Reigning Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt, who suffered a torn hamstring at the Jamaican Olympic trials, will be named to Jamaica’s team for the Rio Olympics on Monday, the Gleaner newspaper reported. Citing unnamed sources, the Kingston newspaper reported the Jamaica Olympic Association will list Bolt after the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) entered him among four runners Read More

Iran will press on with its missile programme “with full force” based on national security needs, a foreign ministry spokesman was quoted as saying on Saturday, adding that critical comments by Germany’s leader were unhelpful. Chancellor Angela Merkel told the parliament in Berlin on Thursday that missile launches by Iran earlier this year were inconsistent with a UN resolution urging Read More

Three members of a gang, including two ex-Home Guards, have been arrested for honey-trapping a private airlines pilot and extorting Rs 9.7 lakh from him, police said on Friday. The gang, which includes female members, had trapped the pilot through a popular online dating site. The arrested persons, posing as Crime Branch cops, had extorted Rs 9.7 lakh from him in Read More

Haryana Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu on Friday said the state government has decided to establish an international airport in Hisar. This will ensure development of the area alongwith nearby areas and provide employment opportunities to youth. This was stated by the Finance Minister while addressing a public meeting in village Pali in Narnaund Assembly Constituency, said an official release. He said in Read More

The Congress party on Friday criticised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not doing anything since coming to power and always passing the buck of blame and responsibility to the Centre. “The AAP government in Delhi does not do anything as Mr. Kejriwal just passes the buck to the Centre,” Congress spokesperson Shobha Oza told ANI. Earlier, the AAP government Read More

Incessant rain in Arunachal Pradesh and other adjoining states have worsened the flood situation in Assam, with official sources putting the total number of affected people at 1.12 lakh in seven districts on Friday. The Brahmaputra and several of its tributaries were flowing above the danger mark in several districts. The authorities have called out the Army to help carry Read More

A ban on women serving in close combat roles in the British military was lifted today, with Prime Minister David Cameron calling it a major step that would ensure the armed forces can make the most of all their talent. Cameron confirmed the move at a NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland. Under current rules, women were able to serve on the frontline, but not where the Read More

New Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has come to England to prove himself and wants to produce the “beautiful football” for which his teams are famed, he told reporters on Friday. Speaking at his first news conference since joining the club, the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach said his personal learning curve would be steep as he came to Read More

Written by Leena Misra | Updated: July 8, 2016 9:43 pm Surat: Police produce PAAS convener Hardik Patel at a court in Surat on Saturday. (Source: PTI Photo) Hardik Patel may walk out of jail days before he turns 23, on July 20. On Friday, the Gujarat High Court granted him bail in the two sedition cases booked against him Read More

Following allegations that Facebook “censors” viewpoints its employees don’t like, Finland-based cyber security company F-Secure has suggested certain steps that people can take to “uncensor” the Facebook News Feed to give users some control over what they like to see. According to the cyber security expert, Facebook users would never be able to control the ‘Trending’ section of the site, Read More