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Will take drastic steps on Catalonia: Spanish PM
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct. 8 (ANI): Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has insisted that his government will do everything in its power, including invoking Article 155 of the Constitution, to stop the Catalan Government declaring independence from the country.
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Spain's third largest bank to exit Catalonia
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Oct.7 (ANI): Spain's third largest bank will move its headquarters from Catalonia due to increased tensions post voting on an independence referendum.
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Mumbai City FC leave for 33-day pre-season camp in Spain
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Even as football fever grips the country, Indian Super League (ISL) team Mumbai City FC set off for a 33-day long pre-season camp in Spain early on Wednesday morning.
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Windies star to play in fundraiser match for hurricane victims
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barbados [West Indies], Oct. 4 (ANI): A charity match themed 'Rebuilding the Caribbean one over at a time' between a Caribbean Select XI and a Trinidad side will be held in Port of Spain on October 14 to raise funds for the victims of recent hurricanes in the Caribbean.
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Catalans go on strike over referendum violent crackdown
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct. 3 (ANI): Catalans took to streets of Barcelona to condemn the violent crackdown by Spanish security forces during the weekend referendum on independence, in which 893 people were injured.
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Catalonia votes to split from Spain amid violent crackdowns
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], October 2 (ANI): The Catalan government claimed victory early Monday in a contested referendum on independence from Spain.
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337 injured during Catalan independence referendum vote
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct 1(ANI): As many as 337 people have been injured, some seriously, after Spanish police in riot gear cracked down on voters by firing rubber bullets and stormed polling stations to confiscate ballot boxes to halt the Catalonia independence referendum.
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Barcelona mayor calls on Spanish PM to resign amid Catalonia referendum
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct 1(ANI): Barcelona's mayor Ada Colau has called on Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to resign amid the Catalonia's independence referendum which begun today with clashes occurring as police attempted to prevent voting from taking place.
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Catalonia referendum gets underway amid Spain crackdown
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Catalonia [Spain], Oct 1 (ANI): Catalonia's independence referendum is underway in the towns and cities across the northeastern region, with the Spanish security forces entering many sites and attempting to confiscate ballot boxes.
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Tensions run high as Catalonia prepares for disputed independence vote
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Catalonia [Spain], October 1 (ANI): Multitudes of supporters of Catalan independence maintained their standoff with the Spanish government on Saturday as they prepared to hold a fiercely disputed referendum.
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Barcelona defeat Girona 3-0 to continue winning streak in La Liga
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Girona [Spain], Sept. 24 (ANI): Luis Suarez scored on his 100th La Liga appearance as Barcelona registered a comfortable 3-0 win over regional rivals Girona on Saturday.
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FC Goa to travel to Spain for pre-season matches
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Murcia [Spain], Sept 20 (ANI): A new-look FC Goa will fly to Murcia, Spain next month for a run of pre-season games ahead of the start of the fourth edition of the Indian Super League (ISL).
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