Manchester aftermath: ICC to review security for CT

Manchester aftermath: ICC to review security for CT

Chandigarh : The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said that, in view of the terror attack during a music concert in Manchester last night, it will work with the “authorities” to review the security for the Champions Trophy and the Women’s World Cup. The men’s Champions Trophy will be played across three cities in the […]

Indian athlete suspended for possessing meldonium, the drug Sharapova used

Indian athlete suspended for possessing meldonium, the drug Sharapova used

New Delhi : In a first in the history of dope testing in India, an international track and field athlete has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for possessing meldonium, a banned substance. The athlete, who was part of the Indian squad at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the Incheon Asian Games, […]

UK parties suspend poll campaign

UK parties suspend poll campaign

London : All political parties in the UK today suspended campaigning for the June 8 general election following a suicide bomb attack at a pop concert in the city of Manchester that killed 22 people and injured 59 others, including children. British Prime Minister Theresa May has chaired an emergency response meeting of the Cabinet […]

Australia police thought dismembered body ‘a prank’

Australia police thought dismembered body ‘a prank’

SYDNEY-Police who found a dismembered body being cooked on a stovetop in an Australian apartment thought they had stumbled on a Halloween prank, they told an inquest Monday. Australian chef Marcus Volke is alleged to have murdered his Indonesian transgender wife Mayang Prasetyo in 2014 and attempted to cover it up by cutting up her […]

‘World’s longest cat’ finds internet fame

‘World’s longest cat’  finds internet fame

SYDNEY-Omar was the same size as all the other kittens in his litter when he was taken home by his owner Stephy Hirst in 2013. But now the 120cm (3ft 11in) Maine Coon from Melbourne, Australia, could be the world’s longest domestic cat. After the supersized feline found internet fame to match, Ms Hirst said […]