Canberra: US rapper Chris Brown cancelled the Australian leg of his world tour after he was unable to secure a visa due to the country's hard-line stance on domestic violence. Chris Brown's tour to Australia and New Zealand would not go ahead, Ticketek, the rapper's Australian ticket sales distributer, said in a press release on Wednesday. The Australian government denied...
Chennai: Steady and continuous rains throughout the night kept people in Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai awake due to concerns over the rising water levels, residents said. "Water came into our apartment and we had to shift to our neighbour's house on the first floor," Revathi Vasan, resident of west Mambalam, told on Wednesday. Another family living on the ground floor has...
San Francisco: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have pledged to donate 99 percent of their Facebook shares -- about $45 billion -- to advance human potential and promote equality for children. Declaring the "Chan Zuckerberg Initiative" as they welcomed their first girl child Maxima Chan Zuckerberg or "", the couple on Tuesday said they have created...
Mumbai: Key Indian stock market indices opened marginally higher on Wednesday but the outlook was cautious on the back of weak global macroeconomic data, notably the contraction in US manufacturing sector to its weakest level since June 2009. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 26,239.39 points, against then previous close at 26,169.41 points. Some 10...
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Chennai: Riding on a splendid performance, hosts Chennaiyin FC moved a step closer to cement their semi-finals spot as they thrashed hapless Mumbai City FC 3-0 in the Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday. Goals each from Stiven Mendoza (9th minute), Jeje Lalpekhlua (17th), Bernard Mendy (45th) guided the hosts to comfortable victory...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Wednesday its verdict on whether the Tamil Nadu government could grant remission and release conspirators in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case after commutation of their death sentence into life imprisonment by the apex court on the grounds of inordinate delay by the president in deciding their mercy petition. The apex court...
Jahangirabad (Barabanki): Alumni of Jahangirabad Institute of Technology (JIT) were on cloud nine after receiving their degree at the first graduation ceremony of Jahangirabad Institute of Technology runs by Jahagirabad Educational trust (JET). The first Graduation ceremony was organized on Saturday at jahagirabad Institute of technology which was presided by Janab Manzoor Ghori, Chairman of Jahangirabad Educational Trust. Parliamentary secretary...
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday thanked Anna Hazare for supporting the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill, saying he will "surely" implement the changes proposed by the social activist. "Anna ji, thank you for your support and blessings. We will surely implement your suggestions," Kejriwal tweeted, quoting a news report regarding Hazare's support and suggestions for improvement in...
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that the pitch for the third Test between India and South Africa in Nagpur was "poor" and has in turn triggered a review of the performance of the pitch under the ICC's pitch monitoring process. "In accordance with Clause 3 of the process, ICC match referee Jeff Crowe submitted his report to...
