Day: September 27, 2016

Sports Minister says he will speak to AIFF on clubs exiting I-League

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Sports Minister says he will speak to AIFF on clubs exiting I-League

Panaji: Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday expressed unhappiness over the top football clubs of the country leaving the I-League and promised to speak to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to look into the matter. A file photo of Indian sports minister Vijay Goel. PTI Talking on the sidelines of the unveiling of the BRICS U-17 football tournament logo here, Goel said, “I will speak to those from the federation and ask them to find a resolution to the problem. He was asked if he was concerned about the exodus of…

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Mumbai born Man records &”coaches” group rape of unconscious woman in usa convicted

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Mumbai born Man records &”coaches” group rape of unconscious woman in usa convicted

A Mumbai-born man named Cecil Burrows has been sentenced to 18-month jail by a US court for recording a 35-minute gangrape video of an unconscious woman in Montgomery County community of Olney, Maryland. While Burrows was recording the gangrape, he simultaneously coached the rapists while they continued to rape the woman. The matter was brought to the court when one of the rapists, Andres Cortez, showed the video to his co-worker at work and the colleague later reported the matter to the manager, who then filed a report against Cortez at…

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Ex-MP booked for rape, says being defamed

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Ex-MP booked for rape, says being defamed

NOIDA: Ashok Pradhan, a four-time BJP MP from Khurja and now a senior Samajwadi Party functionary, has been booked in a rape and attempt to murder case after a 24-year-old woman embroiled in a marital dispute filed a police complaint against him. The woman has also named her husband, parents-in-law, sister-in-law and one more person in the complaint. The FIR was filed by Noida police under sections 354 and 376 (rape), 307 (attempt to murder) and various other sections of the IPC after Delhi Police registered a Zero FIR and…

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NCRB Data shows Kerala as`crime capital’ of India

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NCRB Data shows Kerala as`crime capital’ of India

The rate of cognizable crimes in Kerala is the highest in the country at 723.2 (cases per 1 lakh population), more than thrice the national average of 234, as per the 2015 data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).Madhya Pradesh, the second state on the list, trails by nearly 300 markings at 348. A break-up of the data, however, shows that petty crimes and cases filed over protest marches (dubbed rioting) had led to the spike.The NCRB data rank Kerala significantly low on the list in serious crimes…

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US Presidential Debate:Polls indicate Hillary “trumps” Trump

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US Presidential Debate:Polls indicate Hillary “trumps” Trump

Clinton-Trump debate: Polls indicate Hillary leads by over 60 per cent. US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s probability of winning the White House gained in online betting markets following the first debate of the campaign between her and Republican Donald Trump. Major News Papers and pollsters called it a debate that was won by Hillary. Clinton appears to have edged out her opponent in the first presidential debate, based on analysts’ take on the market reaction. “Early indications suggest Hillary won the debate; at least didn’t lose. Futures are higher…

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Hillary Vs Trump:Top one-liners from US Presidential debate

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Hillary Vs Trump:Top one-liners from US Presidential debate

After taking potshots at each other from different platforms, Hillary Clinton finally took the stage together for the first time during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University Monday night in Hempstead, New York.In a series of combative, acrimonious exchanges, each tried to discredit the other. Here are some of the most unforgettable lines from the debate. Temperament, Trump’s strongest asset “I think my strongest asset by far is my temperament. I have a winning temperament,” Trump said. Donald Trump On Hillary Clinton “She doesn’t have the look. She doesn’t…

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Hillary & Trump debate and spar on TV for first time

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Hillary & Trump debate and spar on TV for first time

The highly anticipated debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump finally happened, and it didn’t disappoint.Here are few Highlights – On racial unrest Both candidates are asked how to improve race relations. Clinton emphasised restoring trust between communities and police, reforming police practices and taking guns away from people who shouldn’t have them. She said the police should be prepared to use force only when necessary. She said gun violence is the leading cause of death among young African-American men. Trump said Clinton won’t use the words “law and order,”…

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Families of missing 43 students lead march in Mexico

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Families of missing 43 students lead march in Mexico

Mexico City, Sep 27: The families of 43 missing Mexican college students led a march of unions, students and other supporters through the capital to demand the young men be found on the second anniversary of their disappearance. Yesterday, the students from the Rural Normal School at Ayotzinapa were in the southern city of Iguala hijacking buses. Local police intercepted them and turned them over to a local drug cartel. The government’s initial investigation decided the students were killed and incinerated in a fire, but international experts have cast doubt…

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ISRO hits new Milestone by Putting 8 satellites in single flight

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ISRO hits new Milestone by Putting 8 satellites in single flight

India’s space agency on Monday put eight satellites into two separate orbits in a single flight, a first for the agency as it hit another milestone in its low-cost space mission. The Indian Space Research Organization’s rocket–which took off at just after 9 a.m. local time–first released a weather forecasting satellite of the agency. Soon after, it put seven satellites—three from Algeria, one each from Canada and the U.S., and two from Indian educational institutions—into another orbit. It was the 37th flight for ISRO’s rocket, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle,…

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