Terming as "baseless innuendos" the allegations of fraud by her Trust, Law Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louise launched a scathing attack on activist Arvind Kerjriwal, accusing him of "doing politics using the shoulders of the disabled". She also trashed speculation about her husband resigning over the issue, saying there is no reason why her husband should step down.
'I'm not in favour of the boycott. In sports, you never use the word boycott. My fundamental principle is either we withdraw permanently or go and compete'
Indian Premier league side Rajasthan Royals has signed an exclusive contract with an Australia-based media company, My Hereos.
October 14, 2012, was a sad day for Law Minister Salman Khurshid and the India Today group, which owns a number of print journals and TV channels, says B Raman
Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government was colluding with Salman Khurshid to bail the Law Minister out of the allegations of financial irregularities in an Non-Governmental Organisation run by him and his wife.
Supporting his senior colleague, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Offic V Narayanasamy on Wednesday said no action can be taken against Law Minister Salman Khurshid on the basis of allegations of misuse of funds by an NGO headed by him. Noting that the Uttar Pradesh government is conducting an inquiry into allegations against the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by Khurshid and his wife, Narayanasamy said action will be taken on the basis of its report.
Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of cancer, it was reported on Monday.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday sought a report from the Economic Offences Wing of the Uttar Pradesh police on the investigation into alleged irregularities in Dr Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by Union Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise.
Information against Salman Khurshid's trust was given out by persons in the Congress party and attempts are on to find out who is behind it, reports Renu Mittal.
Multiple defamation suits are being planned to be filed against India Today Group by Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his friends in the country and abroad over allegations of financial bungling by an NGO run by his family.
"It's not Kejriwal or any political opponent, I need to worry about...Third rate people in India are doing third rate things... All this is being done as they want to launch their own party and they want to take over the country... We will fight tooth and nail, won't give into these blackmailers," Khurshid told a television channel from London
The CGF chief is also expected to meet Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju.
The Muslim voters of Uttar Pradesh were not swayed by the Congress's promises of "quota within quota".
Virginia Woolf was one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.
'Denying access to the country to writers of both foreign and Indian origin casts a chill on public discourse; it flies in the face of India's traditions of free and open debate and respect for a diversity of views, and weakens its credentials as a strong and thriving democracy'
After taking over as Britain's prime minister, Theresa May has joined a small but growing band of female world leaders.
The Indian women's archery team was off target in crunch situations as it lost to Denmark by a point in a see-saw pre-quarterfinal battle at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London on Sunday.
At Law Minister Salman Khurshid's party, there was a lavish spread of sweet mangoes and spicy gossip. Sheela Bhatt shares some notes from the soiree
'Although a Commonwealth Shooting Championships is amongst one of several ideas being discussed with the ISSF, nothing has been formally proposed, let alone agreed upon'
Union Law Minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid has been embroiled in a controversy over his comments on the minority quota. In the midst of hectic campaigning for his wife Louise Khurshid, who is contesting from the Farrukhabad assembly seat, he tells Kavita Chowdhury why he will continue to talk about the minority quota and the reality of Indian politics.
Gary Speed talked "in terms of taking his life" in a text message to his wife only days before he died, the former Wales manager's widow told an inquest hearing on Monday.
Cricket's last appearance at the Games was at Kuala Lumpur in 1998, when a South African team featuring Jacques Kallis won the men's 50-over competition.
The wife of Wales' manager Gary Speed found him hanged at their home early on Sunday morning, the inquest into his death heard on Tuesday.
Shooting's international federation (ISSF) has also confirmed complete support to India for hosting the proposed Commonwealth championships.
Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships will be held in Chandigarh
In Danny Boyle's biopic, reports Aseem Chhabra from the Telluride Film Festival, 'we are left with Jobs -- the man, a genius as well as (what Steve Wozniak calls him in the film), an asshole!'
The visiting Commonwealth Games delegation has given a thumbs-up to the under-construction Games Village, the organisers claimed in New Delhi on Thursday.
The IOA chief had earlier called for an Indian boycott of the 2022 CWG in Birmingham over the axing of shooting from the Games programme due to logistical issues.
Targeting the burgeoning Indian middle class, a luxury cruise liner has begun operations from Kochi, wooing tourists to exotic locales of Maldives and Colombo with ticket rates as low as Rs 5,000.
Determined not to allow terrorism derail the sporting extravaganza, the Commonwealth Games Federation threw its weight behind Delhi and said it expected the Indian capital to deliver a fantastic sporting extravaganza in 2010.
Indian-origin International Criminal Court judge Navanethem Pillay has been named the United Nations' new human rights chief, despite some initial opposition from the United States. Pillay, 67, who is from South Africa, will succeed Louise Arbour of Canada who completed her term on June 30.
Born on November 29 1899, Emma Martina Luigia Morano from Italy held the Guinness World Records titles for oldest living person and oldest living woman.
Bejoy Nambiar's gripping slice-of-mess about things spiraling out of control find an expression in a striking ensemble and volatile scenery, notes Sukanya Verma.
Global gold demand hit an 11-year low in 2020 at 3,759.6 tonnes, mainly due to a weak October-December quarter and the COVID-19 related disruptions across the world driving a muted consumer sentiment throughout the year, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in a report. The overall consumer demand during 2019 was at 4,386.4 tonnes, while in 2009 the overall demand was at 3,385.8 tonnes, according the WGC's 2020 Gold Demand Trends report. Global gold demand dropped by 28 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to 783.4 tonnes in the fourth quarter compared to 1,082.9 tonnes during the October-December period of 2019, the report stated.
He was slapped with $24,000 in fines on Friday but was allowed to play two matches in the doubles tournament with partner Simone Bolelli before the Grand Slam Board announced their decision to suspend Fognini on Saturday.
Olympique Lyonnais and Norway forward Ada Hegerberg won the inaugural Ballon d'Or award for the best player in women's football on Monday but the moment was tarnished when DJ Martin Solveig asked her to 'twerk'
List of Australian Open women's singles champions since the event began in 1922 (Australian unless stated):
Suu Kyi, the general-secretary of the National League for Democracy, has been held for 11 years without charge or trial since her party and its allies won the 1990 election with over 80 percent of the parliamentary seats.
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