Gave up int’l debut for faith, Sikh wrestler has no regrets

Gave up int’l debut for faith, Sikh wrestler has no regrets

Amritsar : A Tarn Taran-based wrestler, Jaskawarbir Singh Gill, could not represent India in an international men’s freestyle wrestling tournament as he didn’t agree to remove his ‘patka’ (a small piece of cloth worn by Sikhs, especially sportspersons). It was Gill’s debut in the international arena as he was part of the India team for […]

Heavy rain leaves trail of destruction in Kerala, 22 dead

Heavy rain leaves trail of destruction in Kerala, 22 dead

Thiruvananthapuram : Heavy rain in Kerala on Thursday claimed 22 lives, leaving a trail of destruction across the southern state.With water levels rising in various dams and reaching almost its maximum capacity, shutters of at least 22 reservoirs in the state have been opened to drain out excess water. According to Kerala State Emergency Operations […]

SC dilutes Lodha panel recommendations; approves BCCI Constitution

SC dilutes Lodha panel recommendations; approves BCCI Constitution

ew Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday approved the much-awaited draft constitution of the BCCI with certain changes, giving a go-by to “one state, one vote” principle and diluting cooling off period recommended by the Justice RM Lodha committee. The verdict pronounced by a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra restored […]

Sikh Referendum-2020 a non-issue in Punjab: Bhagwant Mann

Sikh Referendum-2020 a non-issue in Punjab: Bhagwant Mann

Chandigarh : The Sikh Referendum-2020 has no basis, need and support in Punjab, announced Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann on Thursday in an exclusive web interview with The Tribune. He also announced that a strict disciplinary action was likely soon against MLAs Sukhpal Khaira and Kanwar Sandhu, who, he alleged have incited other MLAs and conspired […]

Senior Indian bureaucrat accuses British Airways of racial discrimination

Senior Indian bureaucrat accuses British Airways of racial discrimination

New Delhi : A senior bureaucrat has alleged “racial discrimination” and “rude behaviour” by the British Airways, which deplaned him and his family from a flight to Berlin from London last month minutes before take-off because his three-year-old son was crying on board. The bureaucrat, in a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on […]