The Football Players’ Association of India is determined to give an international feel to its annual awards ceremony this year, which is likely to be held during the first week of August either in Goa or Mumbai, and former Portugal and Real Madrid star Luis Figo could grace the event.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will not be going to Srinagar during her visit to Jammu & Kashmir.
The visit was earlier scheduled on May 29 to lay the foundation stone of a re-settlement colony for Dal Lake dwellers.

It was the same old story for East Bengal, who squandered easy chances to play out a 1-1 draw against a mediocre Viva Kerala in their last I-League 3 encounter at the Howrah Municipal Stadium here on Thursday.

Questioning the government’s decision to refer the issue of caste-based Census to yet-to-be formed Group of Ministers (GoM), JD(U) president Sharad Yadav claimed that the move is just a “delaying tactic”. He, however, further enhanced the scope of his demand by asking that the proposed Unique Identity Cards should also mention the caste of citizens.

Mahindra United bid adieu to professional football in style, defeating JCT 2-1 in their final I-League encounter at the Cooperage here on Thursday. First half goals from Sukhwinder Singh (33rd minute) and Paresh Shivalkar (43rd) gave the Mumbai outfit a 2-0 advantage at half time.

With Jharkhand reeling under another spell of political uncertainty, the top leadership of the Congress from the state on Thursday called on AICC chief Sonia Gandhi and apprised her about the latest situation there. They also discussed issues relating to Rajya Sabha nomination from the state.

The southwest monsoon has not advanced much in the last few days because of lack of speedy winds but the Indian Meteorological Department is sticking to its prediction that it would set in over Kerala

Despite India’s underwhelming performance in the World T20 Championships in West Indies recently, Sachin Tendulkar feels that the current bunch are more than adequate to make amends, and that there was no need for him to turn out for India in the shortest version of the game.

The Delhi government and the Common-wealth Games Organising Committee on Thursday finalised a series of events to be staged across the city to offer a taste of country’s folklore, music and dance to the visitors during Games. The Delhi government has selected 15 venues in the city where cultural festivals will be held regularly during the course of the event to be held from October 3 to 14.

A major collision between a Jet Airways plane and an IndiGo aircraft was averted on Wednesday night. The Jet Airways pilot aborted landing on seeing the IndiGo aircraft on the runway. The DGCA, however, said it was not a “near miss” but a “runway incursion”.