Brazilian football star Ronaldinho set to marry two women at the same time in Rio
The 38-year-old footballer started dating Beatriz Souza in 2016 while he also continued his relationship with Priscilla, whom he proposed to several years back.
May 24, 2018, 22:00 PM IST
Brazilian jockey Jorge Ricardo bags world record 12,844th win
Ricardo has been racing for 41 years, which is just under 15,000 days, meaning on average he has won almost one race every day to equal the world record held by Canada's Russell Baze.
Feb 06, 2018, 14:19 PM IST
World Cup winner Ronaldinho mulls move into politics
Brazil's World Cup winner Ronaldinho is considering a move into politics as his celebrated football career draws to an end.
Dec 15, 2017, 10:45 AM IST
Seven dead after alleged drug dealers clash in Rio port
Seven people have been found dead in Rio de Janeiro`s port after what police said was a deadly clash among suspected drug dealers.
Nov 26, 2017, 11:10 AM IST
United Nations slams Brazil bill that would ban all abortions
The United Nations on Monday voiced concern over a bill under consideration by Brazil`s congress that would ban access to all abortions, even in cases of rape and women whose lives are in danger.
Nov 21, 2017, 00:54 AM IST
Neymar fined 1.2 million US dollars over tax case delays
A Brazilian court has fined footballer Neymar 3.8 million reais ($1.2 million) for attempting to "obstruct the continuity" of a tax evasion case.
Oct 20, 2017, 13:27 PM IST
Brazilian official demanded bribes for release of bodies: Prosecutor
President Michel Temer himself is accused of agreeing to take millions of dollars in bribes from a meatpacking company. Last week the scandal-plagued lower house of Congress voted overwhelmingly to nix prosecutors` demand for a trial.
Aug 08, 2017, 23:53 PM IST
No girls allowed: Japan's men-only island gets UNESCO nod
The tiny landmass of Okinoshima is permanently manned by a Shinto priest who prays to the island's goddess, in a tradition that has been kept up for centuries.
Jul 10, 2017, 15:27 PM IST
Yellow fever hits Brazil, 259 deaths confirmed in 2017
In a statement, the Ministry of Health said that 259 deaths have been confirmed, another 47 are being investigated and 115 have been ruled out as being due to other causes.
May 13, 2017, 09:46 AM IST
Rio de Janeiro announces mass yellow fever vaccination
Although Rio has not registered any cases, it is close to where the disease has taken hold in neighboring Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo and Sao Paulo states.
Mar 12, 2017, 12:45 PM IST
India issues advisory for its citizens, warns of travelling to Rio De Janeiro
The Indian government on Monday issued an advisory for its citizens travelling to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as a matter of precaution in view of the law and order situation, according to an ANI source.
Mar 06, 2017, 18:54 PM IST
PV Sindhu set to be deputy collector after accepting job offer from Andhra Pradesh government
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had offered a Group-I officer job of her choice at the felicitation function itself, but Sindhu has now decided to take it up.
Feb 24, 2017, 15:43 PM IST
Brazil jail bloodshed: Death toll rises to 27, nine inmates injured
Twenty-seven inmates were killed in a Brazilian prison riot that broke out on Saturday, adding to chaos in a penitentiary system in which some 140 inmates have died in gang warfare since the start of the year.
Jan 16, 2017, 10:13 AM IST
Thirty three prisoners killed in Brazil jail riot, second major incident in a week
At last 33 inmates have been killed in a new prison uprising in the Amazon region of Brazil, officials said Friday, just five days after 56 inmates were slaughtered in a nearby state in the country`s worst prison massacre for more than two decades.
Jan 06, 2017, 18:09 PM IST
Body in burned car raises fears for missing Greek ambassador to Brazil
The discovery of a burned-out car in Rio state with a body inside have sparked fears that it might be that of the Greek ambassador to Brazil, missing since Monday.
Dec 30, 2016, 08:56 AM IST
Cops search for Greek ambassador who went missing in Brazil three days ago
Greece's ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, went missing three days ago near Rio de Janeiro while vacationing with his family, police said on Thursday, asking for information that could help locate him.
Dec 30, 2016, 01:45 AM IST
Rio gets UNESCO world heritage status
Rio de Janeiro, nicknamed the Marvelous City, officially entered the UN's list of world heritage sites in recognition of its soaring granite cliffs, urban rainforest and beaches.
Dec 14, 2016, 07:34 AM IST
Police in Rio seek 10 suspects in gang-rape of woman
Police in Brazil are looking for at least 10 men in connection with the gang-rape of a woman on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
Oct 25, 2016, 10:51 AM IST
Rio Paralympics end with music -- and relief
Overall, organizers are breathing a sigh of relief that predictions of failure for South America`s first Olympics and Paralympics were proved wrong.
Sep 19, 2016, 10:22 AM IST
Nothing left for me to prove, says new world number one Angelique Kerber
Her success in Rio was followed up by a final defeat in Cincinnati to Katerina Pliskova, who she then beat in the U.S. Open final.
Sep 13, 2016, 15:22 PM IST
