Karthik is ‘that rock’ of the side, says RCB’s Mike Hesson

KOLKATA: Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has revealed that when South African stalwart AB de Villiers decided to quit the team and announced his retirement at the end of the 2021 season, the team was taken aback. But the way wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has shaped up this season, he has become […]

Batra says he won’t run for 2nd term as IOA chief after HC declares his Hockey India position ‘illegal’

New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra on Wednesday announced that he will not seek re-election for the top job after the Delhi High court declared the posts he held in Hockey India as “illegal”. Batra had filed his nomination for the IOA president’s post in 2017 as a representative (life member) of […]

Kapil Sibal files RS nomination as SP-backed Independent, says he quit Cong on May 16

Lucknow/New Delhi: Saying that he had resigned from the Congress last week, Kapil Sibal on Wednesday filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha as an Independent candidate from Uttar Pradesh supported by the Samajwadi Party. Sibal, whose exit from the Congress is another jolt for the electorally battered party, went to the Uttar Pradesh assembly […]

Terror funding case: NIA seeks death penalty for Yasin Malik

New Delhi:The NIA on Wednesday sought the death penalty for convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who had earlier pleaded guilty of all charges, including those under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in a terror funding case, court sources said. The agency made the submission before special judge Praveen Singh, while the amicus curiae appointed […]

US to end Russia’s ability to pay international investors

Washington: The U.S. will close the last avenue for Russia to pay its billions in debt back to international investors on Wednesday, making a Russian default on its debts for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution all but inevitable. The Treasury Department said in a notification that does not plan to renew the license […]

LG visits family of slain Kashmiri Pandit in Jammu

LG visits family of slain Kashmiri Pandit in Jammu

Assures family of help Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday evening visited the house of slain Kashmiri pandit Rahul Bhat here and offered condolences to his family, officials said. Bhat (35), who had got the job of a clerk under the special employment package for migrants in 2010-11, was shot dead by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants […]

Kashmiri Pandit employees continue protest

Kashmiri Pandit employees continue protest

Srinagar: The protest by Kashmiri Pandit employees over the killing of their colleague Rahul Bhat entered the 13th day on Tuesday as the protestors did not resume duties even after assurances given by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha during his visit to Sheikhpura migrant camp. The employees continued their protest saying they won’t […]

BJP exploiting Kashmiri Pandits: Mehbooba

BJP exploiting Kashmiri Pandits: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday accused the BJP of only exploiting the situation of Kashmiri Pandits and doing nothing for their welfare. “The BJP has only exploited Kashmiri pandits. If anything was done for the Kashmiri pandits, like their shifting from tents to flats, it was done in Manmohan Singh’s tenure, and when […]