New Delhi, 7/1: Chetan Sharma was on Saturday reappointed as the chairman of the senior selection committee, exactly two months after his entire panel was disbanded by the BCCI for the Indian team’s semifinal exit in the T20 World Cup. Chetan’s new team, though, would have entirely new faces with junior chairman of selectors S…
New Delhi, 7/1: A Delhi court on Saturday sent Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on a woman co-passenger on an Air India flight, to judicial remand for 14 days while rejecting a plea by police for his custody. The police sought his remand for three days for custodial interrogation, saying he was required to be…
New Delhi, 7/1: Air India on Saturday de-rostered a pilot and four cabin crew in connection with a flyer urinating on a woman passenger on its New York-Delhi flight, as its CEO Campbell Wilson issued an apology.In a statement, Wilson said Air India could have handled the issue better while emphasising that it is “deeply…
Washington DC, 7/1: Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he finally quelled a fierce rebellion among his party’s ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days. McCarthy was always the frontrunner to lead the Republican-led House, but his victory in the…
Dubai, 7/1:Former doubles No1 Sania Mirza has confirmed her plans to retire from professional tennis at Dubai Tennis Championships, a WTA 1000 event, which begins on February 19. The 36-year old Mirza initially intended to hang up her racquet at the end of last season, but an elbow injury ruled her out of…
Beijing, 7/1: China’s Ant Group said on Saturday that its founder Jack Ma will no longer control the Chinese fintech giant after the firm’s shareholders agreed to implement a series of shareholding adjustments that will see him give up most of his voting rights. Ma previously possessed more than 50 per cent of voting…
New Delhi, 6/1: Ecommerce company Amazon plans to lay off around 1,000 employees in India as part of its biggest retrenchment exercise across the globe, according to sources. The company has announced the elimination of over 18,000 roles across the globe due to uncertain economic conditions. “The decision to eliminate 18,000 job roles across…
New Delhi, 6/1: The woman who complained about a male co-passenger urinating on her during an Air India flight in November had informed the crew that she did not want to see his face and was “stunned” when the offender was brought before her and “started crying and profusely apologisingAccording to the Delhi Police’s FIR…
Patna, 6/12: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announced that the state will conduct a caste-based census “for the benefit of the people”, ANI reported. “We are doing this to understand other aspects as well and work for development accordingly. A caste-based census is important for the nation’s growth as well,” Kumar said. …
Chennai, 6/12: Governor R N Ravi has come under criticism yet again from political parties, this time for his controversial remark that it would be appropriate to call the state Tamizhagam rather than Tamil Nadu. The Governor, during an interaction with participants of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam, implied that the name Tamil Nadu (Tamil country)…
