Johannesburg, Oct. 22 : The FIFA Ethics Committee has opened an investigation against German football great Franz Beckenbauer and Spain’s retired footballer Angel Maria Villar over alleged charges of misconduct.The committee didn’t reveal the exact reason why the two were being investigated,Sport24 reported. Earlier, FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini were also handed […]
Washington D.C., Oct. 22 : U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to keep American troops in Afghanistan till 2017 will take the centre stage during his meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, according to foreign policy insiders.Seen as one of the most anticipated meetings, the talks may take up issues like Pakistan’s expanding nuclear weapons […]
CHANDIGARH: The workers of Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) Amritsar today held protest outside Kalgidhar Niwas where the SGPC is holding its emergency meeting. The SAD(Amritsar) leaders demanded resignation of SGPC President and executive members for illegal suspension of Punj Payaras(Five beloved ones).The Akali workers raised slogans against Makkar and SGPC and said that SGPC had no […]
NEW DELHI: AAP leaders told Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday that the violence in Punjab after the desecration of the Sikh holy book was “very disturbing” and sought central government’s intervention.During the 15-minute meeting, leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) submitted a memorandum to the minister saying that the situation in Punjab was […]
Melbourne :The Australian Border Force (ABF) had planned random checks at Melbourne taxi ranks as part of an aborted visa fraud operation, local media report.Internal emails obtained by ABC under the Freedom of Information act show officers were to do “status checks” of suspected illegal immigrants.Operation Fortitude was cancelled in August after a public outcry […]