Paris: Holders Real Madrid and 2013 finalists Borussia Dortmund eased into the last 16 of this season`s Champions League with two group games to spare on Tuesday. Madrid recorded their fourth win in four Group B games, and their 12th consecutive victory in all competitions, beating Liverpool 1-0 at theRead More

Toronto,  Legislation aimed at curbing “barbaric” cultural practices from occurring in Canada would be introduced on Wednesday, Citizenship Minister Chris Alexander has announced. Although he refused to provide details, Alexander said the legislation would also take aim at “honour-based” violence against girls and women. “We intend sending a very clear messageRead More

RIO DE JANEIRO: Former Brazilian international Adriano was charged by Rio de Janeiro prosecutors on Tuesday over alleged links to drug trafficking, officials and reports said. The former Inter Milan, Fiorentina, Parma and Roma striker, 32, who is trying to revive his career in France, is accused of buying aRead More

Washington, Riding a powerful wave of voter discontent, resurgent Republicans captured control of the Senate and tightened their grip on the House Tuesday night in elections certain to complicate President Barack Obama’s final two years in office. Republican Mitch McConnell led the way to a new Senate majority, dispatching DemocraticRead More

Paris: Ivan Lendl might be “way too busy” to be his mentor but Tomas Berdych has not given up the dream of jumping on the `super coach` bandwagon. If he needs any pointers on how to carve out a successful coaching relationship with a grand slam champion, the players` loungeRead More

Islamabad, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Wednesday that the country will be polio-free in six months. Addressing the anti-polio steering committee meeting, Sharif said negligence in eradicating polio will be considered a crime, Geo News reported. The prime minister directed provinces to take effective measures for the elimination ofRead More

* Hindu-American Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard coasts to a rollicking re-election victory in Hawaii’s 2nd District * South Carolina Nikki Haley has registered a convincing win * Rep Sabi Kumar is the first Indian in Tennessee House Wahington, Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, the only Hindu-American in the United States House ofRead More

Beirut,The head of Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, Al-Nusra Front, has threatened neighboring Lebanon in a new audio message warning that the “real battle” in the country has yet to begin. In the audio message distributed online on Tuesday night, Abu Mohamed al-Jolani warned that Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah movement would regret itsRead More

Islamabad, The outgoing chief of Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ISI, Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam, today paid courtesy farewell call on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Islam will retire on Friday. An official said the Prime Minister appreciated Islam’s services for the country. The government has appointed Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar asRead More

Chandigarh, Slamming Congress for sheltering the culprits of the Sikh genocide, Shiromani Akali Dal today said that Mr. Rahul Gandhi was suffering from amnesia that’s why few months after admitting involvement of his party leaders in the mayhem and he has handpicked Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar for his teamRead More