Valdosta (Georgia): Wrapping up a disappointing outing, Indian golfer Arjun Atwal finished right at the bottom with a final round of four-over 76 at the South Georgia Classic here. The Indian ace, who slipped after a third round 78, began his final round with three birdies in the first six holes but lapsed into errors later to sing off 65th. He bogeyed seventh and then ninth, 10th and 11th in...
11:38 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Valdosta (Georgia): Arjun Atwal overcame a mid-round blip to card a second-round 73 and make the cut at the South Georgia Classic on Web.com Tour here. The only Indian winner ever in a PGA Tour event, Atwal is now even par 144 for two rounds and was tied 49th after making the cut on the line. Two other players with Indian connection had contrasting fortunes. Bhavik Patel (67-70), playing in...
06:33 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Atlanta: A gunman who held four Georgia firefighters hostage on Wednesday, demanding his utilities and cell phone service be restored, was killed after an exchange of gunfire with authorities who moved in to free the captives, police said. An officer was wounded and the firefighters, taken hostage after responding to what had appeared to be a medical call, suffered minor injuries during the rescue at a suburban Atlanta home, Gwinnett...
07:57 AM, Apr 11, 2013
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03:50 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Tbilisi: Spain needed 86 minutes to break down Georgia's defense in a 1-0 win on Tuesday as the World Cup champions took the first step to defending their title in 2014 with a 23rd consecutive victory in qualifying. Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Loria kept Spain from converting their overwhelming possession into a goal until he was forced off with a leg injury. Substitute Cesc Fabregas then found Roberto Soldado to slot...
01:43 AM, Sep 12, 2012
New Delhi: Nearly five months after an Israeli diplomat's car was bombed in New Delhi, the Delhi Police on Tuesday filed a chargesheet in a local court, indicting Indian journalist Syed Mohammad Kazmi of conspiring with foreign elements and others for the terror strike. The charge sheet filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav only contained the name of Kazmi, the sole person arrested in the case for the February...
06:51 PM, Jul 31, 2012
London: Lasha Shavdatuashvili of Georgia won an Olympic judo gold medal on Sunday in the men's 66-kilogram category. The 20-year-old Shavdatuashvili defeated Miklos Ungvari of Hungary in a tense final. Shavdatuashvili managed to score with a throw after sweeping his opponent's foot in the first few minutes of the match. It is Shavdatuashvili's first Olympic medal. Shavdatuashvili defeated one of the favorites, Masashi Ebinuma of Japan, in the semifinals with...
10:17 PM, Jul 29, 2012
A very well earned Kannada cinema 'Govindayanamaha' is struck with controversy. The film at the 75 days of screening is already attempting to come to small screen via Zee Kannada on 30th June. This is what wrong and not according to the books of the Karnataka film chamber of Commerce. A successful film should be telecast after one year. One of the distributors of the film 'Govindayanamaha' has written letter...
04:51 PM, Jun 26, 2012
Carrollton, Ga: A blood drive is being held at University of West Georgia for a student fighting a flesh-eating bacteria that threatens her life. Aimee Copeland's left leg has been amputated, and her parents say she will likely lose her fingers as well after the infection spread rapidly through her body. The 24-year-old graduate student has been in critical condition at an Augusta hospital after the bacteria took hold in...
07:40 PM, May 15, 2012
Valdosta, USA: Indian golfer Rahil Gangjee exited early from the South Georgia Classic at the Kinderlou Forest Golf Club as he carded a five-over 77 in the second round here. Gangjee ended with a disappointing 11-over total for two days which sent him back early from the tournament. Gangjee had just one birdie, four bogeys and a double in the Nationwide Tour event. Luke List shot a four-under 68 to...
02:30 PM, Apr 28, 2012
Milledgeville: Police in Georgia handcuffed a kindergartner after the girl threw a tantrum, and the police chief is making no apologies. WMAZ-TV reported that the 6-year-old was accused of tearing items off the walls and throwing furniture at school in the central Georgia city of Milledgeville. The police report said the girl knocked over a shelf that injured the principal. The elementary school called police after the Friday tantrum. The...
11:53 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Kentucky: Rescue teams and residents combed through storm-wracked towns to assess damage on Saturday from a chain of tornadoes that cut a 1,000-mile swath of destruction from the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico, as the death toll crept up to at least 39 people. The fast-moving twisters spawned by massive thunderstorms splintered blocks of homes, damaged schools and a prison, and tossed around vehicles like toys, killing 20 people...
08:39 AM, Mar 04, 2012
I don't think Iran or Hezbollah is behind the series of attacks that have targeted Israeli citizens and establishments in the last one week. I ...
04:53 PM, Feb 17, 2012
New Delhi: Sources close to the government said on Friday that the Israeli ambassador did not raise the Iran issue at all during his meeting with External Affairs Minister SM Krishna. "Iran was not raised by the Israel ambassador when he met the external affairs minister, nor was it discussed during the meeting. The report is totally baselsess," they said referring to reports that the ambassador had raised up the...
08:31 AM, Feb 17, 2012
New Delhi: Investigations seem to suggest that the nature of explosives used in attacks in Thailand and India, where an Israeli diplomat's wife was targeted, are different. According to Home Ministry sources, while C4, which is a military explosive, was used in Thailand, nitrate and potassium based bomb was used in Delhi. While there is no headway in the investigations in Georgia, there are few clues in India and Thailand....
05:52 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Tel Aviv: The terror attack in India, a botched attempt in Georgia and three blasts in Thailand have prompted Israeli diplomats across the world to be extra vigilant, and a former security official advised them to "sleep with a gun" under their pillow. Being alert is the first order of business, said former Shin Bet official Nimrod Firstenberg. Shin Bet is Israel's internal security agency. Firstenberg, who has been on...
12:08 PM, Feb 15, 2012
Jerusalem: Police heightened their state of alert throughout Israel on Tuesday following bomb attacks on diplomats in India and Georgia. Officials were also trying to determine whether Israelis were the intended target of an Iranian man carrying explosives who blew his own legs off in Bangkok. Authorities in Thailand said the Iranian was responsible for the three explosions in Bangkok, which wounded four people, including the alleged attacker. Israel Foreign...
06:10 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Jerusalem: Israel's prime minister has accused Iran of being behind a pair of car bombings against Israeli diplomatic targets in India and Georgia. Benjamin Netanyahu told a meeting of lawmakers from his Likud Party on Monday that he believed the Iranians were responsible for the attacks in New Delhi and Tbilisi. Two people were wounded in India and the bomb in Georgia was discovered before it went off. Netanyahu said...
07:01 PM, Feb 13, 2012
