West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has come under intense attack over arrest of a man who asked her a question at a rally with Press Council of India chairman Markendey Katju calling her......
The main issue is the high risk the government took in a midnight swoop where things could have gone horribly wrong. Apart from the illegality of use of force against sleeping citizens, the utter......
As many as 269,000 people died during the war leading to the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, nearly five times more than the previously estimated figure, a new study says. The study, titled......
The small Bavarian town of Herzogenaurach, near Nuremburg, is most famous in Germany as the home of the Dassler brothers. Were it not for an extreme case of sibling rivalry, it could have been the......
Fitting into someone else's shoes can be a daunting exercise, and that's pretty much the task cut out for Bernhard Steinruecke, director general, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce. For, under the......
Amitabh Bachchan, who turns a glorious 70 next month. Amitabh Bachchan has given us some awesome movies over the years. But which films has the Big B loved himself? The actor, who turns 70 next......
Borussia Dortmund, a young team assembled at minimum cost, won the Bundesliga for the second season running on Saturday after a 2-0 home win over Borussia Moenchengladbach. Ivan Perisic and Shinji......
Coach Bob Bradley and his indefatigable United States team will seek revenge and a place in the quarter-finals when they meet Ghana on Saturday. After topping Group C thanks to a late winner by......
Sweden's Helsingborg and Greek side Panathinaikos became the first clubs to reach the knock-out phase of the UEFA Cup on Thursday. Former European champions Bayern Munich missed their chance to......
Struggling Bolton Wanderers held European soccer aristocrats Bayern Munich to a 2-2 draw in UEFA Cup Group F on Thursday. Bolton, second from bottom in the English Premier League, shocked Bayern......
Tunisia's squad for the World Cup finals in Germany comprises the following 23 players: (Statistics up to and including May 25 2006) GOALKEEPERS 1-Ali Boumnijel (Club Africain). Born: 13.4.66 Caps:......