Harvinder Singh, who had slapped Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, has now claimed before a Delhi court to be "unaware" of the incident saying he had "lost his senses" at that time as he suffered a bout of "mental disorder".
A local court in Delhi on Wednesday asked Delhi Police to carry out a medical test of the mental health of Harvinder Singh, who had slapped Union Minister Sharad Pawar, and submit the report to it by December 5.
Sunil Joshi replaced MSK Prasad (South Zone), who had an extended run after completing his four-year tenure. Joshi's selection from South Zone and Harvinder getting picked from Central Zone also shows that the Board has stuck with the zonal policy.
Paralympic gold-winners Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Manish Narwal were also given the Khel Ratna at a dazzling awards ceremony on Saturday.
''I had no idea that my life would turn into a horror show.' 'I was stuck as the Russians kept bombing Kyiv non-stop.'
Former medium pacer Kuruvilla, who was backed by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) bigwigs, was preferred over a more decorated Ajit Agarkar from the west zone.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
They were remanded in police custody till December 27 by MCOCA Judge Ashok Bhangale later in the afternoon.
Tollygunge Agragami lost 1-3 to JCT Mills and are staring at relegation in the NFL
The Punjab all-rounder got into an altercation with a spectator who hurled abuses at him after he was out.
'Do you allow the guilty to go scot free just because the perpetrators of such heinous crimes were able to protect themselves from the law for 20 years?'
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to file a status report within two weeks on the Special Investigation Team probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi.
India sign off Paralympics with an unparalleled 19 medals: 5 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze.
Prachi Yadav finishes last in 200m canoe VL2 final
All the established players, barring Sachin Tendulkar, were named in a list of 36 probables for the upcoming triangular series.
Aiming for maximum points to book a berth in the semi-finals, Bengal did manage the first innings lead, but their match against Railways seems heading for a draw.
Rohan Gavaskar had a black-out after being struck by a Harvinder Singh delivery in a Ranji Trophy match
JCT Mills overcame a spirited challenge from State Bank of Travancore to win 1-0 in the NFL tie on Monday.
The Phagwara side rallied to dwon Indian Bank 3-1 in the National Football League.
Fine bowling by the two enabled Railways restrict Rest of India to 223 all out on day 1 of the Irani Cup match.
The victory was JCT's second victory in the National Football League.
Jai Prakash Yadav's fine all-round display helped Railways beat Delhi by five wickets and enter the quarter-finals of the Ranji Inter-State One-Day knock-out tournament.
Leg spinner Manoj Tiwary took 5 for 33 as India under-19 thrashed England by 293 runs in the first match.
The 2-2 draw kept Churchill in second place in the National Football League standings on better goal difference.
Railways had hosts Andhra Pradesh on a tight leash, reducing them to 120 for 6 on the second day.
The Delhi skipper struck an unbeaten half-century to help stop an embarrassing collapse in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A league match against Railways.
Vasco striker Marcos Pereira turned in a sterling performance despite suffering a bad head injury and was adjudged the man of the National Football League match.
The Railways medium pacer claimed six wickets for 75 runs on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite 'A' league match.
The choice of Jayant Yadav as back-up off-spinner in Test squad, or picking Baba Aparajith over the likes of Mandeep Singh and Sheldon Jackson in India A, could raise pertinent questions as to whether enough respect has been given by this committee when it comes to selecting performers in domestic cricket.
Former champions Salgaocar completed their National Football League engagements, aggregating 27 points from 22 matches.
Harvinder Singh scored a brace in a 3-0 victory in the National Football League.
Abdulalatif Sereki scored twice in a 3-1 victory in the National Football League.
The off-spinner is the sixth Indian bowler to take a four-plus haul while on a tour with an India 'A' side
A goal in each half enabled the Phagwara side stun the IFA Shield runners-up in ther National Football League.
The court had on November 20 last year allowed the complainant's plea seeking direction to the officials of EC and DU to bring the records of Irani's qualifications.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly wants injured senior opener Rohit Sharma to tread cautiously while deciding on competing for his IPL team Mumbai Indians in the play-offs as he risks aggravating the hamstring tear that led to his exclusion from the Australia-bound India squad.
During the hearing, the activist had said she loved her life and was using her fast as a weapon to achieve her goal of repealing the AFSPA as it would have 'more impact' and added that this was 'not a crime'.
The court said the plea was filed to "needlessly harass" her as she was a union minister.
Asked if Ganguly would be cornered at the meeting, he laughed and cited an example.
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