New Delhi, 22/12: A Delhi court on Friday dismissed the bail application of AAP leader Sanjay Singh in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Special Judge M K Nagpal rejected the bail plea of Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP. A detailed order from the court is awaited. Earlier on…
New Delhi, 22/12: Rendering the House dysfunctional by making a demand to the Chair that cannot be acceded is unfortunate and against public interest, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar is learnt to have said in a letter to Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge. Dhankhar has written to Kharge stating that the Congress leader’s refusal to…
New Delhi, 22/12: French President Emmanuel Macron is set to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, people familiar with the development said on Friday. India had invited US President Joe Biden to grace the occasion but he expressed inability to travel to New Delhi in January. French President Macron…
New Delhi, 22/12: Congress leader Vijender Singh on Friday spoke on Sakshi Malik’s (Sakshee Malikkh) retirement, saying “The sports industry is upset with it (wrestler Sakshi Malik’s retirement). We will go to every player, every stadium and every ‘akhada’ and speak to them about women safety, the employment of the athletes and we will stand…
New Delhi, 21/12: Top Congress leaders met here on Thursday to discuss the party’s plans on seat-sharing with I.N.D.I.A bloc partners and strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as well as assess the reasons for its defeat in assembly elections in three States. The discussions took place at a meeting of the Congress Working…
Poonch, 21/12: At least three soldiers were killed and an equal number were injured after terrorists ambushed two army vehicles passing through Dera Ki Gali in border Rajouri-Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Reports said the army had been conducting an operation in and around Dera Ki Gali, also known as DKG area,…
New Delhi, 21/12: Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Thursday announced her retirement from the sport, protesting against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist Sanjay Singh winning the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) election for the top job, here. chief Brij Bhushan became the new WFI president with his panel winning 13 of the 15…
UP, 21/12: Sanjay Singh on Thursday became the new President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) with his panel comfortably winning most of the posts in the delayed polls as outgoing chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh gained indirect control over the sports body. Sanjay, who is a Brij Bhushan loyalist and UP Wrestling Association…
New Delhi,21/12: The CISF is poised to assume responsibility for the security of the Parliament building from the Delhi Police following a survey of the complex by its experts, officials said on Thursday. Once the survey, conducted on the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, is complete, a report will be submitted, initiating the…
UP, 21/12: Confident of his loyalist Sanjay Singh’s victory in the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections on Thursday, outgoing president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh urged the new office bearers to create a ‘conducive sports environment and compensate for any losses. UP Wrestling Association vice-president Sanjay Singh, who is a close associate of Brij Bhushan,…
