Chandigarh, August 11 : The first chronicler of the Partition of 1947, who started building an archive in 1954, says not one of the key figures he interviewed during the process was ready to take responsibility for the monumental human tragedy that unfolded 70 years ago. Now 93, Prof Kirpal Singh says he aims to […]
Pallekele, August 12 : India’s domination of the Sri Lankan bowlers continued unabated as KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan struck fluent half-centuries to take the visitors to a comfortable 134 without loss at lunch on the opening day of the third and final cricket Test, here on Saturday. Rahul (67 batting) and Dhawan (64) were […]
New Delhi, August 11 : Sprint legend Milkha Singh has been appointed as the World Health Organisation’s goodwill ambassador for physical activity in South-East Asia Region (SEAR), the global health body said on Friday. As WHO goodwill ambassador, Singh, also known as the Flying Sikh, will promote WHO SEAR’s non-communicable diseases (NCDs) prevention and control […]
New Delhi, August 11 : Amid the ongoing standoff at Doklam with China, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday assured members of the Lok Sabha that defence forces had enough resources to face any eventuality. He used the word ‘resources’ to answer a question of perceived shortage of ammunition with the Army. Jaitley was replying […]
New Delhi, August 11 : Sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra was marshalled out of the Delhi Assembly on Friday after the rebel AAP leader held up a banner accusing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of “bunking off” the House proceedings. As soon the House met on the session’s last day, Mishra stood up with the banner […]