CHANDIGARH —To protest against the Punjab government’s move of framing Sikh leaders including Jathedars of Sikh Takhts into false cases of sedition, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and other Panthik groups who played vital role in organizing Sarbat Khalsa have decided to boycott the Khadoor Sahib by-poll slated for Feb 13. The decision has been taken in […]
Khadoor Sahib : In month of October, 2015, a number of incidents of Guru Granth Sahib’s sacrilege happened across Punjab on large scale, deeply hurting Sikh sentiments. These incidents were accompanied by another incident, during which the Punjab Police opened fire at peaceful Sikhs who were undertaking peaceful agitation against the sacrilege. The firing by […]
London : Adidas, the German Sportswear company, has reportedly written to International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that it is ending its 11-year sponsorship deal with the world athletics’ embattled governing body.The development to end its 23 million euros agreement signed in 2008 came in the wake of the latest doping and corruption scandal that […]
Dhaka : Rahul Dravid-coached India recorded a five-wicket victory over Pakistan on the final day of the warm-up matches on Monday ahead of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup Bangladesh 2016, which starts on January 27.Pakistan was dismissed for 197 in 44.1 overs in a match reduced to 45 overs-a-side due to a delayed start, […]
Melbourne : The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame will have two new inductees on Janaury 27 in the form of former fast bowler Jeff Thomson and former wicketkeeper Wally Grout.This was announced by Australian Cricket Hall of Fame Chairman David Crow on Monday. Crow said that Thomson and Grout would be inducted during the Allan […]