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Traders body objects to Chinese company as IPL sponsor

Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Wednesday wrote to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) raising objections over the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) title sponsor reportedly having stakeholders from China. In a letter to BCCI president Saurav Ganguly, CAIT said, “We are deeply pained to note that now Dream11 has been […]

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‘Decline’ in Pranab Mukherjee’s health, signs of lung infection

Ex-president Pranab Mukherjee’s health has worsened after signs of a lung infection, a Delhi hospital said on Wednesday. Mukherjee, who had tested positive for coronavirus, has been admitted since last week for a surgery to remove a clot in his brain. “There has been a decline in the medical condition of Hon’ble Shri Pranab Mukherjee […]

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Supreme Court orders CBI probe in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ordered the CBI to investigate Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. The SC said that the first information report (FIR) registered in Bihar based on the complaint filed by Sushant Singh’s father KK Singh was correct and Bihar was competent to ask the CBI to investigate the case. Mumbai police […]

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PU, CCS Agri University among top 5 in ARIIA 2020, Chitkara in top 25.

Chandigarh’s Punjab University (PU) and Haryana’s Chaudhary Charan Singh (CCS) Agricultural University are among the top five government-aided varsities, while Chitkara University made it to the Top 25 in the private Universities’ category in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020, launched by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu. ARIIA is an initiative […]

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Rohit Sharma, Vinesh Phogat among 4 recommended for Khel Ratna

Decorated wrestler Vinesh Phogat and India’s opening batsman Rohit Sharma are among the four players recommended on Tuesday for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Table tennis player Manika Batra and 2016 Paralympic gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu have also been recommended for the prestigious award. “Rohit Sharma, Vinesh Phogat, Manika Batra and Mariyappan Thangavelu have […]

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Dream11 pays Rs. 222 crore to be the new IPL title sponsor

Fantasy sports platform Dream11 have made a three-year winning bid to bag the title sponsorship rights for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). “Dream 11 has won the title sponsorship for Rs.222 crore,” IPL chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed on Tuesday. On August 10, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) […]

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Advocate Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj elevated as Judge of Punjab and Haryana HC

Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday approved elevation of advocate Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj as judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court. The collegium had recommended names of six advocates for their elevation as judges in the Delhi High Court and one for the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The names of six advocates for appointment as […]

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Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS for post Covid care

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who had last week recovered from Covid-19, was again admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, on Monday night. As per a release, Amit Shah has been complaining of fatigue and body aches for last three-four days. “He has been admitted to AIIMS for post Covid care,” […]

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15 crore budget announced for Harike wetland

Inaugurating a park constructed at a cost of ₹1.25 crore in Vidhan Sabha constituency Patti, Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal stated that the state government will spend ₹15 crore on harnessing the potential of Harike wetland and make it a tourism hub. Badal said, “₹15 crore has been earmarked for this purpose in this […]