New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday recorded the statement of Robert Vadra, businessman and brother-in-law of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, in a 2008 Haryana land deal-linked money laundering case, official sources said. Terming the agency’s move to summon him as a “political vendetta”, Vadra said he has spent hours…
New Delhi: Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and world No. 18 Lakshya Sen will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Sudirman Cup Finals to be held in Xiamen, China, from April 27 to May 4, the national federation announced on Tuesday. India, who qualified for the prestigious mixed team championships based on their overall…
Dubai: Stylish Indian batter Shreyas Iyer on Tuesday secured the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for March after playing a stellar role in India’s Champions Trophy triumph. Iyer finished as the highest run-scorer with 243 runs during the ODI event to win the honour, overcoming competition from New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy and Rachin…
Vadodara: A man who allegedly issued a death threat to actor Salman Khan has been traced to a village in Gujarat’s Vadodara district and found to be mentally unstable, police said on Tuesday. The Mumbai police have issued a notice to the 26-year-old man, a resident of a village in Waghodia taluka here, to appear…
New Delhi: (Apr 15) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will kick-start the process of organizational reforms in the party on Tuesday when he launches the first meet to empower the District Congress Committee under the ‘Sangathan Sirjan Abhiyan’ in Gujarat’s Modasa. Ahead of the meet, AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal said the first objective is…
New Delhi: Amid concerns over Saudi Arabia reportedly “cutting” India’s private Haj quota this year, the government on Tuesday said the Combined Haj Group Operators (CHGOs) had failed to comply with the necessary timelines set by the Saudi authorities despite reminders. The government also said that due to its intervention, the Saudi Haj Ministry has…
Boston: The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday it won’t comply with the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. In a letter to Harvard Friday, the administration called for broad government and leadership reforms, a…
Lucknow: Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni on Monday asked the IPL organisers to prepare better pitches that encourage shot making, saying no team wants to play “timid” cricket. Dhoni was especially referring to the surface at CSK’s home ground, Chepauk, which has been their citadel all these years but has turned out to be…
Lucknow: The iconic MS Dhoni played a nice little cameo alongside Shivam Dube to guide Chennai Super Kings to a much-needed five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants and break their five-match losing streak in the IPL here on Monday. Dhoni (26 not out off 11 balls; 4x4s, 1×6) and Dube (43 not out off 37…
New Delhi: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said Jammu and Kashmir had “turned the corner” to become a pre-eminent destination, even as he pitched for choosing “value-based tourism” instead of chasing volumes. Later, asked during an interaction at a conference in Delhi if his government planned to work with the Centre on travel advisories…
