The Supreme Court forewarned the ED that it may “consider” granting interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case due to the ongoing Lok Sabha election. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing | Canadian Police arrest members of ‘hit squad’ The Canadian police on May 3 arrested three … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, against whom the country’s six top wrestlers including Olympic medallists Bajranj Punia and Sakshi Malik had levelled allegations of sexual harassment, is ineligible to contest as he has completed 12 years as head of the federation — the maximum period allowed as per the National Sports Code. … Read more
On May 19, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the BJP MP from Kaiserganj in Uttar Pradesh and the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, announced his plan to organise a ‘Jan Chetna Maha Rally’ in Ayodhya’s Ramkatha Park, on June 5. Within hours, most of the major crossroads in four districts under the Devipatan administrative division … Read more
Locals gather after the Coromandel Express derails after hitting a goods train near Bahanaga station in Balasore on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Odisha train accident | 233 people killed, over 900 injured in Odisha triple train crash The accident took place at around 7 p.m. when two coaches of 12864 (SMVB-HWH) Yashwantpur-Howrah Express derailed near Bahanaga … Read more
“The matter is under investigation by the Delhi Police. If there’s any truth to the charges, an arrest will be made,” said WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan against the protest of wrestlers. | file photo | Photo Credit: ANI Embattled Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Tuesday responded to the … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters gathered outside his residence following his victory in Turkish Presidential election at Kisikli district in Istanbul. | Photo Credit: AFP Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins historic Turkey runoff vote The head of Turkey’s election commission on May 28 declared President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the winner of a historic runoff vote that will extend … Read more
The Delhi Police booked the organisers of the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar and their supporters on charges of rioting and obstructing public servant | Photo Credit: PTI The Delhi Police booked the organisers of the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar and their supporters on charges of rioting and obstructing public servant in discharge of … Read more
India leads five countries named as the “Laundromat” countries that buy Russian oil and sell processed products to European countries, thus sidestepping European sanctions against Russia, says a Helsinki-based group. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters India leads ‘Laundromat’ countries buying Russian crude and selling oil products to Europe: report India leads five countries named as … Read more