Siliguri: The favourable statistics notwithstanding, East Bengal have their backs to the wall as they gear up to take on in-form Churchill Brothers in the first semi-final of the 34th Federation Cup football here on Thursday. At the Kanchanjungha Stadium, East Bengal will have to look for ways to counter the threat of Churchill Brothers strikers. Keeping in mind their scrappy showing at the group league stage, East Bengal coach...
08:51 PM, Sep 26, 2012
Siliguri/Jamshedpur: Record 13-time winners Mohun Bagan were eliminated from the 34th Federation Cup on Saturday after being blanked 0-2 by 10-men Air India in a group stage match here. Air India were reduced to 10 players after John Dias was sent off in the 11th minute but that did not help Mohun Bagan as the former, despite the handicap, scored through Elijah Junior (28th) and Henry Ezeh (85th) to earn...
09:26 AM, Sep 23, 2012
Chennai: Thousands of Christians on Wednesday observed a day-long fast to condemn the alleged desecration of St Lourdes Church in Idinthakarai and urged the government to take action against those involved. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the agitation against the desecration of the church, police excesses in Koodankulam and seeking protection of minority Christian community, Archbishop of Madras Mylapore AM Chinnappa said that the police, in a bid...
12:34 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Los Angeles: The Scientology church allegedly tried to alienate Tom Cruise's kids Isabella and Connor from their mother Nicole Kidman since her split from the 'Mission: Impossible' star. Scientologists used fear-based brainwashing techniques for Isabella and Connor, when they were aged eight and six respectively, reported Vanity Fair magazine. "The central problem (in the marriage) was Nicole did not want to deal with Scientology," former high-ranking Scientologist Marty Rathbun said....
05:28 PM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Church of Scientology held secret auditions to find a girlfriend and future wife for actor Tom Cruise, a powerful and dedicated member of the faith. The revelation was made by Cruise's divorced wife Katie Holmes in an interview to the Vanity Fair magazine. Vanity Fair's special correspondent Maureen Orth said that in 2004 Scientology embarked on a top-secret project headed by Shelly Miscavige, wife of Scientology chief...
11:53 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Colombo: The government of Sri Lanka on Monday issued an advisory for its citizens asking them to refrain from undertaking any visit to Tamil Nadu until further notice in the interest of their safety. The advisory issued by the Sri Lankan government said, "The Government of Sri Lanka is constrained to request Sri Lankan nationals in the interest of their security to desist from undertaking visits to Tamil Nadu until...
11:15 PM, Sep 03, 2012
Moscow: A lawyer for the jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot appealed against the three women's conviction for a protest against President Vladimir Putin at a church altar, but said he had little hope the verdict would be overturned. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, were convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after their February protest in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral. The...
06:24 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Mangalore has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently. On July 28, a band of around fifty hooligans belonging to the Hindu ...
11:42 AM, Aug 07, 2012
Washington: A black couple in the US would never have imagined that their colour would come in the way of their marriage. The couple's dream of exchanging vows at a church they had been attending in Mississippi was dashed when they were turned away by the predominately-white church due to their skin colour, US media reports said. The pastor of First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs in Crystal Springs, Mississippi,...
03:00 AM, Jul 30, 2012
Mysore: When it comes to appeasing the rain gods, ones faith, it seems, doesnt matter. After the government ordered temples across the state to hold special pujas for rains, churches in Mysore have decided to dedicate their Friday services (Holy Mass) for rains. In announcements made during all services at St Philomenas Church and other churches on Sunday, priests said all the four services and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament,...
12:58 PM, Jul 24, 2012
Tom Cruise is not just one of Church of Scientology's most high profile members but one of its biggest boosters and defenders. ...
05:07 PM, Jul 12, 2012
The 29-year-old wicketkeeper batsman represented the African nation in 28 Tests, 150 ODIs and 17 T20s. ...
12:08 AM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: In the centre of the public debate on the breakdown of actor Tom Cruise's marriage with Katie Holmes is a powerful organisation that has quietly extended its clout among the rich and the famous of Hollywood. "Scientology back in news. Very weird cult, but big, big money involved with Tom Cruise either number two or three in (hierarchy)," News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch tweeted, sparking outrage among the...
03:11 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Los Angeles: Actress Katie Holmes faces two strong adversaries in her legal fight for sole custody of 6-year-old daughter, Suri, as she battles estranged husband Tom Cruise and his Scientology religion, experts said on Monday. The 'Dawson's Creek' actress, 33, made headlines last week when she filed for divorce from 'Mission: Impossible' actor Cruise after nearly six years of marriage and one child. While Holmes, Cruise and representatives for both...
01:52 PM, Jul 03, 2012
London: It looks like Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise's unlucky number is 33 as all of his three ex-wives called it quits when they reached that very same age. Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes were all in their early thirties when their marriages to the 49-year-old actor took a turn for the worse, reported Daily Mail online. Cruise married Mimi Rogers when she was 31 in May of 1987....
08:51 PM, Jul 01, 2012
Abuja: At least 4 people were killed and 41 injured on June 10 in a suicide bomb blast that ripped through a church in Nigeria, the police said. Emmanuel Ayeni, police commissioner of Plateau State, said the suicide bomber was among the dead in the incident in state capital Jos, Xinhua reported. He said the bomber joined worshippers at the Christ Chosen Charismatic Church during Sunday's mass, and approached the...
11:37 AM, Jun 11, 2012
Panaji: There is more trouble for the Congress in Goa. Outgoing Goa minister Churchill Alemao has reportedly blamed chief minister Digamber Kamat for his defeat. He said Kamat worked against him. Alemao, who contested from Navelim, and three of his family members had lost the elections. Meanwhile, Digambar Kamat said the Congress lost because they did not project him as the Chief Ministerial candidate. ...
09:40 PM, Mar 08, 2012
Tamil Nadu Bishop's Council has asked the Prime Minister to stop harassing the Christians. ...
08:46 PM, Mar 08, 2012
Panaji: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the Assembly elections in Goa and with that, the hardest fall came for the Alemao family. All four members of the family lost their seats including Goa ministers Churchill and Joaquim. In fact, seven of 12 'family' candidates fielded by the Congress were trounced as Goa rejected family raj. Goa PWD minister Churchill Alemao, his brother and urban development minister Joaquim Alemao, Churchill's...
06:58 PM, Mar 07, 2012
Panaji: Many of the Congress stalwarts including four from Churchill Alemao family and state party chief Subhas Shirodkar bit the dust as the BJP-MGP alliance on Tuesday managed to bag majority of seats in Goa Assembly elections. Congress NCP ministers including Churchill Alemao, Joaquim Alemao, Manohar Asgaonkar, Filip Nery Rodrigues, Jose Philip Dsouza, Nilkant Halarnkar and others lost the polls to the new faces mostly fielded by BJP-MGP as election...
04:11 PM, Mar 06, 2012
