CHENNAI: Refusal of entry to a dhoti-clad judge of the Madras High Court at a club here has stoked a controversy, with political parties including DMK condemning the incident, as CPI(M) vowed to take up the issue in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, which is in session, tomorrow.
CHENNAI: Refusal of entry to a dhoti-clad judge of the Madras High Court at a club here has stoked a controversy, with political parties including DMK condemning the incident, as CPI(M) vowed to take up the issue in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, which is in session, tomorrow.
JERUSALEM: Israel briefly deployed ground troops inside the Gaza Strip for the first time early Sunday as its military warned northern Gaza residents to evacuate their homes, part of a widening offensive that's killed more than 160 Palestinians.
JERUSALEM: Israel briefly deployed ground troops inside the Gaza Strip for the first time early Sunday as its military warned northern Gaza residents to evacuate their homes, part of a widening offensive that's killed more than 160 Palestinians.
RIO DE JANEIRO: The last time a team had played in white in a World Cup final at the Maracana - Brazil against Uruguay in 1950 - it had been left scarred for good.
RIO DE JANEIRO: The last time a team had played in white in a World Cup final at the Maracana - Brazil against Uruguay in 1950 - it had been left scarred for good.
RIO DE JANEIRO: The mournful cries of millions of Brazilians were drowned out in the high-decibel musical gala during the Fifa World Cup's closing ceremony, which was graced by crowd pullers such as Shakira, guitar king Carlos Santana and also had a dash of samba on Sunday.
RIO DE JANEIRO: The mournful cries of millions of Brazilians were drowned out in the high-decibel musical gala during the Fifa World Cup's closing ceremony, which was graced by crowd pullers such as Shakira, guitar king Carlos Santana and also had a dash of samba on Sunday.
RIO DE JANEIRO: Fifa awarded Lionel Messi the 'Golden Ball' as the top player of the World Cup on Sunday after the Argentina captain led his side to the final at the Maracana where they lost to Germany 1-0 in extra-time.
RIO DE JANEIRO: Fifa awarded Lionel Messi the 'Golden Ball' as the top player of the World Cup on Sunday after the Argentina captain led his side to the final at the Maracana where they lost to Germany 1-0 in extra-time.
ISTANBUL: Istanbul's streets were brimming Sunday as around 1,000 pro-Palestinian Turks demonstrated against Israel's latest round of airstrikes on Gaza, which have left over 100 Palestinians dead.
ISTANBUL: Istanbul's streets were brimming Sunday as around 1,000 pro-Palestinian Turks demonstrated against Israel's latest round of airstrikes on Gaza, which have left over 100 Palestinians dead.
GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel said on Friday it would not bow to international pressure to end air strikes in Gaza that officials there said had killed almost 100 Palestinians, despite an offer by US President Barack Obama to help negotiate a ceasefire with militants.
GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel said on Friday it would not bow to international pressure to end air strikes in Gaza that officials there said had killed almost 100 Palestinians, despite an offer by US President Barack Obama to help negotiate a ceasefire with militants.
