RP Singh, Madal Lal named in Cricket Advisory Committee
New Delhi, Jan 31: Former India cricketers Rudra Pratap Singh, Madan Lal and Sulkashana Naik were on Friday appointed members of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) by the BCCI. The CAC’s immediate task will be to pick replacements for outgoing selectors MSK Prasad and Gagan Khoda. “The term of appointment will be for one year,” […]
Saina in tight spot for Olympic berth but couple of good shows can put her back on track: Kashyap
New Delhi, Jan 31: Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal is currently in a tight spot in her bid for a Tokyo Olympics singles berth but a couple of good performances in the coming weeks can put her back in contention, her mentor Parupalli Kashyap said on Friday. Saina, a 2015 World Championship silver medallist and two-time […]
President calls new citizenship law “historic”
Slams violence in name of protests
New Delhi, Jan 31: Hailing the new Citizenship law as “historic” and a fulfilment of Mahatma Gandhi’s wish, President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday deprecated any kind of violence in the name of protests, saying it weakened the society and the nation, remarks that came amid protests against the contentious law. The President’s glowing reference […]
Oppn protest over CAA during presidential address
TMC MPs raise 'No-CAA' banners
New Delhi, Jan 31: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday delivered the Presidential address to the joint sitting of Parliament, outlining the government’s policy, amid sloganeering and protest by opposition members against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. A section of opposition members, primarily from the Congress, wore black bands while others came with banners against the […]
Nirbhaya case: Delhi court postpones execution of death warrants of all convicts till further order
New Delhi, Jan 31: A Delhi court Friday postponed execution of death warrants of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gan grape and murder case till further order. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana passed the order on plea by the convicts seeking a stay on their execution on Saturday, February 1. The court had reserved […]
Hopes dashed but will fight till convicts are hanged: Nirbhaya’s mother
New Delhi, Jan 31: Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi on Friday said she will continue her fight till the convicts in the 2012 gangrape and murder case are hanged, shortly after a Delhi court postponed the execution of death warrants till further order. Devi told reporters her “hopes are dashed” but she will continue her fight. […]
PM asks NDA leaders to back CAA strongly
Says has no reason to feel defensive
New Delhi, Jan 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that his government has no reason to feel defensive about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and asked NDA leaders to back the measure strongly in Parliament. A BJP ally told PTI after the meeting that Modi asked the NDA leaders, who met to strategise […]
Anti-CAA protests: SC notice to UP govt on plea for quashing notices for recovering damages
New Delhi, Jan 31: The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking quashing of notices sent to alleged protestors by district administration for recovering losses caused by damage to public properties during the anti-CAA agitations in Uttar Pradesh and asked the state to respond to it. A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud […]
Jamia firing: JTA blames Union Min Anurag Thakur
New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) Jamia Teachers Association on Friday blamed BJP MP Anurag Thakur for the firing incident outside the varsity, saying nothing can be more “anti-national” than a minister inciting citizens to indulge in violence from a public platform. The teachers body also appealed to the protesters at Shaheen Bagh to allow passage […]
Coronavirus outbreak declared global health emergency as death toll spikes to 213
Beijing, Jan 31: The death toll in China’s coronavirus epidemic spiked to 213 and total infections reached 9,692, the government said on Friday as the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak that has spread to more than a dozen countries, including India, as a global health emergency. The death toll rose to 213, mostly of […]
