Manan Chandra continued his impressive run at the IBSF World Snooker Championships with another comfortable victory even as other Indian cueists enjoyed a mixed day in Daugavpils (Latvia) on Tuesday.
Blood cancer patient Alka Tiwari, who had grabbed headlines after appealing to a court in Kanpur to either ask the government to bear her medical expenses or allow euthanasia, has died. Alka, 21, who had been suffering from aplastic anaemia blood cancer since 2002, died at the Christian Medical College Vellore on Monday, her brother Brijesh Tiwari said on Tuesday. Moved by the slum dweller's plight, several local residents, politicians and social organisations came forward.
Justice Brijesh Sethi held that the 2018 amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act relating to Section 13 (1)(d) would not come to the rescue of the acquitted accused in this appeal.
Some BCCI officials are of the view that unless VIVO backs out on its own in prevailing circumstances, the board should honour the remainder of the contract, which ends in 2022.
A father allegedly killed his teenage daughter following an argument between them in Haryana's Sonepat district, police said on Saturday.
Two army personnel were killed when a tank tumbled into a 20-ft-deep water-logged ditch during a military exercise near Phagwara in Punjab, police said on Wednesday.
With major political parties shying away from giving them tickets for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, lesser-known political outfits have become a hot favourite of listed gangsters and those having a criminal past.
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
The shifting of MLAs to Congress-ruled Rajasthan will allow the party to focus on drawing up its strategy for the crucial Rajya Sabha elections for which it has fielded two candidates, the source said.
After the resignations of three MLAs, the Congress, whose strength has been reduced to 65 in the 182-member House, had earlier shifted its legislators to three resorts in Rajkot, Ambaji in Banaskantha district and Anand in Gujarat to thwart any 'poaching' bid. However, a police complaint was on Sunday filed for alleged violation of lockdown norms against a resort in Rajkot district where the Congress had lodged some of its MLAs.
Officials said almost all the ministers present at meeting took the holy dip.
Authorities from Tihar jail on Saturday ordered an inquiry into reports claiming that sacked Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi is getting special treatment inside the jail premises.
The high court's order came on a plea by acquitted individual and Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd director Asif Balwa that the CBI has not placed on record the mandatory authority under the provisions of the CrPC.
'As soon as the plane touched down and we emerged, barricades came down and his fans rushed towards us.' 'Then, before my astonished eyes, they had lifted him up and he was being passed along over the heads of people.' 'It was an incredible sight!'
Whether it is higher education or job search, decide wisely says Dr Brijesh Nair, an Associate Professor at VIT, Vellore. He did his Master's and PhD from Arizona State University, Tempe, US.
Farmers gathered at several national highways, key roads and some railway tracks in Punjab and Haryana on Friday morning as part of their nationwide protest against the Centre's new agri laws.
The Andhra Pradesh government will file an appeal either in the Supreme Court or before the Krishna River Water Disputes Tribunal on March 29 against the tribunal's award over allocation of water from Krishna river to the state. The government will convene an all-party meeting on March 22 to discuss the state's strategy to contest justice Brijesh Kumar tibunal's award that is unfavourable to the state's interests.
The IPL Governing Council is planning to have an umpire assigned specifically to check no-balls after a number of howlers in the past few seasons led to heightened concerns about quality of Indian match officials.
BCCI has approved 10-team IPL from 2022 edition and are backing ICC's bid for cricket's inclusion in 2028 Olympics after some clarifications from IOC.
Thanks to their rich medal haul in the Guangzhou Asian Games, cueists Pankaj Advani, Alok Kumar and Yasin Merchant, among others, were on Sunday honoured at a felicitation programme organised by the Billiards & Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) and Karnataka State Billiards Association (KSBA).
Atishi will contest from East Delhi, Guggan Singh from North-West Delhi, Raghav Chadha from South, Dilip Pandey from North-East, Pankaj Gupta from Chandni Chowk and Brijesh Goyal will contest from New Delhi seats.
Promising to make a difference, former India captain Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath on Wednesday jumped into fray in the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) elections to contest for the president and secretary's post respectively.
Chinese sponsorship became a bone of contention after the BCCI declared it would review the deals following the violent clashes between the armies of both the countries in eastern Ladakh.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
SP has gained a majority in the 100-member Uttar Pradesh legislative council. The party had earlier faced difficulty pushing through its legislative in the upper house due to lack of numbers.
India's good run in cue sports continued for the second day in a row after thrashing arch-rivals Pakistan in the men's snooker team semi-finals. Now, India is assured of at least a silver medal in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on Monday.
'Between its natural immunity with Delta, in so many populations, and then getting on top of the vaccination (situation), I do not think India is going to have another bad wave.'
Manoj Sinha's greatest asset is his capacity to get on with everyone regardless of political affiliation, notes Aditi Phadnis.
The Rajasthan government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has suspended two senior police officers for their failure to arrest a hotelier, who has been convicted for raping a British tourist.
Foreign players, led by Australian star player Alyssa Healy, questioned the timing of the exhibition games as it is clashing with the WBBL, the BCCI was also criticised for not going ahead with the women's tour of England in September.
Indian equity is clearly back in favour with overseas investors, and the consensus among investment bankers is that the election results have made all the difference.
India had to be content with a silver medal in the men's snooker team event at the ongoing Asian Games after losing their summit clash 1-3 to hosts China at the Town Gymnasium in Guangzhou on Monday.
The most important aspect will be the SOP that will be handed to the franchises for Monday's discussion where they can raise their concerns.
The remaining two One-Day Internationals between India and South Africa will be played in empty stadiums following an order by the government to combat the spread of coronavirus. While the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) confirmed that Lucknow ODI will be held behind closed doors, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has also put ticket sales on hold with immediate effect, an indicator of things to come.
A Delhi court sentenced a Pakistani national to six years rigorous imprisonment on Friday for opening fire at the police and army personnel in an encounter during search operation in Jammu and Kashmir in 2004.
'We will continue to look at the coronavirus situation till September then we will decide whether we host the tournament in India or UAE'
Brijesh Shukla threw ink at Delhi's deputy CM because he had travelled to Finland while the city was grappling with rising cases of Chikungunya and Dengue.
After investigations into the complaint filed on February 3, the police have concluded that there was not much substance in Amar Singh's claim, Deputy Commissioner of Police Brijesh Singh told PTI in Mumbai on Thursday night. Amar Singh, SP general secretary, had filed a complaint with the Azad Maidan Police Station after MNS activists disrupted a press conference by him in the area on February 2.
Bangalore Royal Challengers' owner Vijay Mallya on Wednesday scotched speculation over the fate of the team's bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad, saying he was fully supportive of the former Indian medium pacer.
Police are also roping in fact-checking websites to verify rumours on social media and debunk fake news.
