Modi wishes quick recovery to Navjot Sidhu

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished former cricketer and BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu a quick recovery after the latter suffered a deep clot in one of his blood vessels.”Dear @sherryontopp ji(Navjot Singh Sidhu), get well soon. You are a fighter and will overcome the illness in your trademark style. Our […]

Hoesung Lee replaces Pachauri as UN climate panel chief

London : South Korea’s Hoesung Lee has been named the new chief of United Nations’ climate science panel after former leader Rajendra Pachauri was accused of sexual harassment by a female employee at his research institute in India.The panel has appointed a new leader for the first time in the past 13 years, The Guardian […]

IWCT says it has evidence against two Bangladesh war crime accused

Dhaka : The International War Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday claimed that it has found evidence against Syed Muhammad Hussain and Muhammad Moslem Pradhan in connection with the six crimes they were involved in during the country’s Liberation War 1971.The two accused were said to be involved in the killing at least 62 people in the […]

Aadhar card issue: SC refers plea to larger bench

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred plea of various government authorities and financial institution for clarification of interim order to a larger bench in connection to the Aadhar card matter.The larger bench would decide whether Aadhar card can be used for schemes other than PDS and LPG as sought by Central Government, […]

Saradha chit fund scam: Matang Sinh’s wife arrested

Kolkata : Former union minister Matang Sinh’s estranged wife Manoranjana Sinh has been arrested in connection with her role in the Saradha Chit fund case.Entrepreneur Santanu Ghosh has also been arrested from Kolkata in connection with the case.The Central Board of Investigation (CBI) had earlier carried out searches in 19 locations in West Bengal and […]