The England batsman believes fans could resist watching England-Australia matches due to excess cricket. ...
06:03 PM, Jun 14, 2012
Mathura: The BJP on Wednesday demanded a judicial probe into the recent clashes between two communities in Kosi Kalan town near Mathura, which claimed four lives and left 16 others injured. "Why is the government avoiding a judicial inquiry into the riots? One-sided action by the administration will not be tolerated," senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh told reporters in Kosi Kalan. "If the administration is found to be at fault,...
10:50 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred two senior officials in Mathura following the clashes between two communities that left four people dead, an official said. Mathura District Magistrate (DM) Sanjay Kumar and the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dharamveer were transferred on Sunday. According to a government spokesperson, Alok Tiwari has been appointed as the new DM and NR Padmaja as the new SSP of Mathura. The two officials...
01:00 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: Four people have died and nearly 16 injured in clashes that took place in Mathura on Thursday. Eight companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and 4 companies of Rapid Action Force have reportedly reached the area and Section 144 has been imposed in the area after clashes took place over a water tanker. A few instances of arson and stone pelting were also reported. However, the situation is...
10:16 AM, Jun 02, 2012
Allahabad: The University of Allahabad has been closed till Monday in the wake of clashes between police and students agitating over the issue of eviction of hostellers that left several persons injured and the premises vandalised. "In view of the prevailing situation, it has been decided that the University shall remain closed on Friday and Saturday and reopen on Monday", the University's Chief Proctor Mata Amber Tiwari said. Violence erupted...
11:52 AM, Apr 27, 2012
New Delhi: Clashes broke out on Friday between supporters of two political parties at Dhanbad in Jharkhand. One person has been killed and six injured in the clashes. A mob smashed several vehicles during the violence. The clashes broke out over awarding of contracts at Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. Clashes broke out between members of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha and AJSU Party. ...
06:49 PM, Apr 20, 2012
Meerut: Violent clashes broke out between the inmates of the Meerut district jail and prison authorities on Wednesday. Gunfire was heard from inside the jail and eyewitnesses said they could see smoke billowing out from inside the premises. Five people including the deputy jailer have been injured in the clashes. Sources say tension began after a guard hit an undertrial after recovering a lighter from him. Following this, a group...
09:37 AM, Apr 18, 2012
Hyderabad: Curfew in communally sensitive areas of Saidabad and Madannapet in the old city of Hyderabad continued for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, even as police indicated that prohibitory orders may be relaxed from Wednesday, if the situation remains peaceful. No untoward incidents were reported from trouble-hit areas and the situation is peaceful. Security check-ups and patrolling have been intensified there and efforts are on to nab those responsible...
03:40 PM, Apr 10, 2012
Hyderabad: The situation in trouble-hit parts of the old city in Hyderabad, remained peaceful on Monday even as indefinite curfew continued for the second day in the communally sensitive Madannapet and Saidabad areas. "The situation is totally peaceful and there have been no reports of any untoward incident from any part of the communally sensitive old city during night," Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Zone) Manish Kumar Sinha told PTI....
11:59 AM, Apr 09, 2012
Mau: Violent clashes have broken out between inmates of Mau jail and prison authorities in Uttar Pradesh. The clashes broke out after inmates accused authorities of not providing immediate medical assistance to under trial Sayed Ur Rehman, who died earlier on Wednesday. 22-year-old Rehman, a rape accused, allegedly died due to lack of medical attention. District jailors Uday Raj Patel and Rakesh Singh have been badly injured and have been...
09:25 AM, Mar 21, 2012
Cairo: FIFA has requested a full report from Egyptian authorities into the violence at a soccer match in Port Said that left 74 people dead, world soccer's governing body said on Thursday. At least 1,000 people were injured in the violence on Wednesday when fans invaded the pitch after local team al-Masry beat Cairo-based Al Ahli, the most successful club in Africa. Most of the deaths were among people trampled...
04:35 PM, Feb 03, 2012
Cairo: Three Egypt internationals and Al-Ahly players have retired from all football after witnessing the deadly clashes between fans at their league game against Al-Masry on Wednesday. Mohamed Aboutrika and Mohamed Barakat, who both have at least 70 caps for Egypt, told Al-Ahly TV that they would quit immediately after the mass violence that left at least 74 people dead at a stadium in the Mediterranean city of Port Said....
01:47 PM, Feb 03, 2012
Cairo: Egyptian security forces fought opponents of army rule in Cairo for a fourth day on Monday and the United States, worried by the violence, urged the generals to respect human rights. Medical sources said the death toll had risen to 13 since Friday. Hundreds have been wounded and scores detained. Police and soldiers using batons and teargas drove stone-throwing protesters out of Cairo's Tahrir Square, hub of the uprising...
02:13 AM, Dec 20, 2011
Cairo: Soldiers beat demonstrators with batons in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday in a second day of clashes that have killed nine people and wounded more than 300, marring the first free election most Egyptians can remember. Protesters fled into side streets to escape the troops in riot gear, who grabbed people and battered them repeatedly even after they had been beaten to the ground, a journalist said. Shots were...
12:11 AM, Dec 18, 2011
Cairo: Stone-throwing demonstrators clashed with troops wielding truncheons and electric prods in central Cairo on Friday, witnesses said, in the worst violence since the start of Egypt's first free election in six decades. Military police tried to break up a sit-in by pro-democracy activists overnight and anger at their rough tactics blew up into clashes that quickly turned the streets around parliament into a rock-strewn battle zone. In a pattern...
09:09 PM, Dec 16, 2011
Mumbai: Bollywood's evergreen star Dev Anand's ashes will be immersed in the Godavari river in Nashik on Wednesday afternoon. Dev Anand's son Suneil has come to India from London to immerse his late father's ashes in the holy river. "He (Suneil) is coming to Mumbai. From here, we are going to Nashik to immerse Dev saab's ashes in the holy river - Godavari," Mohan Churiwala, a close aide of Dev...
01:22 PM, Dec 14, 2011
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested 13 people in connection with the Bharatpur riots case. Ten people had had died and over 40 were injured in Bharatpur clashes in September, 2011. Clashes between two communities had led to police firing in Bharatpur in Rajasthan. The clashes took place in Jama Masjid area in Gopalgarh between Mev Muslim community and Gujjars over a land-related dispute. An inquiry into...
01:18 PM, Dec 12, 2011
Kumily: Kerala Police on Monday night issued orders banning any gathering of more than five people for three days in and around the border checkpost near here as protestors from Tamil Nadu and Kerala clashed over the Mullaperiyar Dam - a contentious issue between the two neighbouring states. Kerala Director General of Police Jacob Punnoose said the prohinitory orders were being clamped to ensure normalcy returns to areas in and...
01:46 AM, Dec 06, 2011
Police and army used tear gas and rubber bullets to keep the protesters from storming the Interior Ministry. ...
09:18 PM, Nov 23, 2011
New Delhi: Bickering and clashes are increasing in 'Bigg Boss' and actress-singer Raageshwari Loomba, who is the latest to be evicted, says stress level is increasing with each day as a result tempers are flaring in the house. "Stress is building up in the house as everyone is trying hard to stay as a result many contestants have started losing their temper over small things like cleanliness or food," Raageshwari...
12:56 PM, Oct 24, 2011
