"Singh was seen in a video swinging two swords at Red Fort with intent to motivate or radicalise and energise the violent anti-national elements indulging in brutal assault or attack on police persons on duty with swords, 'khandas', iron rods, axes, 'barsaas', sticks etc and damaging historical monument Red Fort on Republic Day," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah said.
Pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has been dropped from the Australia squad for the second Ashes Test against England, captain Ricky Ponting said on Thursday.
Following the crushing 10-wicket loss to England in the second Test, India suffered another major blow when pacer Umesh Yadav was ruled out of the next match due to injury. The pacer had to miss the second Test in Mumbai because of a back injury. He underwent scans in Mumbai and was advised rest for 10-12 days, forcing him out of the third Test in Kolkata, starting December 5.
Sri Lanka dropped middle order batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan from their 16-man squad for the tour of Australia, starting later this month.
After five failures in six completed knocks in South Africa, the two veteran batters surely seem to have played their last Test for India.
Chopping of trees started on Friday night, hours after the Bombay High Court dismissed petitions challenging Tree Authority's decision to axe trees in Aarey to make way for the rake depot.
The nominations for the Golden Globes have been announced.
The national selection panel, headed by Sandeep Patil, sent out a strong message by axing the experienced Suresh Raina and Ishant Sharma, with the 50-overs World Cup just a year away.
According to PTI, the chairman of selectors, Chetan Sharma has asked the duo to regain form by playing Ranji Trophy.
Shirt sponsor Zoopla has warned West Bromwich Albion it will cancel a 3 million deal with the club if Nicolas Anelka plays against Everton in the Premier League on Monday, British media reported.
Knives are out for Lalit Modi and the IPL Governing Council is set to sack him as chairman in a potentially volatile meeting on Monday after being rattled by Indian cricket's biggest financial scandal in recent memory.
Tax planning is a coherent part of any financial plan
The Indian men's 4x100m relay team was withdrawn from the Asian Games contingent on Thursday after it failed to impress in trials.
Pace legend Michael Holding questioned the England and Wales Cricket Board's bio-secure protocol to tackle the COVID-19 threat after England pacer Jofra Archer breached it ahead of the ongoing second Test against the West Indies in Manchester.
New Zealand's best-known and most highly-rated umpire was axed from New Zealand Cricket's international panel after standing in 84 Tests and 200 One-day internationals during a 21-year career.
StanChart to hand over pink slips to its employees in India too.
Ex-Chelsea coach cites past glories behind Jose Mourinho's survival.
If RCB win their remaining two games, they will move to 20 points and have a chance of finishing in the top two.
Whether it be pulling a short delivery to the fence or plucking a lightning-quick catch in the slips, Ricky Ponting's formidable powers of anticipation have rarely been questioned throughout his storied career.
Dropped from the squad for the next two tri-series matches, Australia's two-time World Cup-winning former captain Ricky Ponting is "considering his future" in one-day cricket and an announcement could come in the next couple of days.
In a move which could enhance the competitiveness of the country's agricultural and marine exports, the government has abolished cess that would cost the exchequer Rs 110 crore (Rs 1.10 billion) a year.
The job cuts in Finland, Hungary and Mexico are said to be driven by the world's largest mobile phone maker's plans to move its device assembly units closer to the component suppliers in Asia.
Sun Microsystems will be slashing 3,000 positions worldwide in the backdrop of delay in the acquisition of the company by Oracle.
Indian e-commerce companies in particular have been using their Facebook pages extensively to reach out to as many consumers as possible, apart from paid advertisements.
The opening batsman was dropped for the two matches against India after a string of poor scores.
After failing to stem revolts, both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress in Uttarakhand have started expelling rebellious leaders in the run-up to the January 30 assembly elections in a desperate bid to discredit them. The two parties have had their share of post-ticket distribution revolts in over 20-22 out of the total 70 constituencies.
Business software giant Oracle has said it will cut 2,000 jobs, or 3.5 per cent of its global workforce, as it tries to save costs following its $5.85 billion purchase of Siebel Systems.
Rao is one of 19 observers sent by the Election Commission to the state, where there have been widespread allegations by political parties of irregularities in the voters' list.
The veterans were dropped from the team for the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka because of poor form.
Deb said that he would ask people whether they want him to continue as the chief minister.
Germany are not used to being outsiders in major tournaments but that may not necessarily be a bad thing when the three-time European champions kick off their Euro 2020 campaign.
After taking charge as the chief minister on November 29, Thackeray, who heads the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress government, had announced stay on construction of the metro car shed project in the colony, a prime green lung of the city
Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical analysis on the struggles of Rahane and Pujara since 2020.
'He is a good gloveman, can be an important batsman and he keeps the team on its toes in the field' 'He is a broken finger away from recall so this may not be the end for him, but I suspect we won't see him again and I am a little concerned that the team may miss him more than they expect. I hope I am wrong' 'It doesn't say much for the family-first policy if Brad puts his family first and all of a sudden he's out. Sometimes the heart has to play a part in selection'
Australia's two-time World Cup winning captain Ricky Ponting says senior batsman Usman Khawaja was axed from the national team due to his inconsistency but he is not willing to write him off yet. The 33-year-old Khawaja was recently left out of the Australia's annual list of contracted players after he was dropped midway through last year's Ashes.
Sri Lanka selectors left out batsman Thilina Kandamby, the vice-captain in the one-day international series against England, from the pool of 20 players for next month's ODI and Twenty20 home series against Australia.
With a big questions mark on its cash position and a minimum outgo on salary estimated at Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) a month, Satyam may lay off over 10,000 employees next month, says a recruitment firm.
The crisis in Karnataka appears to have blown over and the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state appears to be happy that the report of Governor H R Bharadwaj endorsing President's rule has been rejected by the Centre.
With nine defeats from 11 matches, the Sunrisers are languishing at the bottom, while KKR, in fourth place with 10 points from 12 matches, still have hopes of qualifying for the knock-out stage.
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