Chandigarh : In a major relief to the farmers, the Assembly today scrapped “kurki”, a practice under which mortgaged land is auctioned to recover loans, by abolishing Section 67-A of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Brahm Mohindra said the Congress government had fulfilled a major poll promise by doing away with […]
Chandigarh : The Vidhan Sabha today passed a privilege motion against SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, even as Akali-BJP MLAs continued their protest against Speaker Rana KP Singh over his allegedly biased conduct yesterday. The motion was moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Brahm Mohindra, alleging that Sukhbir had used derogatory language against the Speaker yesterday. […]
Port of Spain : The first ODI of the five-match series between India and West Indies was abandoned after rain started pouring during the Indian innings here at the Queen’s Park Oval on Friday. Put into bat first, the hosts had a great start with Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane sharing a 132-run opening partnership […]
Kolkata : Former India spinner Erapalli Prasanna took a dig at Virat Kohli and said if the current skipper feels he is the “boss” of the Indian cricket team then the team can do without a coach. Prasanna sounded cynical in his response when asked about the rift between Kohli and Anil Kumble. “Why do […]