The punching padre: Irish priest boxes for charity

A priest in Ireland’s County Offaly has joined the long Irish Catholic tradition of priests engaging in pugilism. Fr Pierre Pepper, who has spent the last two months training for an amateur......

Ireland legalises gay marriage in historic vote

Ireland became the first country to approve same-sex marriages by popular vote on Saturday. The vote swept aside the opposition of the Roman Catholic Church. More than 60 per cent of the 3.2......

Kannauj survivor's aunt helped former block head rape her

The aunt of the minor girl, who was allegedly raped by former block head Nawab Singh Yadav at a private college in Kannauj, has been arrested, police said on Wednesday. Image only for......

UP VHP member behind cow slaughter to create tension, arrested

A man, who identifies himself as a member of Vishva Hindu Parishad, and three others have been arrested for allegedly for slaughtering a cow in a bid to create communal tension in the area and......

Monsoon to be delayed by five days; to hit Kerala on June 6

Conditions are becoming favourable for advance of southwest monsoon over the southern part of Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal during May 18-19, the IMD said.......

Yes Bank to be dropped from Nifty 50 from Mar 27

Changes have been made in several indices including Nifty 500, Nifty 200, Nifty 100, Nifty Midcap 150, Nifty Smallcap 250 and host of sectoral indices including FMCG, IT, media, pharma, commodities......

Monsoon rains 37% below normal in first week of June

It’s still early days, but the southwest monsoon has been nearly 37 per cent ‘below normal’ in the first seven days (June 1-7) of this month. Photograph: Cathal......

Monsoon deficiency in June highest since 2015: IMD data

As the month ended with 33 per cent deficiency, which translates to around 67 per cent of the Long Period Average, several parts of the country have been witnessing drought-like situation. Monsoon......

Sakho's Liverpool future in doubt after being sent home

IMAGE: Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters. Mamadou Sakho faces an uncertain future at Liverpool after the defender was sent back to England from the Premier League......

Liverpool's Sakho provisionally suspended for anti-doping violation

Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho has been provisionally suspended for 30 days after failing an anti-doping test, European soccer's governing body UEFA said on Thursday. The 26-year-old France......

Russian bronze medallist curler found guilty of doping, says CAS

IMAGE: Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday that Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has been......

Russian medallist suspected of doping

IMAGE:  Aleksandr Krushelnitckii, an Olympic athlete from Russia. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters. A Russian medallist at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is suspected of having tested......

Liverpool to be without recovering Sakho for EPL opener against Arsenal

One player who is unlikely to be lining up for Liverpool for their Premier League opener against Arsenal on August 14 is defender Mamadou Sakho, who underwent treatment for a long-standing Achilles......