The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) response on an application by former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia who has sought interim bail on account of his wife’s illness. A Delhi court had extended Sisodia’s judicial custody till May 8 in a money laundering case related to the Delhi […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today handed over two ships to the Maldives — a fast patrol ship and landing craft assault ship — at function in the island nation.Rajnath is on a three-day visit to the Maldives.The fast patrol ship is capable of coastal and offshore surveillance at high speed. It was commissioned as a […]
Rains lashed parts of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday morning, leading to a dip in the temperature.According to the Meteorological Department here, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Rupnagar, Mohali, Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar received rains. Many parts of the two states, including Chandigarh, have been receiving rains from the past few days.The maximum […]
India’s ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who has been protesting at the Jantar Mantar here with other top grapplers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, has alleged that Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur tried to suppress the matter by forming an oversight panel instead of taking concrete action.During their second phase […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana.The apex court gave its verdict on former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh assassination case convict Balwant Singh Rajoana’s petition seeking commutation of his death penalty. He had sought commutation of his death sentence on the grounds that the Centre had […]
Ahead of the Supreme Court’s final hearing of pleas against the remission to the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday expressed doubt that the Centre and the Gujarat government may deploy “delay tactics”. Our #bilkisbanocase petition listed today at 2 pm for final hearing. Waiting […]
BCCI took strict action against Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir and Naveen-ul-Haq for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore match at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Monday. Kohli, Gambhir were fined 100% of their match fees after they were found guilty of a Level 2 offence […]
What transpired on Monday, during and after the Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Bangalore was not ideal on a cricket field by any means. After the match, Kohli, Gambhir and Naveen were all found of breaching IPL’s Code of Conduct. BCCI docked full match fees of Kohli and Gambhir for their Level 2 offence while […]
Gangster Goldy Brar, who claimed responsibility for Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s killing in May last year on behalf of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, has been included on the list of Canada’s 25 most wanted. An Interpol red notice was last year issued against Brar, who is from Punjab’s Mukhtsar. He is wanted for murder, […]
The Congress on Tuesday unveiled its manifesto for the Karnataka assembly election, focusing big on women voters and youth. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar and senior leader Siddaramaiah were among the leaders who released the manifesto. The big announcements include 200 units of free power to each household, ₹2,000 to each […]