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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
With political backing, no fear Despite the Vigilance Bureau (VB) highlighting illegal mining near the Ghaggar riverbed, business is thriving as officers in the district have turned mute spectators in the face of a strong politically backed lobby. Despite police raids, rarely is anyone arrested. And if someone does get arrested, no inquiry follows. Mining […]