Bajrang, Vinod settle for silver

Bajrang, Vinod settle for silver

New Delhi : Asian Championships gold medallist Bajrang Punia and Vinod Kumar settled for silver medals at the Under-23 Wrestling World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, as India finished with three medals at the event. Bajrang, who had won a bronze medal at the 2013 senior World Championships, lost his 65kg final to Russia’s two-time World […]

Kohli rested for Lanka ODIs; Rohit to lead

Kohli rested for Lanka ODIs; Rohit to lead

Nagpur : “Definitely, I do need rest… I’m not a robot,” Virat Kohli had declared on November 15 in Kolkata, right before the first Test. Kohli had said that he’d “ask” for rest when he needed it. Kohli has spoken, and the selectors have obliged. Kohli has been rested for the ODI series against Sri […]

MLA Bains: Tape ‘proves anti-Khaira plot’

MLA Bains: Tape ‘proves anti-Khaira plot’

Chandigarh : Legislator Simarjit Singh Bains of the Lok Insaaf Party, an AAP ally, today released an audio-tape to “prove a plot” against Punjab’s Leader of Opposition (LoP) and AAP MLA Sukhpal Khaira, who has been summoned by a Fazilka court for questioning on his alleged links with drug smugglers. Bains and his brother Balwinder […]

Islamists call off protests as Pak law minister quits

Islamists call off protests as Pak law minister quits

Islamabad : Pakistan’s law minister Zahid Hamid today quit as the government “surrendered” to hardline religious groups, who called off their violent protests in Islamabad that had left six people dead and hundreds injured. An official of the Prime Minister House confirmed that the law minister last night sent his resignation to Prime Minister Shahid […]