An Indian student in Germany, who was found hanging in his apartment on January 8, had not complained of any ragging by seniors, officials of the Indian consulate have found. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, in a tweet, said that officials of the Indian consulate in Frankfurt had spoken to Likhith Shashidhar's apartment friends in Kreuztal town and police, and "no allegations of ragging" were made to them....
07:30 PM, Jan 19, 2013
A lawyer in Germany claims surgeons left up to 16 objects in her client's body after an operation for prostate cancer. Annette Corinth says doctors removed a needle, compresses and surgical strips from banker Helmut Brecht after his wounds failed to heal properly following surgery in 2009. ...
08:39 PM, Jan 17, 2013
Devvarman defeated Bjorn Phau of Germany in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 6-3. ...
12:11 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Germany captain Mortitz Fuerste feels that the Indian hockey team has improved a lot under Sardar Singh's leadership. ...
06:13 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Messi has sent a signed shirt to Mueller after he broke the former Germany striker's record for most number of goals in a calendar year. ...
07:18 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Australia beat Germany 3-0 in the Hopman Cup mixed team competition on Saturday after Andrea Petkovic had to retire from her singles match with a right knee injury. ...
10:12 AM, Dec 30, 2012
A 24-year Indian student in Bonn was brutally attacked by Islamic extremists who slashed his tongue when he refused to convert, German police said on Thursday. ...
01:48 AM, Dec 28, 2012
Berlin: German international and Bayern Munich's offensive midfielder Thomas Mueller extended his running contract until June 2017, the club said in an official statement. "Thomas Mueller came through the youth ranks at FC Bayern. His contract ran until 2015 in any case, but we are delighted to extend that by two years until 2017 at this early stage. It is also a proof of Thomas Mueller's commitment to FC Bayern,"...
12:40 PM, Dec 20, 2012
New Delhi: It has been 200 years since some of the world's favourite fairy tales were first published. Grimm's Fairy Tales was first published in 1812 in German by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm and the stories have been translated into most of the major languages of the world. The Grimm's Fairy Tales, is one of the most influential collections of folk lore in the world. The stories were...
09:40 AM, Dec 20, 2012
New Delhi: It has been 200 years since some of the world's favourite fairy tales, translated into most major languages, were first published. Grimm's Fairy Tales was first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm in German. The Grimm's Fairy Tales collection, is one of the most influential collection of folk lore in the world. The stories were published in two volumes, Kinder- und Hausmarchen (1812-15); 'Children's...
06:49 AM, Dec 20, 2012
Bangkok: Germany, represented by Formula One world champions Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher, won the Race of Champions team crown for the sixth successive year in Bangkok on Saturday. The event, which pits winners from various motorsport series competing in identical cars and being held at the Thai capital's Rajamangala stadium for the first time, saw Germany comfortably beat the French pairing of F1 driver Romain Grosjean and rally driver...
08:56 AM, Dec 16, 2012
New Delhi: India captain Sardar Singh and ace dragflicker Sandeep Singh will command the highest base-price of Rs 15 lakh each at the upcoming players' auction of the cash-rich Hockey India League (HIL) slated on Sunday. Sardar and Sandeep, with reserve price of USD 27,800 each are the players with highest base-price among the Indians as well as foreign players. A list of 246 players issued by HI to be...
06:44 PM, Dec 14, 2012
Melbourne: Shakeel Abbasi scored two goals to help Pakistan pull off a surprise 2-1 victory over Olympic champions Germany and advance to the semifinals of the Champions Trophy here Thursday. This is the first time since 2004 that the former champions, Pakistan have made it to the medal round of the competition. The Germans, meanwhile, have failed to enter the last four stage for the second successive year. In the...
12:32 PM, Dec 06, 2012
Melbourne: High on confidence but ravaged by injuries, the Indian hockey team face a stiff challenge against reigning Olympic champions Germany in their third preliminary league match of the FIH Champions Trophy here Tuesday. After two consecutive wins against England and New Zealand, India are sitting pretty at the top of Pool A. But injuries to three key players will be a headache for coach Micheal Nobbs ahead of the...
03:47 PM, Dec 03, 2012
Melbourne: England pulled off a stunning upset by hammering Olympic champions Germany 4-1 in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament here Sunday, in an encounter that featured two self-goals. Four-time defending champions Australia were held to a goalless draw by Olympic silver medalists Netherlands, while Pakistan scored twice in the second session to prevail 2-0 over Belgium. The victory for England, six of whose players played their maiden international games yesterday...
01:43 PM, Dec 02, 2012
Kolkata: Renowned German heritage conservationists will visit Kolkata this November to help draw conservation plans for four of the city's iconic landmarks. Touring the city for two days on Nov 28 and 29, a group of 10 German experts, including the director of Museum of Asian Art, Berlin, will visit Victoria Memorial, National Library, Indian Museum and the Asiatic Society. "The four buildings have a lot of archival works, so...
04:23 PM, Nov 22, 2012
London: Six years on from his retirement from Formula One at the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher will say farewell again at Interlagos on Sunday and this time he intends to savour the occasion. The seven times world champion, who was racing for Ferrari in 2006 and is now ending a disappointing three year comeback with Mercedes, has made clear he is calling it quits for good this time....
10:05 PM, Nov 20, 2012
In an exclusive interview with Gaurav Kalra, tennis legend Boris Becker talks about variety of topics - his illustrious career, Roger Federer and India. ...
09:33 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Johar Bahru: Indian junior team failed to impress when it mattered the most as they lost 2-3 to Germany in the summit clash in the Sultan of Johar Cup hockey tournament here on Sunday. After an unbeaten outing in league stages, the Indian team could not rise to the occasion and committed silly mistakes to hand Germany the upper-hand from the start. The Indians began the final match as favourites...
08:25 PM, Nov 18, 2012
Rotterdam: The Netherlands will face Germany in Wednesday's friendly international without in-form Robin van Persie after the Manchester United winger pulled out of the squad on Monday with a thigh complaint. Van Persie played for the full 90 minutes in United's 3-2 win at Aston Villa on Saturday, setting up Javier Hernandez's 87th minute winner with an inswinging free-kick. The scorer of 31 goals in 71 internationals is likely to...
09:23 PM, Nov 12, 2012
