New Delhi : The Congress on Friday declared its second list of 16 candidates for the Punjab Assembly elections, dropping one sitting MLA and re-nominating five others. Tarlochan Singh Soondh, the sitting Congress MLA from Banga reserved segment, has been dropped in favour of Satnam Singh Kainth, a former MP and BSP leader, who unsuccessfully […]
News Delhi : The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced yearly awards today at their headquarter in Dubai. Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has been awarded the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award and ICC Cricketer of the Year for his outstanding performance. Alongside Ashwin, South African wicketkeeper batsman Quinton de Kock won the prestigious ICC […]
Dubai : He might be on an 18-match unbeaten streak as India’s Test captain but Virat Kohli was today ignored from the ICC Test team of the year even though he was named skipper of the ODI all-star XI which also featured Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja. Kohli, who is the vice-captain of India’s ODI […]
New Delhi : In a sudden move, Lt Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung on Thursday resigned, saying he will return to academics, “his first love”. Najeeb Jung, who became Lt Governor of Delhi in July 2013, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for help and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for association. After Najeeb Jung’s exit, […]
Chandigarh : While the number of rail accidents due to derailment has reduced considerably since the turn of this century, such incidents have shown an upward trend over the past few years. Each year up to 84 per cent of accidents are attributed to derailment, but financial issues are delaying required safety works. The number […]