Sir Alex Ferguson, the man who led Manchester United to 13 premiers championship titles in his 26-year association, has decided to step down as the football club manager. However, fans say that Sir Alex is irreplaceable for the Red Devils.
One of the world's sports most respected and most successful coaches of all times, Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United, has announced his retirement. The 71-year-old clinched to a stupendous 49 trophies for Old Trafford, he bid adieu to the game in the end ...
Some lawmakers in the United States are calling for tougher security measures in the wake of the deadly Boston bombings, despite a decade of multi-billion dollar security measures, put into place at the expense of civil liberties. However, even though Washingt...
Some lawmakers in the United States are calling for tougher security measures in the wake of the deadly Boston bombings, despite a decade of multi-billion dollar security measures, put into place at the expense of civil liberties. However, even though Washingt...
An influential British think tank believes the UK should send more troops to the authoritarian Arab states in the Persian Gulf region. This is at a time when the UK military is at its smallest in 200 years.
Robin van Persie's hat-trick inspired Manchester United to claim Premier League crown for the 20th time. Man U reclaimed the crown with a comfortable 3-0 win over Aston Villa.
A blast was reported in a fertilizer factory in Texas last night. According to sources, close to 70 people have died, but officials have only confirmed two deaths. The injured have been rushed to the hospital. Many buildings around the factory also caught fire...
An explosion has been reported from a fertilizer plant in Texas, USA. This blast comes just two days after the terror attack at the Boston Marathon. The number of people injured has not been determined yet. The officials have refused to comment on the reason b...
A malicious mail sent to the US President and two other officials, two days after the Boston bombings, led to the arrest of a Mississippi man. The letter laced with poison has triggered fear among the US population, even as the authorities arrest the man, who ...
An explosion has been reported outside a fertilizer plant in Texas, which has injured over 100 people. The blast was so powerful that glasses of many neighbouring buildings broke. The area has been evacuated. The officials have termed the incident as an accide...
Reigning champions Manchester City faced off runaway leaders Manchester United at Old Trafford and managed to halt latter's celebrations with consecutive wins at Old Trafford for the first time in 41 years. City beat United 2-1, with a 77th minute score from S...
Manchester City wins 2-1 against Manchester United in the Premier League. Sergio Aguero was a hero during the match as his winning goal changed the dynamics of the rankings as well.
Wikileaks targets the Gandhi family once again. Just days after an expose on Rajiv Gandhi, Wikileaks claims that there was an American spy who was very close to Indira Gandhi during 1975 and 1977. According to the expose, the spy continued to provide informati...
CPM state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan claims that CPIM is party that is highly united. He says that even the UDF, which attempts to tarnish the image of the party, has admitted that CPIM is a party that is united.
According to a new expose, Wikileaks claims that during the time of Emergency, there was an American spy who was very close to the Gandhi family and would inform the US of all the decisions that were taken by Indira Gandhi. Wikileaks also claims that US knew o...
According to Wikileaks, during the Emergency there was a very close source to Indira Gandhi, who doubled as a spy for the US government. If Wikileaks documents are to be believed, the US government were always aware of the decisions that were being taken by In...
North Korean military says that it has been officially authorised to counter what Pyongyang calls United States' aggression. North Korea maintains its stance, saying a war could break out any time.
The Janata Dal United, which is the principal ally in the NDA has asked the BJP to clarify Gujarat CM Narendra Modi's role and has demanded an NDA meeting for this issue. JD(U) leader Devesh Chandra Thakur says that the name of the Prime Ministerial candidate ...
North Korea takes a threatening stance and announces that it has put its rockets on standby to attack the United States' military bases in South Korea. Kim Jong Un-led government says it is in retaliation to the provocation by the US military's muclear-capable...
United States speaks up about the escalating tensions in the Korean peninsula, saying that America is only reacting to the provocation by North Korea. US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel asserts that the US is not doing anything provocative but it has to protect ...
Football news | David Beckham, who recently joined the Paris St-Germain football club, emerged the highest paid footballer again. In other football news, Italy drew with Brazil in an international friendly game in Geneva. Michael Owen announces his retirement ...
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) begins its meeting to vote on a key draft resolution, moved by the United States, against Sri Lanka over alleged war crimes. The US-sponsored draft resolution has already drawn criticism from human rights groups ...
Congress leader Rajiv Shukla, in his statement to the press, says that the government has nothing to worry about. He also said that Karunanidhi and DMK's requests have been taken into consideration and a meeting has been called to discuss the same.
Congress leader Rashid Alvi says that the UPA government has nothing to worry about as it still has the numbers and is stable. He also added that the DMK has said that it will rethink its resignation. Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said that the DMK wa...
Keeping in mind the numbers at the Centre for the UPA, the government will not be in much of a fix with the withdrawal of support of DMK. However, the resignation is not yet final, as DMK has given the government two more days to agree to their demands. If the...
RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav urges DMK leader Karunanidhi to reconsider his decision, says that he understands his concern for the condition of the Sri Lankan Tamils. He says that the concern is shared by the entire nation. He also adds that DMK should not end...
External affairs minister Salman Khurshid, in a last-ditch attempt to appease key ally DMK, says that the government will ask for an independent probe into the alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka. The DMK has been threatening to pull out of the govern...
DMK supremo M Karunanidhi announces at a press conference that his party is pulling out of the United Progressive Alliance. The DMK chief says that the Centre has failed to accept their demands on the resolution against Sri Lanka.
A day after he was taken to task by the Congress over his offensive remarks against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayalam Singh Yadav, steel minister Beni Prasad Verma kept away from UPA's Cabinet meeting. This adds to UPA's woes which is already under pressure due ...
Congress president Sonia Gandhi says that government of India stands for human rights issue in Sri Lanka. She said this while addressing the CPP meeting in New Delhi. Taking a tough stand on India's foreign policy, she said no country should take India for gra...
In a significantly watered down version of a resolution on Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes, the United States has now called for an internal probe and not international inquiry into the reports. In the third amended draft of the UN resolution against Sri Lank...
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid assures to consult DMK over the vote against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over the war crimes committed against Tamils.
Although Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram hinted at a possible vote against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the government seems to be sending across a different message. India issues a statement, complementing Sri Lanka for ...
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram hints at a possible vote against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over the war crimes committed against Tamils. The Finance Minister, however, has chosen his words rather carefully as he has said...
Soldier Bradley Manning might be world's most renowned whistleblowers, but he is Enemy of the State to the US government. In an audio recording from his court martial for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to Wikileaks, Manning justifies his...
Chelsea has managed to draw with Manchester United despite the initial struggles in the FA Cup quarter-final. Although Manchester United dominated the first half of the game, Chelsea staged a dramatic comeback to end the game in 2-2 draw.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his address to the Rajya Sabha said that the Congress always worked for the benefit of the country and the economy. He said that Congress was the party that opened up the economy to the world in 1992. He also defended the gover...
UEFA has begun disciplinary proceedings against Manchester United following their defeat at the hands of Real Madrid on Tuesday at Old Trafford. The European football governing body is taking action against the club based on its player Nani's red card and non-...
UAE has emerged as the fifth safest place in the Arab world for starting investment projects given its smooth procedures, according to the World Bank. The report showed Egypt was ranked second in the Arab world by ease of starting business, followed by Morocco...
In a shocker, Real Madrid beat Manchester United 2-1 in their Champions League Last 16 second leg clash and progess 3-2 on aggregate to the quarter finals. United side was reduced to 10 men when Nani was given a straight red card for a high tackle on Alvaro Ar...
A shocking red card decision against Nani, Ferguson's play to bench Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo's goals saw Real Madrid defeat Manchester United 3-2 on aggregate in the second last leg of Champions League Round of 16. Real Madrid is now through to the quarter...
Manchester United faces Real Madrid in the re-quarterfinals of UEFA Champions League. Real Madrid faces a tough challenge as a goalless match could be enough for Manchester United.
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko along with 500 MDMK supporters court arrest, demanding the closure of Sri Lankan High Commission in Chennai. Vaiko has also asked the centre government about the stand it is planning to take at the Uni...
A car bomb targeting the headquarters of Syria's ruling Baath party kills 53 and injures over 200 people in central Damascus last night. No one has taken the responsibility of the blast. Clashes have begun in central Damascus after the explosions. According to...
JDU president Sharad Yadav today made a sexist remark at a woman journalist during a press conference in Bhopal. When the journalist wanted to know which state does he find better between Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, he said 'whole country is very good and you're...
Top leaders met at Advani's residence to discuss the political course that BJP would take at the Budget Session. The leaders have decided that they would bring up Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's Hindu terror comment. They are also looking to bring up issues...
All the top BJP leaders have arrived at LK Advani's residence in Delhi for a meeting. The leaders will discuss the party's course of action during the Budget session. Sushilkumar Shinde's comment on Hindu terror is likely to be the topic that BJP would trouble...
All the top BJP leaders gather at LK Advani's house to decide on the course of action that they would adopt in the upcoming Budget session. BJP has plenty of topics that it is likely to grill the UPA with, during the session. Home Minister, Sushilkumar Shinde'...
The Manchester United registers a 2-1 win over Reading in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Monday. Nani and Javier HernĂ¡ndez scored goals for Manchester United. The team enters the quarterfinals with this win.
The Budget session is all set to kickstart on February 21. BJP has already decided on all the topics that it would grill the UPA government with. In yesterday's party meeting, the BJP decided to take to the streets on February 20th in protest against Shinde's ...
Manchester United and Real Madrid fans have a reason to cheer as the teams settle for a draw in the Champions League. An equaliser goal by Cristiano Ronaldo resulted in the draw match.
Manchester United performed spectacularly, especially goalkeeper David de Gea when the team drew 1-1 with Real Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16 game. However, Cristiano Ronaldo did not disappoint his fans when he scored for his team.
The United Nation's Security Council has condemned the nuclear test conducted by North Korea, defying the UN directives, and has vowed to take action against the nation. The US has reacted to this move, calling it 'highly provocative'. Despite all these stern ...
North Korea's third nuclear weapons test draws flak from the international community. UN Security Council called for an emergency meet to discuss the sanctions that can be laid on the country for its test. UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon condemned the test an...
BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain says that it took Mulayam Singh a long time to realize that the UPA government was misusing the CBI for their personal gains. Leaders from the JD(U) also echoed the same sentiments. SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav had earlier a...
Tiger Woods has achieved his 75th PGA Tour Title, winning the Farmer's Insurance Open at Torry Pines in San Diego, California. Only sevens wins short of Sam Snead's record of 82 PGA Tour titles, the 37-year-old, currently ranked #2 in the world behind Rory McI...
25-year old Caleb Moore, a freestyle snowmobile rider, died after attempting a backflip at the 17th Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. He crashed headfirst into the snow, with his quarter-tonne snowmobile rolling over him. Although he was able to walk off with...
Force India unveiled their 2013 car, named the VJM06, at Silverstone in the UK. Currently, Paul Di Resta is the only confirmed driver in Force India's line-up, with the Vijay Mallya-owned team, which finished seventh last season, yet to announce their other dr...
Even as the UK police have failed to make any headway into the mysterious death of Indian student Souvik Pal, his body is set to be flown back to India. Souvik Pal, who had gone missing since the New Year's eve in UK, was found dead in the Bridgewater Canal, n...
Under the aegis of Samaikyandhra student JAC, students organise a protest rally at Tirupati. A unity committee was formed consisting of various groups to keep up the pressure on the Centre.
Stunned by Ghulam Nabi Azad's statement that the decision on Telangana may not come before January 28, Congress Seemandhra leaders have decided to stay put in Delhi and re-start lobbying for the sake of keeping the State united. And they have got lucky today: ...
The bandh called by the Samaikyandhra parties and groups on Wednesday saw a moderate response. Educational institutions and business establishment observed voluntary closure. KCR's effigy was burnt in Kadapa. In Vijayawada, students formed a human chain. In Ti...
19-year-old Indian student Souvik Pal, who had gone missing since the New Year's eve in UK, has been found dead. His body was recovered in the Bridgewater Canal, near Manchester United's ground. An autopsy is set to take place later.
Smitha Rajan, an US-based dance instructor who has set her own dance school named 'Kalakshethra' in the States, and her team mesmerised audiences with a Mohniyattom dance performance featauring 'Ganapathi Sthuthi and 'Parvati Parinayam' at the Nishagandhi Fest...
Pop/rock star and the first 'American Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson was one of the artists who performed at US President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony in Washington. Clarkson sang the American patriotic song, 'My Country Tis Of Thee...'
Barack Obama begins his second term as the United States President at a public ceremony in Washington. Although he had already been sworn in to office on Sunday at White House, as dictated by the US constitution, this was a public swearing in, which was attend...
Barack Obama begins his second term as the United States President at a public ceremony in Washington. Although he had already been sworn in to office on Sunday at White House, as dictated by the US constitution, this was a public swearing in and was attended ...
Samaikyandhra supporters perform a pooja at Visakhapatnam for divine intervention to keep the state united. Congress minister Ghanta Srinivas Rao on his way to Delhi said he firmly believes that the state won't be divided and that Telangana won't be created. S...
TRS leader T Harish Rao says Congress Ministers who are at the forefront of the movements to keep the State united are posturing for effect. He accused Minister Ghanta Srinivas Rao of making strident statements on Telangana, all in a bid to be seen as a prospe...
Congress minister TG Venkatesh speaks to media after the end of the meeting of Seemaandhra leaders in Hyderabad today. Venkatesh said the meeting adopted an unanimous resolution of demanding from the Centre that the state stay united. But there were difference...
Congress Seemaandhra leaders met today at MLA Quarters in Hyderabad. Congress MLAs, MLCs and MPS were present. Minister Shailajanath read out the short resolutions decided at the meeting. Reading out in English, Shailajanath said nothing short of united Andhra...
Malladi Vishnu makes a point about relative support for Telangana issue and how a decision to divide the state doesn't benefit the Congress. He says the Congress party won in the Ramachandrapuram and Amalapuram by-elections due to the Congress indecision on Te...
United States President Barack Obama called on Congress to pass a number of proposals that could allow for sweeping new gun laws across the country. In an address delivered to an audience made up of the families of victims of last month’s mass shooting in Ne...
Seemandhra MLAs and MLCs are meeting in Hyderabad's MLA Quarters today to discuss the fallout of any decision that the Centre may take by the end of this month on the issue of Telangana. The TRS has threatened to disrupt the meeting. The Telangana JAC says it ...
News Night | In spite of being in a bilateral talk with India, Pakistan Foreign Minister has approached the United Nations in regard to the ceasefire violation row between the two countries, as it knows that India has always been against internationalizing the...
It is a decision that is the most eagerly awaited in the recent history of Andhra Pradesh. The Centre will make its stand clear on Telangana by the end of this month. It will decide if the State will be divided, with ramifications for the people, resources sha...
Minister and business magnate Ghanta Srinivas has emerged as one of the most vocal supporters of Andhra Pradesh staying united. He has declared that he would be the first to resign should the Centre grant a separate Telangana state. But his sudden cancellation...
The Telugu Desam has committed a huge mistake by giving its assent in the letter to the Centre on the issue of Telangana, says party leader Tammineni Sitaram. Speaking in a emotionally strident voice, Sitaram says he will strive to see that Andhra Pradesh rema...
The UK police have failed to make any headway in tracing Souvik Pal, the Indian student missing in UK. Even as the family members of the missing boy, football club Manchester United, friends and collage mates of Pal and Indian origin UK MPs have made appeals ...
Days after the mysterious disappearance of Indian student Souvik Pal, the police which have failed to trace out the missing boy, have released a CCTV footage which they claim could act as a crucial lead in the case. The family members of the missing Indian boy...
Nearly two weeks after Indian student Souvik Pal has gone missing in the UK, the police have released a CCTV footage which they say shows the missing Indian boy. Meanwhile, football club Manchester United has extended support to trace the missing boy.
Explosions in two Pakistani cities killed 103 people and over 270 are critically injured. The serial blasts in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces also killed five police officers and one camera operator. United Baluch Army in the Baluchistan province...
Guntur MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao's house was gheraoed by activists of Samaikyaandhra. They wanted him to make clear his stand and that of the Congress party on the necessity of a united Andhra Pradesh. The students raised slogans and sat on dharna outside his ...
Talking about Pakistan's unprovoked firing at Indian troops at the Line of Control in Poonch, the United Nations wants India and Pakistan to come to a resolution through peace talks. UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky, while condemning the issue, said that the Uni...
People in UK have been urging the government to protect the public from dangerous dogs. A family in UK has been struggling to come to terms with dogs with vicious teeth as their two-year-old son was brutally attacked by their neighbour's dog.
The third round of the FA cup saw a lot of drama as both the teams, West Ham and Manchester United, draw the match at 2-2. Again, Robin Van Persie was the star of the match, by rescuing a replay. This is Van Persie's 20th goal of this season.
One hundred and eighty promises and just over two years to prove that they are not all empty. The UK's ruling coalition has used a rare joint appearance to pat itself on the back. Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy leader of the coalition Nick Clegg deliv...
Certain political analysts believe that US President Barack Obama's nominations for the CIA and the Pentagon may serve as a counter-weight to each other. President Obama courted controversy by nominating former Senator Chuck Hagel as the Pentagon head and coun...
President Barack Obama has rounded out his National Security Team for approval by the Senate. He has nominated former Senator Chuck Hagel as the Pentagon head and counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan to lead the CIA. Vietnam war veteran and former senator fr...
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has now been accused of taking more than a billion dollars from the US to pursue its quest for power in the Middle East. A paper trail of under the table transactions has led a group of Egyptian lawyers to file charges against the go...
Already hard-pressed after fighting off a belligerent Taliban and a resurgent Al-Qaeda, the US military is now fighting a spate of suicides. Almost 500 American veterans killed themselves last year, dwarfing the number that die in action.
The peace plan proposed by Syrian President Bashar-al-Assad has been described as 'critical and detached from reality' in Washington and London. Syria's key opposition group, which enjoys the overwhelming support of Western States, has once again called for an...
The suicide rate in the US Army has rocketed and the soldiers are forced to hide reasons. More American soldiers committed suicide last year than those who were killed in service in Afghanistan. President Barrack Obama counsels the soldiers and appreciates the...
Egypt's Muslim brotherhood is accused of illegally accepting hundreds of millions of dollars from the US government before even coming to power. Reports claim that Egypt's Muslim brotherhood took $1.55 million in funding from the US government to secure Americ...
US President Obama has signed a law allowing the indefinite detention of US terror suspects without charge or trial. The National Defence Authorisation Act also delays the closure of the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison for another year. Some political anal...
A recently leaked FBI document shows that the Bureau knew of a plan to assassinate Occupy Wall Street leaders, but gave them no warning. Instead, the Bureau chose to keep spying on the movement, which has been branded as domestic terrorism.
President Barack Obama signed a last-minute deal that increases taxes on the wealthiest Americans. This move has reportedly prevented the country from falling over the fiscal cliff. The nation was on the brink of a financial nose-dive with billions of dollars ...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has outlined a peace plan for Syria, calling for outside forces to stop funding 'terrorism' in the country. The peace plan proposed by Syrian President Bashar-al-Assad has been described as 'critical and detached from reality' ...