New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Thursday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging him to order an “impartial probe” to ascertain on whose instructions the decision to shift Rohingyas to flats here was taken. Addressing a press conference, Sisodia termed the move to shift Rohingya refugees a conspiracy and alleged that […]
Noida: One of the Supertech’s illegal twin towers in Noida has been fully rigged with explosives, as the charging process continued in full swing on Thursday, officials said. The nearly 100-metre tall structures are scheduled for demolition at 2.30 pm on August 28 in pursuance of a Supreme Court order that found the twin towers […]
New Delhi: Uninformed change in exam dates, change in centres at the last moment, far off centres and no clarity on retest options — students on second day of CUET’s fourth phase were a worried lot. Many candidates, who were permitted to reschedule their CUET UG exam to August 30, were shocked to find out […]
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli, who took his team to unprecedented heights, says he has struggled with his mental health throughout his career, local media reported on Thursday. The 33-year-old ex-captain built a reputation for in-your-face aggression and exemplary batting, leading his team to the top of the five-day rankings. But the man […]
KOLKATA: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly termed Rohit Sharma a “laid-back captain” and said the Mumbaikar should be given some time to produce results. Amid workload management, COVID and injury concerns, India has seen as many as seven captains leading the team at various stages since the 35-year-old Rohit took over from Virat Kohli as full-time […]
NEW DELHI: In an interim relief, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo and said the Delhi High Court-appointed three-member Committee of Administrators (COA) will not take over the affairs of the Indian Olympic Association. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, […]
HARARE: Pacer Deepak Chahar made an impressive comeback to international cricket with an incisive spell and openers maintained their consistency as India outclassed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the opening One Day International, here on Thursday. Donning the blue jersey for the first time in six months after a long injury lay-off, Chahar hit the […]
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados): Shamarh Brooks played the sheet anchor role to perfection in guiding the West Indies to a five-wicket victory over top-ranked New Zealand in a low-scoring opening day-night one-day international of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday. After the home side’s bowling combination of pace and spin dismissed the visitors […]
Jammu: Amid controversy over inclusion of outside voters in Jammu and Kashmir electoral rolls, government officials Thursday cited rules to assert that any citizen of India who has attained the qualifying age and “ordinarily residing” at a place is eligible to get registered as a voter. Upping its ante, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah […]
New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 12,608 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,42,98,864, while the active cases declined to 1,01,343, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The national death toll climbed to 5,27,206 with 72 fatalities, including 29 fatalities by Kerala, the […]