It is sad that we were not consulted before formation of oversight committee: Protesting wrestlers

New Delhi, 24/1: The wrestlers who accused WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and intimidation on Tuesday rued that the government did not consult them before forming the oversight committee that will probe charges against the sports administrator.     Sports Minister Anurag Thakur had announced on Monday that a five-member oversight…

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Delhi Mayor election postponed again amid ruckus in Assembly

New Delhi, 24/1: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House was adjourned on Tuesday without electing mayor and deputy mayor amid a ruckus by some councillors.   After the oath of aldermen and elected councillors, the House was adjourned for 15 minutes during which a number of BJP councillors started moving into the House, chanted…

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Atomic radiation doesn’t impact houses made of cow dung: Gujarat Judge gives man life term for cow smuggling

Ahmedabad, 24/1: Observing that cows are “significant” for resolving problems plaguing the world, a Gujarat judge sentenced a 22-year-old Maharashtra man to life imprisonment as he was was guilty of illegal cow transportation.     The sessions court judge in Gujarat’s Tapi district stressed on the need to protect cows in the country, claimed in…

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