The party on Wednesday removed former minister Sudhir Sharma, who was among the six rebel MLAs who were later disqualified for defying party whip on the state budget, from the post of All India Congress Committee secretary with immediate effect.
Former India hockey captain and coach Vasudevan Bhaskaran calls for more transparency in the IHF's functioning.
The ace defender has been appointed skipper for the upcoming three-Test series against Holland in Hyderabad.
Four men from Long Island and one from Queens were arrested in August 2004 and indicted on charges of second-degree assault, second-degree assault as a hate crime, and second-degree harassment in connection with the attack.
Hockey India on Wednesday pledged to donate Rs 25 lakh towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's PM Cares Fund to help in the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was taken by the HI Executive Board after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a special emergency fund for the nation to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday allocated portfolios to the new ministers, keeping 14 departments with himself and giving home affairs to deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and health to other deputy O P Soni.
Coach Rajinder Singh said 'the aim is to unwind and train at the same time'.
The IHF chief said the Indian team is shaping well ahead of the Olympics.
Veteran sports administrator Narinder Batra's former office at the Indian Olympic Association headquarters and the Hockey India office in New Delhi were on Monday raided by CBI officials.
A development side, led by Neha Singh, will be looking for "valuable exposure" when it locks horns with teams like China, South Korea and Japan in a four-nation tournament.
The meeting comes ahead of the party's Punjab unit revamp and amid reports that Sidhu may get a key role in the organisation.
Indian hockey chief coach Rajinder Singh on India's chances at the elite six-nation tournament.
The Aam Aadmi Party has sought the setting aside of Tuesday's election, alleging tampering of ballot papers, and fresh elections under the supervision of a retired high court judge.
Deepak alias Mundi, who managed to hoodwink the police so far, was caught along with two of his associates from the West Bengal-Nepal border.
During the camp prior to the Asia Cup in Malaysia, gag orders were slapped on all the players, a move which evoked a lot of debate.
The Federation has apparently warned the players that talking to the media could cost them a place in the team.\n\n
The elegant architecture, tree-lined roads, delightful gardens, delicious food, art and military history make Chandigarh an ideal short-trip destination.
In his communication, Batra also pointed fingers towards the team management without specifying anything.
The one-year-old Himachal Pradesh Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu was expanded on Tuesday with the induction of Rajesh Dharmani and Yadvinder Goma as cabinet ministers.
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, a minister in the outgoing cabinet of Amarinder Singh whose name is doing the rounds among the probables to be the new leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Punjab, on Sunday asserted that he has never hankered after posts.
Four Amarnath pilgrims died due to cardiac arrest en route to the cave shrine in Kashmir Himalayas over the past three days, taking the death toll in this year's pilgrimage to 15, officials said in Srinagar on Sunday.
During interrogation, Sukhdev said that he along with his relative Baldev Singh, murdered the hotelier on May 8.
A state-level gold medallist boxer, Rishu Mittal, is being forced to work as a domestic help.
The main accused Barjinder Singh Parwana was among the six more people arrested in connection with the clashes in Patiala that had left four people injured, the Punjab Police said on Sunday.
He had along with three other ministers rebelled against Amarinder Singh while choosing to side with the camp of state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Himachal Pradesh assembly speaker's order disqualifying the six Congress rebels who had cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in the state.
Three of the 23 MLAs are cabinet ministers. Another minister who had tested positive earlier has recovered. The chief minister gave the number during a video conference with Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who had held a virtual meeting with CMs of opposition-ruled states to discuss a range of issues faced by them.
Amid cross-voting, BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan on Tuesday won the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, defeating ruling Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi, officials said.
Slogans of 'Shaheed Amar Rahe' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' rent the air as military vehicles carrying the mortal remains of the three soldiers reached their respective villages. Anti-Pakistan slogans were also raised.
It has been a double whammy for the cricketer-turned-politician since there is already an outcry over his visit to Pakistan.
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, a minister in the outgoing cabinet of Amarinder Singh, is likely to be the state's new chief minister, Congress sources said on Sunday.
The Congress high command has so far maintained that the party will fight the February 20 elections to the 117-member assembly under a "collective leadership"
In Nishikant Kamat's Drishyam remake, Tabu will be cast in a powerful female antagonist's role of a senior police office, who goes all out to save her son from the law.
Several Punjab Congress leaders, including Navjot Singh Sidhu, were on Thursday prevented from heading to Lakhimpur Kheri and were detained at a police station in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Hockey India had earlier donated 25 lakhs towards the cause on April 1. The decision to donate an additional 75 lakhs was taken by the Hockey India Executive Board.
The box of hand grenades had been attached with a wooden frame and was lowered from the drone to the ground with a nylon rope, said police, adding that they recovered it on Sunday evening.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
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