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India lacks sports culture: Rijiju

Panaji, Jan 18: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday lamented lack of “sports culture” in India. He, however, said the government is working to make the country a “sport powerhouse” in the coming days. The Union minister was in Goa to inaugurate five different indoor stadiums constructed for […]

System needed to punish rape accused within six months of conviction: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Jan 18: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said a system needs to be developed to ensure that rape convicts are punished within six months. Reacting to the verdict in 2013 ‘Gudiya’ rape case, Kejriwal said it took seven years to find the accused guilty. “Both […]

Shabana Azmi injured in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Mumbai, Jan 18: Actor Shabana Azmi and another person were injured in an accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Saturday, the police said. Azmi was rushed to MGM Hospital in Navi Mumbai and was said to be out of danger, said a police official. Her […]

Don’t do politics over Nirbhaya case: Kejriwal to BJP

New Delhi, Jan 17: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the BJP on Friday not to indulge in politics over the Nirbhaya case issue and instead work together in ensuring that justice in such cases is delivered at the earliest. Reacting to Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani […]

Constable attempts suicide in UP’s Kanpur

Kanpur (UP), Jan 17: A 22-year-old police constable, about to get married in less than two weeks, allegedly shot at himself during duty hours in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, officials said on Friday. After Shani Kumar fired at himself with his service rifle late Thursday night, he was rushed […]

Cong launches theme song ahead of Delhi polls

New Delhi, Jan 17: Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, the Congress on Friday launched an audio and a video of its official song – ‘Phir se Congress wali Delhi’. Talking to reporters, Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra said through its theme song, the party will tell people about […]

Nirbhaya case: Delhi court issues fresh death warrants against 4 convicts for Feb 1, 6 am

New Delhi, Jan 17: A Delhi court Friday issued fresh death warrants for February 1, 6 am against the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora was hearing a plea by one of the four death row convicts in the […]

Supreme Court rejects telecom firms’ plea for relief on government dues

NEW DELHI – India’s top court on Thursday rejected petitions by mobile operators including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea seeking a review of its order late last year that they must pay the bulk of nearly $13 billion in dues to government. The Supreme Court in October 2019 […]

Bulls awe tamers, jallikattu events in TN continue to be crowd-pullers

Madurai, Jan 16: Jallikattu, the popular bull taming sport of Tamil Nadu lived up to its reputation of being a huge crowd-puller as the contest unfolded on Thursday at Palamedu here and Suriyur in Tiruchirappalli district. As thousands of spectators continued to flock both the events, the tamers were […]

Eye on 2021 WB assembly polls, BJP re-elects Dilip Ghosh as state chief

Kolkata, Jan 16: With an eye on the 2021 assembly polls the BJP on Thursday re-elected Dilip Ghosh, who is credited for the growth of the saffron party in West Bengal, as president of its state unit for the second consecutive term. Ghosh being the only nominee for the […]

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