New Delhi: Rajasthan’s BJP legislator Shobharani Khushwaha, Congress’s Haryana MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi and JD(S) lawmaker from Karnataka Srinivas Gowda disturbed the calculations of their respective parties by cross-voting in the just-concluded Rajya Sabha election. Khushwaha (48), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Dholpur, voted for Congress nominee Pramod Tiwari. She has been suspended by […]
Cuttack: Accidental captain Rishabh Pant will expect an improved showing from the India bowlers as he plots a comeback against a marauding South Africa in the second T20 of the five-match series here on Sunday. Leading India for the first time ever, Pant had to swallow a bitter pill when David Miller and Rassie van […]
New Delhi: Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen and Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain on Saturday sealed their berths in the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games with dominating wins in the selection trials here. While Nikhat, the two-time Strandja Memorial gold medallist, blanked Haryana’s Minakshi via a 7-0 unanimous decision, Lovlina out-classed Railways Pooja by […]
Multan: West Indies stumbled against left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz as Pakistan recorded a thumping 120-run victory in the second ODI. On a slow wicket where the ball gripped and spun, Nawaz recorded career-best figures of 4-18 to bowl out the West Indies for 155 with more than 17 overs to spare. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam […]
CUTTACK: India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Saturday said the bowlers let stand-in skipper Rishabh Pant down in the high-scoring first T20 International against South Africa. Elevated to captaincy after designated skipper KL Rahul pulled out on the eve of the series opener after a groin injury, Pant had a forgettable outing leading the side for […]
Bhaderwah/Jammu,: Advising people to avoid irresponsible comments on social media, a senior government official on Saturday said strict action as per law will be taken against the people who stoke communal tension in Jammu region’s Chenab valley leading to the imposition of curfew and restrictions to maintain peace. Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar also said […]
Nagpur: Senior NCP leader and newly-elected Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel on Saturday said not a single MLA from NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena cross-voted in the RS elections for six seats from Maharashtra, which saw the defeat of Shiv Sena’s second nominee against his BJP challenger. Prima facie, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)- comprising […]
Nagpur: An alleged Jaish-e-Mohammad operative who was interrogated for over two weeks by Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad for conducting reconnaissance of the Dr Hedgewar Smriti Bhavan in Nagpur last year has been handed over to Jammu and Kashmir police, an official said on Saturday. Raees Ahmed Sheikh Asadulla Sheikh (26), a resident of Awantipora town […]
Bhaderwah/Jammu: A curfew clamped in parts of Jammu’s Chenab valley was in effect on Saturday, while a day-long shutdown called against recent remarks on Prophet Mohammad by two now-suspended BJP leaders disrupted life in the Peer Panchal region, officials said. Even as efforts were intensified to defuse communal tension, prominent citizens from both the communities […]
New Delhi, Jun 10: Claiming that the sole intention of some news channels is “not to reach any conclusion through a constructive discourse but to ridicule and defame Islam” and its followers, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has asked Islamic scholars and intellectuals not to participate in their debates. In a joint […]