
Rome: Dante Alighieri's 'Divine Comedy' -- an epic poem about travels through hell and heaven -- was racist and against Islam and should be banned from schools in Italy, a research group has said. "The 'Divine Comedy' is the pillar of Italian literature and a cornerstone of Italian literature and the educational formation of the country's students," said Valentina Sereni, president of Gherush92, an anti-racism group that works for the...

01:36 PM, Mar 15, 2012

Birmingham: England openers Andrew Strauss and Alastiar Cook followed the good show by their bowlers with a solid start in reply to India's 224 in the first innings as the hosts ended Day 1 at Edgbaston on Wednesday just 140 runs in defict. MS Dhoni (77) was the hero with the bat for India, who recovered from 111/7 at one stage to post 224. For England, their pace trio once...

12:43 AM, Feb 20, 2008