Melbourne : More players revealed match-fixing approaches on Tuesday as the Australian Open Grand Slam tournament came under close scrutiny following claims that corruption in tennis was widespread.Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis said he had been targeted through social media, while a British former Davis Cup player said he was once offered an envelope stuffed with cash […]
Kapurthala : The Kapurthala police today arrested unauthorised travel agents Harbhajan Singh Sucha of Bhatnura Lubhana village and Kulwinder Singh Multani of Bhogpur following reports that at least 21 Punjabi youths travelling in a boat headed for the US from Panama had drowned. The two agents were booked under the Immigration Act yesterday. Arpit Shukla, […]
CHANDIGARH : Ajit Singh Kohar, Transport Minister, Punjab, has issued directions to various departments to take precautionary measures to ensure the safety of commuters and avoid traffic accidents caused by foggy weather this winter season. Stating this here today the Minister said that during winters, when the visibility is low due to weather conditions, the number […]
New Delhi : In view of the suicide of a dalit scholar in University of Hyderabad, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being unable to protect dalits and dubbed the incident as a murder of democracy and social justice.”Modi govt constitutionally duty bound to uplift dalits. […]
Pune, Jan. 19 : The students of the prestigious FTII began a one-day hunger strike here on Tuesday to express solidarity with their colleagues of the Hyderabad University amid the ongoing protests over the suicide of a Dalit scholar.The students of the University of Hyderabad, where Dalit scholar Rohit Vemula committed suicide after his expulsion, […]