Uruguay forward Diego Forlan believes that his team needs to be renewed after losing 0-2 to Colombia in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup here Saturday.
The 35-year-old said that the loss was normal, logical and it should not upset anyone because the team needs reviving through getting young players, reports EFE.
Forlan added that the fans’ love and appreciation is priceless and that his achievements in the World Cup were beyond his dreams.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here Sunday chaired a meeting of India’s envoys from Gulf countries to chalk out the future course of action to rescue Indian nationals stranded in violence-hit Iraq.
The meeting, also attended by the ambassadors of Gulf countries posted in India, reviewed the steps taken so far in this regard, ministry officials said.
India has set up three camp offices to facilitate the 10,000 Indians in non-conflict zones in Iraq in returning home.
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Actor-turned-politician Innocent says he has been asked to complete his three-year term as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA).
The 69-year-old comedian contested the 16th Lok Sabha election as a Left-backed Independent from the Chalakudy constituency in Kerala and defeated Congress strongman P.C. Chacko.
“I had expressed my desire to resign from the post of the president (of the actors’ association) because I have new responsibilities as a Lok Sabha member. But it has been turned down,” Innocent, who has headed AMMA for the past 14 years, told reporters.
Uruguay defender Diego Godin expressed disappointment over the team’s elimination from the FIFA World Cup but said they are leaving Brazil with their heads held high.
“I feel sad. We wanted to keep moving forward. We can leave with our heads held high. We have nothing to reproach ourselves for,” the captain said, after losing 0-2 to Colombia in the Round of 16 match at the Maracana Stadium here Saturday, reports EFE.
The 28-year-old added that they tried to win but Colombia were simply the stronger team. Godin said the absence of teammate Luis Suarez affected them.
A woman in the US has been arrested after she tried to kill a spider with fire, the media reported Saturday.
Ginny M. Griffith, 34, from Hutchinson, Kansas, was arrested Friday on an arson charge after fire tenders had to be called in to extinguish the blaze she started to kill the spider, Hutchinson News reported.
The woman told police that she had set some towels on fire to kill the arachnid.
Firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control within minutes, the Independent quoted a fire department official as saying.
State-run gas utility GAIL Sunday handed over a cheque of Rs.3.89 crore to the East Godavari district collector for paying compensation to families of the victims of its gas pipeline blast two days ago in Andhra Pradesh.
“The disbursement of compensation to the individual eligible beneficiaries will begin tomorrow (Monday)”, GAIL said in a statement here.
The toll in Friday’s pipeline blast at Nagaram village East Godavari district rose to 19 Sunday, with one more of the injured succumbing to burn injuries in a local private hospital.
Foreign tourists have spent $365 million during the first phase of the FIFA World Cup, Brazil’s sports minister Aldo Rebelo said.
Rebelo said the World Cup has a double impact this year as the expenditure of the tourists increased while that of Brazilians abroad decreased. He also praised the efforts of federal, provincial and municipal departments that led to a normal World Cup with small issues and huge success inside and outside the pitches, reports EFE.
Actress Jennifer Aniston, popular for sporting caramel-coloured tresses, had turned brunette for “Cake” movie. But now she has gone back to being blonde.
The 45-year-old recently hit the red carpet with longtime love Justin Theroux and showed off lightened locks with subtle highlights.
The new look has been created by Hollywood colourist Michael Canale of Canale Salon.
“Chris McMillan and I worked together to bring Jen’s brunette bob back to her trademark sandy blonde tresses again,” Canale was quoted by usmagazine.com as saying.
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Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne says their Round of 16 match in the World Cup against the United States here Tuesday will be a “physical battle”.
“It will be a physical battle. US players are physically strong and they will try to use this against us,” de Bruyne said, reports EFE.
He added that their friendly against US last year, which they won 4-2, is a good “reference”.
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A young Colombian woman was killed after she was hit by a stray bullet during celebrations of the country’s 2-0 victory over Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup Saturday.
The 25-year-old was taken to one of the medical institutes after being shot.
Colombia’s capital city Bogota’s mayor urged all fans to celebrate the qualification to the quarterfinals peacefully.
Fourteen other people also died while celebrating Colombia’s 3-0 win over Greece during the group stage June 14.
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Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar, who crooned the melodious number “Lag ja gale” for 1964 film “Woh kaun Thi”, is delighted at the song having completed 50 years and says that it still sounds fresh.
Composed by late Madan Mohan, the track was picturised on Sadhana and Manoj Kumar.
Lata shared her joy through her tweet saying that beauty of the song lies in the fact that it does not seem to rust, despite being created half-a-decade ago.
Colombia striker James Rodriguez, who is the top scorer of the World Cup with five goals, says he would love to play in Spain.
“It would be a dream to play there. It is the best league in the world. I prefer Real Madrid to Barcelona,” the 22-year-old said, reports EFE.
Rodriguez, who was named Man of the Match in Colombia’s 2-0 victory over Uruguay in the Round of 16 Saturday, secured his country’s place in the quarterfinals after scoring a brace.
Colombia will take on Brazil, who defeated Chile in a penalty shootout, July 4 at the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza.
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Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz has said his government was determined to confront terrorism and will adopt all measures to protect its citizens and expatriates, a media report said Sunday.
In his Ramadan message on Saudi Television King Abdullah expressed hope that militants who instigate terror in different parts of the world would return to their senses on realising that such activity goes against the teachings of Islam, the Arab News reported.
He said the militants are confused, as they are unable to differentiate between reform and terrorism.
Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar expressed happiness over his side’s qualification into the quarterfinals of the World Cup by defeating Chile in a penalty shootout in the Round of 16.
Cesar said the win compensated the elimination from the 2010 edition in South Africa. The goalkeeper’s mistakes were one of the reasons Brazil were ousted from the quarterfinal’s four years ago against the Netherlands, reports EFE.
But he was one of the main reasons for his team’s win Saturday.
“Four years ago, I received anger and sadness from the media but today I speak with joy,” Cesar said.
Himachal Pradesh is committed to ending drug abuse, and 900 cases have been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in the state in the past few years, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Sunday.
He said drugs illegally cultivated in 5,000 bighas have been destroyed.
At the prize distribution ceremony of a half marathon organised by the state police, Virbhadra Singh said awareness events like these against drug abuse were a commendable effort.
Actress Keira Knightley says she is surprised that she is married to musician James Righton even after taking “stressful” guitar lessons from him.
The “Begin Again” actress, who plays aspiring singer Greta in the comedy-drama, says she almost fell out with Righton, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Speaking on the “Today” show, she said: “He is a musician and he did try (to teach me guitar). It didn’t go so well, it’s a miracle we’re still married. I didn’t have the natural ability for the guitar.
TV host Sharon Osbourne felt like a “cheat” when she had a gastric bypass because she didn’t lose weight in a healthy way.
Osbourne underwent a gastric bypass procedure in 1999 after spending years battling with her weight, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Speaking to “Entertainment Tonight”, she said: “I felt like such a cheat when I had that band on my stomach. It makes you vomit the whole time. Nothing goes down because it goes out.”
Sharon, 61, and married to rocker Ozzy Osbourne, now controls her weight by sticking to the low-carbohydrate Atkins diet.
Algeria defender Rafik Halliche has said they have not come to Brazil “for sightseeing” and they will work hard to eliminate Germany from the Round of 16 in their encounter at the World Cup here Monday.
“We’re here and will exert all our efforts to go as far as possible. This is football, nothing is planned in advance,” said Halliche, reports EFE.
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The Congress Sunday demanded an independent investigation under the auspices of the apex court into the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board scam.
The scam is related to recruitment in various government jobs.
“We demand a thorough, independent and completely dispassionate investigation into the MP exam scam with a time frame. There should be an SIT investigation ideally under the Supreme Court, or at the minimum, the high court,” Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi told media persons here.
Filmmakers from as far as Venezuela, Italy, Cuba and South Korea presented their work at the third Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF). But surprisingly local participation at the three-day gala, which aims to encourage movie-making culture here, has been close to zilch.
It was a complete contrast to last year when about 15 Ladakhi filmmakers participated in the fest — but this time, they remained conspicuous by their absence, leaving the festival officials and patrons disheartened.
The Punjab government Sunday announced that sugarcane growers in the state will get instant payment for their produce on the lines of wheat and paddy growing farmers.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said the chief secretary and financial commissioner, finance have been asked to ensure instant payment for sugarcane in future to farmers as in the case of wheat and paddy.
Farmers growing wheat and paddy get their payment within 48 to 72 hours of their stocks being purchased by government agencies.
Organise your refrigerator to ensure that you know what’s in your fridge, what’s in date and what you need to get rid of.
Vicky Silverthorn, declutterer to the stars and creator of life organisation company YouNeedAVicky, shares a series of practical tips to help you better organise your fridge, reports femalefirst.co.uk:
Jewellery is a weakness of many women and a survey shows that British women of 40 years of age have a jewellery collection worth 6,000 pounds.
The research, conducted by Vashi Dominguez, founder of the jewellery brand Vashi.com, has revealed that the typical value of a woman’s jewellery increases by 2,000 pounds every 10 years as they reach middle age. By the time she reaches 50, her jewellery is worth 8,000 pounds, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
The collection generally includes up to 150 pieces with the most expensive item normally an engagement ring worth 3,000 pounds.
France defender Bacary Sagna has said it would be a failure if they did not qualify for the World Cup final to be played at the iconic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro July 13.
“It would be a success if we go all the way. As players, we aspire to go as far as possible, we aspire to win trophies and for me it would be a failure not to win the cup,” Sagna said, reports EFE.
France meet Nigeria Monday in the Round of 16 at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha here.
Eleven-year-old Yash Aradhya put on an inspiring performance as he blazed to glory despite starting from 12th position in the Micro Max category of JK Tyre FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship at the Lahiri Resort here Sunday.
The Bangalore boy, racing for MECO Racing, had a disastrous pre-final round that saw him crashing out after being bumped from behind while in the lead.