Earlier, army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said that full cooperation will be extended in investigation of the incident.
SSP Chowrasia looked a vastly improved player and was three-under through 13 holes when lightening struck the Doral Golf Resort, leaving majority of the golfers, including compatriot Jeev Milkha Singh, stranded through their penultimate round in the WGC-CA Championship in Miami.
A magisterial probe was on ordered into the police firing in Samba district in which two persons were killed and 18 injured during a protest rally over the Amarnath land transfer row.
The Indian Olympic Association reacted with shock at the allegations made by one of the country's top golfers SSP Chawrasia, who had lashed out at the national Olympic body and Sports Ministry for the shoddy the treatment meted out to him and others during the Rio Olympics. Chawrasia also claimed that he was yet to receive the full amount of promised Rs 30 lakhs, earmarked as preparatory money for the Rio Olympics. Terming Chawrasia's claims as "rubbish and false", the IOA said in a statement that it never promised to give the golfer Rs 30 lakhs.
A criminal case has been registered against Bollywood actress and Samajwadi Party member Jaya Bachchan for hiding facts in her affidavit filed for the Rajya Sabha byelection held in June 2004. An FIR against Bachchan was lodged on behalf of Principal Secretary Vidhan Sabha R P Pandey, who was the returning officer of byelection, official sources said on Tuesday.
A relaxed attitude worked wonders for Jyoti Randhawa as he fired a sizzling eight-under 62 to grab a share of the lead with compatriot SSP Chowrasia (70) and Welshman Rhys Davies (69) after the penultimate round of the Singha Thailand Open in Phuket on Saturday.
The search operation was carried out on Friday evening after a farmer claimed to have seen six suspicious persons who were carrying backpacks
Seven people, including three children, were injured in an explosion in Colonelganj area of Kanpur on Tuesday evening, the police said.
Police said the jailbreak in all likelihood was plotted at their hideout in Dehradun.
A birdie binge on his front nine hurled Jeev Milkha Singh into title contention while SSP Chowrasia also raised his game just in time to make the cut at the fog-marred Dubai Desert Classic on Friday.
India's Gaganjeet Bhullar and Rahil Gangjee got off to a good start on the first day of the inaugural USD 3 million Maybank Championship on Thursday. Bhullar, coming back from an injury which stalled his progress for more than a year, shot four-under 67, while Gangjee carded 68. Bhullar was tied 16th and Gangjee was 20th. Australian Nathan Holman fired a flawless seven-under-par 64 to seize the first round lead with Filipino ace Angelo Que leading the chasing pack.
BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi dubbed the incident as 'unfortunate' and said 'the CM should have shown sensitivity in this regard'.
Gwalior District Collector and Senior Superintendent of Police on Saturday ordered separate probes into the alleged attempted suicide by Adarsh Kumar, son of Bihar Cooperative Minister Jai Kumar Singh, studying in the prestigious Scindia School there, officials said.
Jeev Milkha Singh sizzled with a five-under 67 but it was rookie Anirban Lahiri who set the greens ablaze with a flawless sevenunder 65 to grab the opening round lead in the Rs 80 lakh BILT Open on Thursday.
Three persons were killed and 30 injured as members of two communities traded gunfire and indulged in arson in Loni, about 24 km from Ghaziabad on Thursday night over construction of a house in a locality dominated by the minority community.
The firing and mortar shelling continued night long in several sectors of Poonch and Rajouri districts.
Two persons were found hanging in Noida on Monday morning, but the police were yet to identify the victims. Police said it was not clear whether it was a case of suicide or the two had been hanged to death.
Heavily armed Maoists torched 32 vehicles, including tankers and containers, on the Grand Trunk Road in Gaya district on the first day of the two-day Bihar and Jharkhand bandh called by the extremists against the killing of their woman leader.
Assistant Sub Inspector Balwinder Singh, who was on wireless duty, has been booked under the charges of rape at Kharar police station, said SAS Nagar SSP Ranbir Singh Khatra.
Paramilitary force personnel and state police force will be deployed and drone cameras will be used to ensure security on Friday.
The police officer said the main aim of the module was to target security forces during the elections and they had even made a failed attempt in Bijbehara area of Anantnag on March 19.
The students largely hail from towns in south Kashmir and were brought home by CRPF personnel after they gathered in Jammu Monday night, he said.
The Punjab Government will have a "re-look" at the free security and entertainment tax exemption granted to Punjab Cricket Association for hosting cricket matches at the Mohali stadium, including the Indian Premier League. The Mohali police slapped a huge bill of Rs 1.88 crore on the PCA for providing security for the IPL matches following the Ness Wadia-SSP RS Khatra spat.
Twelve people, including 8 policemen, were injured on Monday in widespread violence and arson in Varanasi during a procession by seers and other locals.
The family had earlier demanded a National Investigation Agency-led investigation in the matter saying they don't trust the state administration.
Shiv Kapur went over-par for the second successive day, carding a 73 for a tied 35th finish while SSP Chowrasia ended tied 61st after a 71 in the final round of the 3 Irish Open golf tournament.
Indian golfers continue to dominate the Asian Tour Order of Merit with as many as seven of them making it to the top-15 earners' list.
Former India coach Anil Kumble is in the running for the Coach of the Year award in the inaugural edition of the Indian Sports Honours, instituted by the RP-SG Group in association with the foundation of skipper Virat Kohli.
Jyoti Randhawa blasted a flawless five-under 65 in the final round to cruise to a comfortable two-stroke victory over Rhys Davies of Wales at the US $500,000 Thailand Open in Phuket on Sunday. The 36-year-old Indian golfer sank as many as five birdies to take his tally to 17-under 263 to pip Davies, who hit three-under 67 at the Laguna Phuket Golf Club.
In a relief to the management of Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI), which is facing labour unrest, a civil court in Gurgaon has ordered the local administration, including police, to evict striking contract workers.
Seasoned pro Jeev Milkha Singh toppled Jyoti Randhawa to reclaim the highest ranked Indian's tag in the latest Official World Golf Rankings.
Giving this information, ruling Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh told reporters that Rajiv Sabharwal, SSP Kumbh Mela, will replace Rathore.
Gaurav Ghei finished tied 28th, best by an Indian, as the Volvo China Open went down the history books as one of the few tournaments that did not see a even a single player breaking par in the final day.
The 700-page report tabled in the state assembly on Sunday said the riots, following the murder of two persons by a youth from a minority community in Kawal town on August 27, 2013, took place as the then inspector of intelligence unit Prabal Pratap Singh failed to give an exact number of people going to attend a mahapanchayat at Mandaur.
Launching an investigation in connection with the recovery of a grenade in Doda's new bus stand on May 25, the police arrested one LeT militant Fareed Ahmed Sheikh of Basti Bhaderwah, Doda SSP Mahor Singh said.
Realising that a 'taxing' calendar can drain you completely, rising Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma is now focussing on improving his mental toughness ahead of the new season, during which he is set to make his Major debut.
Arjun Atwal got a huge monkey off his back after edging out defending champion Peter Hedblom of Sweden in a gripping play-off to win his second Malaysian Open title in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
A senior ruling Akali Dal leader of Punjab and two other persons from the state, who were allegedly been kidnapped in Hong Kong where they went to finalise a land deal, have been freed unharmed and the prime accused in the case arrested, police said.
UP DGP Bua Singh and Chief Secretary (Home) Satish Agarwal, visited Kanpur on Sunday and reviewed the law and order situation.
Shiv Kapur rode on a blemish free seven-under 67 to shoot into joint lead while Jyoti Randhawa also sizzled with a flawless 67 to be tied for the third spot as 11 Indians made the cut at the $ 2.5 million Johnnie Walker Classic in Gurgaon on Friday.
