Day: April 9, 2019

Rahul Gandhi’s Kandhamal rally cancelled

Bhubaneswar : Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s scheduled visit to Odisha’s Kandhamal district on Tuesday was cancelled, party sources said. Rahul Gandhi’s visit was cancelled in view of a possible thunderstorm in Kandhamal area on Tuesday evening, a party communication said, adding that Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan […]

Man arrested for robbing, killing farmer in outer Delhi

New Delhi : A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly robbing a 65-year-old farmer and bludgeoning him to death in outer Delhi’s Alipur, police said Tuesday. The accused was identified as Naveen, a resident of Tajpur village, they said. The matter came to light on April 7 when the […]

MP CM Kamal Nath, son file poll nominations

Chhindwara : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and his son Nakul Nath Tuesday filed their nominations for the state Assembly bypoll and Lok Sabha election, respectively, from Chhindwara. Nath, 73, dressed in a white kurta-pyjama, was accompanied by his wife Alka Nath and son while filing his papers […]

Mumbai Indians eye revenge against KXIP

Mumbai : Revenge will be on their mind when Mumbai Indians lock horns with Kings XI Punjab, the hosts looking to stretch their winning run in the Indian Premier League here Wednesday. The previous encounter between the two teams in Mohali had ended in a comprehensive eight-wicket win for […]

World’s top 10 all seeking first Masters green jacket

Augusta (United States) :  There’s a major hole on the career accomplishments list for the world’s 10 top-ranked golfers this week at Augusta National — none of them owns a Masters champion’s green jacket. It’s the first time since the global rankings began in 1986 that the entire top […]

Suarez returns to England with much to gain and nothing to prove

Barcelona :  His goal against Atletico Madrid on Saturday should prove Barcelona’s knock-out blow in La Liga and now Manchester United are tasked with containing the might of Luis Suarez in Europe. The image of Lionel Messi’s partner-in-chief has been defined by his darker side, a relentless, ferocious and, […]

Our win was too close for comfort, says Kings XI skipper Ashwin

Mohali :  Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin has said his side has a lot of scope for improvement after they encountered yet another “too close” game in the ongoing Indian Premier League. K L Rahul (71 not out) and Mayank Agarwal (55) struck fluent half-centuries to guide Kings […]

Travelling to India awakened new understanding of myself: Will Smith

Mumbai :  Hollywood star Will Smith says his trip to India awakened a new understanding of himself and the world around him. The actor, who visited Haridwar to shoot for his Facebook Watch show “Will Smith’s Bucket List”, took to Instagram Saturday to share the pictures of the experience. […]

VVIP chopper case: Delhi court sends defence agent to judicial custody till Apr 20

New Delhi : A Delhi court Monday sent Sushen Mohan Gupta, an alleged defence agent arrested in the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP chopper case, to judicial custody till April 20. Special Judge Arvind Kumar sent Gupta to judicial custody. Gupta was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of […]

Man gets 2-yr RI for attacking cop on duty in Maha

Thane : A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has awarded two years’ rigorous imprisonment to a 26-year-old man for attacking a policeman and preventing him from discharging his duty. Assistant Sessions Judge D Y Gaud in his order last week also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on […]

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