Thakurli R.P.F. Ground, Opp: Mahilasamiti English High School, Thakurli (E).
The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal Friday announced withdrawal of cases filed by its predecessor Left Front against anti-land acquisition agitators in Nandigram and Singur, which had played major roles in bringing the political change in the state. The state cabinet, which met during the day, decided to withdraw cases against 302 people
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere here Friday criticised the secret surveillance actions of the US National Security Agency and described them as being excessive. "We do not have any evidence. There are no finger prints. But after all, what we hear is that, what is done at the cost of German citizens is
Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Friday said there was no hurdle in formation of separate Telangana state. A day after the Andhra Pradesh assembly passed a resolution rejecting the state reorganization bill, he told reporters in the national capital that the bill will be passed during the parliament session, beginning Feb 5. "The
Conversations are underway to repair the avoidable damage done by the Khobragade episode to the India-US relationship, which both sides consider "indispensable", according to India's new ambassador S. Jaishankar. "For those of us who have devoted time and energy to building Indo-US ties, the last few weeks have been truly distressing," he told a
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) board has approved its Dilshad Garden extension project to New Bus Stand here following issuance of a no objection certificate from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, said a Ghaziabad civic body official Friday. Ghaziabad Development Authority vice chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav said the DMRC board approved the 9.71