New Delhi: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said a chargesheet in the case into the allegations of sexual harassment against outgoing WFI chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh will be filed by June 15. Addressing a press conference after a marathon meeting with the protesting wrestlers, Thakur also assured that the elections to the Wrestling Federation…
New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers on Wednesday agreed to suspend their protest for a week after the government asked them to wait till police complete its probe into sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by June 15. The wrestlers, after a nearly five-hour meeting with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, said the government…
New Delhi: India will have more than 200 airports, heliports and water aerodromes in the next five years and Indian carriers will order up to 1,400 additional planes during the period, Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference on the aviation sector’s performance during the nine years of the Narendra…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday assured that he would receive the report of the socio-economic caste survey conducted by the Permanent Backward Classes Commission during the erstwhile government led by him and take appropriate action for people’s welfare. He said various communities will be given provisions based on the survey data. Siddaramaiah gave this…
New Delhi: Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’, the first storm brewing in the Arabian Sea this year, rapidly intensified into a severe cyclonic storm with meteorologists predicting a “mild” monsoon onset over Kerala and “weak” progress beyond southern peninsula under its influence. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday morning said conditions are favourable for monsoon onset over Kerala…
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it has given clearance to city Education Minister Atishi to travel to the United Kingdom for an official visit next week. The counsel for the Centre said the proposal has now been send to the economic affairs department for further approvals, which would…
London: India and Australia teams as well as match officials were seen wearing black armbands ahead of the start of the 2023 World Test Championship final at The Oval to pay respect to victims of the Odisha train tragedy, which happened earlier this month. Before the national anthems, everyone at the ground offered a minute…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a report from its registry on the issue of urgent listing of a plea challenging the notifications enabling the exchange of Rs 2,000 currency notes without any requisition slip and ID proof. A vacation bench of justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal passed the order after petitioner…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday appealed for calm and said nobody should take law into their hands. In Kolhapur city in Western Maharashtra, police on Wednesday used force to disperse a crowd that objected to alleged use of Tipu Sultan’s image and an `objectionable’ audio message as social media “status” by some local…
Bengaluru: The USA Cricket (USAC) on Wednesday asserted that the T20 World Cup 2024 will not be taken away from them due to concerns around lack of proper cricketing infrastructure in the nation, saying a successful conduct of the Major League Cricket (MLC) will remove all the doubts. It has been reported that the International Cricket…
