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Austrian ‘whizz-kid’ brings right wing back into power

Vienna : Austria is set to become the only western European country with a far-right party in the government after the anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPOe) and Sebastian Kurz’s conservatives struck a coalition deal, capping a year of successes for Europe’s nationalist movements. As the parties met to rubber-stamp the accord struck on late Friday, Herbert […]

Rohit eyes first series win as captain

Visakhapatnam : Rohit Sharma will aim to maintain his superb batting form and win his first series as captain when India take on Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Sunday. After a thumping seven-wicket loss against Sri Lanka in the first match, Rohit […]

US lawmaker accused of harassment won’t seek re-election: Reports

Washington, December 17 : Democratic Representative Ruben Kihuen will not seek re-election, US media has reported, a day after the House Ethics Committee announced it was investigating allegations that he sexually harassed two women. The Nevada lawmaker on Saturday denied the allegations but said in a statement quoted by US media that they could be […]