London : Six football officials were arrested in Zurich early today upon request from US authorities, suspected of receiving bribes worth millions of dollars, Swiss authorities said. The New York Times reported that FIFA officials were arrested.“The bribery suspects – representatives of sports media and sports promotion firms – are alleged to have been involved […]
Islamabad : As international cricket returns to Pakistan, fans in the South Asian country are happy and in a festive mood. Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, the sole venue for the Zimbabwe series 2015, has turned into a fortress with security personnel guarding every corner. But what is heartening to see is the presence of fans in […]
Kabul, May 27:”An all-night siege in an upscale neighbourhood of Afghanistan’s capital ended in the early hours today morning with the deaths of four heavily armed Taliban attackers, though no civilians or security personnel were injured or killed, an Afghan official said. Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Ayub Salangi said that weapons had been seized, including […]
Jammu, May 27 : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the government was open to a dialogue with anyone on different contentious issues, provided the talks were within the framework of the Constitution. ”We are (open) for a dialogue with everybody. There is an elected PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir and everybody […]
New Delhi, May 27: The Delhi government’s anti-corruption helpline ’1031′ has received 282 calls up to May 13, an RTI query has revealed. The Right to Information (RTI), filed by Advocate Vivek Garg, also revealed that seven cases have been registered on receipt of complaints through the anti-corruption helpline.“(Arvind) Kejriwal’s government is trying to mislead […]