London: British MP and senior Conservative Party politician Nigel Evans was arrested on Saturday by the London Police after being accused of raping two men.
The reports identify the politician as Deputy House of Commons Speaker Nigel Evans, a 55-year-old from Lancashire, northwest England, who has served in Parliament for two decades.
The alleged victims are understood to be men in their 20s. It is understood that Prime Minister David Cameron has been made aware of the arrest. A House of Commons spokesman declined to comment and said it was a police matter.
The police said, "The man will be interviewed at a police station in Lancashire during the course of the day."...
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07:23 AM, May 05, 2013
London: British media say that a senior Conservative Party politician has been arrested for questioning on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. The reports identify the politician as Deputy House of Commons Speaker Nigel Evans, a 55-year-old from Lancashire, northwest England, who has served in Parliament for two decades. British police do not identify people arrested for questioning who have not been charged. Asked about the arrest of Evans, Lancashire...
03:00 AM, May 05, 2013
London: Lancashire's Jordan Clark has become only the fifth batsman to hit six sixes in one over during a professional cricket match. The English County said in a statement on Wednesday that the 22-year-old had achieved the feat in a Championship Second XI game against Yorkshire to join an illustrious list of names. Former West Indies all-rounder Garfield Sobers was the first man to do it, in 1968, and Indian...
03:11 AM, Apr 25, 2013
New Delhi: Indian cricketers who sustain injuries during the cash-rich Indian Premier League will now have to depend on their respective franchise to bear the costs of their rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). This decision was taken at the NCA Committee meeting in Chennai on Monday during which members expressed the opinion that austerity measures needed to be taken in a bid to put an end to the...
04:34 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Panama: Sepp Blatter gave his strongest hint yet that he may stay on for another four-year term as FIFA president beyond 2015, saying the scale of reform facing soccer's global governing body needed time. Blatter, 77, has indicated in the past he would not stand for a fifth consecutive term in two years' time but he told Reuters on Friday that he would not "abandon this boat" before he was...
08:02 AM, Apr 20, 2013
Shikhar Dhawan, the star of India's Mohali Test win against Australia and one of the top batsmen of IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, is back home from Melbourne and waiting for clearance from the National Cricket Academay (NCA) to appear in IPL 6 having recovered from a hand fracture, ESPNCricinfo reported. Dhawan hurt his hand while patrolling the boundary during his dream Test debut in Mohali where he played a dominating...
11:03 AM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: Roger Ebert reviewed thousands of films over the years, influencing moviegoers across the country with his uncomplicated, yet intelligent reviews that were breezy and often quotable. Along with fellow film critic Gene Siskel, Ebert, who died on Thursday at the age of 70, created and made famous the thumbs-up, thumbs-down style of reviews. Here are excerpts of some of his memorable reviews for both film classics as well...
10:51 AM, Apr 05, 2013
World No.15 Dipika stretched No.8 Jenny Duncalf to four games before losing 9-11, 5-11, 11-6, 4-11 in the pre-quarters. ...
09:21 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Zaheer had sustained a calf injury during Mumbai's Ranji Trophy game against Gujarat last December. ...
07:37 PM, Mar 28, 2013
The left-hander, 35, has agreed a two-year contract and will be available to play in all three forms of the game this season. ...
05:44 PM, Mar 28, 2013
After US's 1-0 win over Costa Rica, coach Juergen Klinsmann has answered many of the doubters. ...
11:18 PM, Mar 27, 2013
The RBI on Monday asked banks to issue new cheque books only under the new format and gave them time till July-end to withdraw the old format cheques. All cheques currently with customers in the old format (non-Cheque Truncation System) will continue to be valid for another four months (the earlier deadline was March 31), the apex bank said. ...
09:40 PM, Mar 18, 2013
The problem with Indian cricket is that it lives in the present. While philosophers will tell you that is a good way of life, it ...
01:02 PM, Mar 18, 2013
"Fletcher's overall record isn't good but the poor guy had series in Australia and England," said the former captain and BCCI chief selector. ...
08:51 PM, Mar 15, 2013
BCCI took the decision at its Working Committee meeting on Friday despite India's dismal overseas Test record since the Zimbabwean took over. ...
07:47 PM, Mar 15, 2013
India's premier fast bowler Umesh Yadav, who has been sidelined due to an injury since November, will be in action soon as he resumed his training recently and is expected to regain full fitness by April. ...
04:52 PM, Mar 01, 2013
Old Trafford is to be known formally as Emirates Old Trafford for the next 10 years after Lancashire announced a sponsorship agreement with the airline. ...
11:47 PM, Feb 28, 2013
CONCACAF has backed a proposal to limit the FIFA presidency to two four-year terms and to impose an age limit of 72 for the president. ...
03:11 PM, Feb 25, 2013
The 15-member Indian squad will start their three-day training camp at NCA ahead of the first Test against Australia at Chennai, starting on February 22. ...
10:17 AM, Feb 16, 2013
