Mumbai police's high-profile encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma, who was sacked for his alleged criminal links, on Monday alleged that he was being framed by the underworld with the aim of removing him from the police department.Inspector Sharma, who had 112 encounter killings to his name in a career spanning over two decades, alleged that underworld don Chhota Rajan may have had a hand in his dismissal from police service.Sharma said he would challenge his dismissal.
Chris Gayle rediscovered his mojo in spectacular fashion on Tuesday with the first ever World Cup double century to drive West Indies to a 73-run victory over Zimbabwe in their Pool B clash at Manuka Oval.
He dismissed social media reports that Muslim youths were detained or arrested, and urged people to not pay attention to rumours, but follow the district administration's guidelines.
Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of moving into the top four stalled in a 2-2 draw at bottom club Norwich City, while several VAR interventions overshadowed the action. Images from EPL matches played on Saturday.
"Change in Indian sport will only happen if mandated. A law is necessary in India. A good step by @IndiaSports & @vijaygoelbjp to suspend IOA," he further tweeted.
The 50-year made the offending statements during the Cannes Film Festival, where she was quoted as saying that the Sichuan earthquake was a result of 'bad karma' due to China's policy on Tibet.
Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar marked his return to international cricket by taking two wickets as Pakistan beat Canada by 35 runs in the four-nation Twenty 20 tournament in Toronto on Friday.
South Africa's Temba Bavuma was left stranded on 95 not out as they tightened their grip over scandal-hit Australia after reducing the hapless visitors to 110 for six at the close on the second day of the fourth and final Test on Saturday.
Seeking to put an end to the controversy over George W Bush's remarks on food habits of Indians, US Ambassador David Mulford dismissed suggestions that the President had made any critical comments. Bush has come under all round attack from political parties for his comments that improving food habits in India were among the reasons for the increase in global prices of foodgrains.
Dawid Malan hit an unbeaten century to lead England's superb fightback on Day 1 of the third Ashes Test against Australia in Perth on Thursday.
The BJP offers Saifuddin Soz 'one-way ticket' to Pakistan
Former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging Governor S C Jamir's decision to dismiss his government.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed the plea of controversial godman Chandraswami alias Nemi Chand Jain, who is facing prosecution in twelve Foreign Exchange Regulation Act cases, to travel abroad. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul dismissed the Enforcement Directorate's plea that the accused, if permitted to go abroad, may not come back to face trial in the country. Allowing Chandraswami's plea to visit the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and Mauritius.
The court, meanwhile, directed the complainant's counsel to supply the copies of the documents, filed along with the complaint, to the accused persons.
'That was a morning where if I wanted to fly, I would have flown as well.'
Former captain Ian Chappell has called for drastic reduction in 'on-field chatter' and a limited use of DRS in Test matches after a gripping but tense India-Australia series.
Later the controversial minister Anil Vij retracted from his comments.
Kevin Pietersen hit a superb triple century, a career-best, for Surrey on Monday to offer a reminder of his talents ahead of new England cricket director Andrew Strauss' first news conference.
'While censorship of any sort is anathema to the creative spirit, political correctness has become more and more the norm rather than the exception,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta.
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Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, on Sunday, said his side will look to beat an aggressive Indian team in the third cricket Test 'on skill'.
'Post the pandemic, when India is turning a new leaf in its economic policy with an eye on foreign capital and global supply chains that are likely to leave China, heightened tensions on the India-China border creates an atmosphere of uncertainty,' observes Virendra Kapoor.
The Tata project will directly and indirectly create about 10,000 jobs
West Bengal sports minister Subhas Chakraborty said the former BCCI president's faction had not leaked coach Greg Chappell's email on Sourav Ganguly.
The action committee of the Sirsa-based sect, in a letter to Kalam, also demanded registration of case against those who are allegedly committing excesses on its followers.
A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday.
'You are giving undue importance to this kind of stuff. In the age of the internet, you are making this an issue. It is best forgotten,' the bench had said while hearing a plea to ban the Malayalam novel Meesha (moustache) written by S Hareesh.
Swiss authorities have again searched the Zurich headquarters of FIFA and seized documents and electronic data in its corruption probe surrounding the global soccer body, the Swiss attorney general's office said on Friday.
'Savarkar was the closest the RSS had to a freedom movement icon, however flawed.' 'Indira Gandhi wasn't going to gift him to them.' 'And a non-career politician like Dr Singh understands it.' 'It is just that his party never listened to him,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Andre Russell's second consecutive blistering knock made all the difference as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 28 runs in the IPL match IN Kolkata on Wednesday. The Jamacian, who hit a sensational 19-ball 49 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in KKR's previous match, bludgeoned his way to a 17-ball 48 to propel the home side to a massive 218 for 4 after being sent in to bat.
A six-time champion at Flushing Meadows, Williams was once money in the bank when it came to the US Open
When Vinoo Mankad ran out Bill Brown, he created cricketing history -- and eternal controversy.
Dr Singh said that he shares the sentiments of the members of the Left.
Sharif said his family business has been targeted for over six decades but "there is no single sentence.
From Rafale relief to heat on realtors, 10 landmark Supreme Court judgments in 2018.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked ally Shiv Sena to stop attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cautioning that it will only boomerang on it.
'This is about reviving this country as a centre of Hindutva at Ayodhya.'
The issue of CAG and PAC was mentioned in paragraph 25 of the judgment of the top court which had held that there were no irregularities in the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France.
Kevin Pietersen could not deny Sydney Thunders a Big Bash League triumph but his blistering 74 for Melbourne Stars in Sunday's tense final reminded England what they will be missing at this year's Twenty20 World Cup in India.
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