Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics over doping

Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics over doping

Lausanne, December 6 : Russia was banned from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over its state-orchestrated doping programme, but clean Russian athletes will be allowed to compete under an Olympic flag. The sanction was the toughest ever levelled by the IOC for drug cheating and was delivered just 65 days ahead […]

1984 riots: SC to examine panel report on 241 closed cases

1984 riots: SC to examine panel report on 241 closed cases

New Delhi, December 6 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday took on record the final report submitted by a supervisory body appointed by it to look into the closure of 241 cases in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and said it will examine the report. The bench said it will examine on December 11 the report […]

Taj Mahal 2nd best UNESCO world heritage site after Angkor Wat

Taj Mahal 2nd best UNESCO world heritage site after Angkor Wat

New Delhi, December 6 : The Taj Mahal, India’s iconic ivory-white marble mausoleum in Agra, is the second best UNESCO world heritage site in the world, according to a new survey. With over eight million visitors per year, the monument of love built by mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved wife […]

SC fixes Feb 8 for final Ayodhya case hearing

SC fixes Feb 8 for final Ayodhya case hearing

New Delhi : In a new twist in the vexed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, the Sunni Central Wakf Board today told the Supreme Court to put off the hearing until the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, saying its “verdict will have serious repercussions outside”. Oped: “25 yrs ago, I was there…” “Every day the case is […]