The 22-year-old raider was bought for a whopping Rs. 93 lakh by Team Uttar Pradesh during the Day 1 auction of Pro Kabaddi League Season 5. While, majority expected Manjeet Chillar to be the highest paid player, after he was brought for Rs. 75.5 lakh by the Jaipur Pink Panthers, Tomar emerged as a surprise…
Discontent with Democracy and the AAP experiment…
May 10, 2017By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Towards the end of December 2014, a lot of people asked me if I would be joining Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Having been a key person in Karnataka in the crusade against corruption that Anna Hazare had led, many had presumed that I would also automatically gravitate…
City Karatekas at New Delhi Meet
May 9, 2017The Karatekas of International Mabuni-ha-Shito-Ryu Karate InAssociation, Mahadeshwara Layout, Mysuru have been selected for KAI National Karate Championship-2017, which will be held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi from May 10 to 14. The participants are seen with their coaches (standing from left) Sensei S. Prajwal, Sensei K. Bharathi, Shihan, Sivadas (Chief Coach), Sensei M….
Daredevils to clash against Sunrisers
May 2, 2017The Delhi Daredevils face a massive challenge, having been shot out for 67 in their previous match, when they come up against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 40 of IPL 2017 later today. DD are languishing at the bottom of the table with just two wins from 8 matches. The team must erase from their systems…
BJP sweeps MCD polls
April 26, 2017New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to rule Delhi’s Municipal Corporation (MCD) for the next five years after the party is leading by huge margins in 186 seats combining all three civic bodies (North Delhi, South Delhi and East Delhi). The elections were held in 270 seats in all three civic bodies…
TN Bandh in support of farmers, hits normal life
April 25, 2017Chennai: A day-long strike, led by Opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), began in Tamil Nadu today in support of drought-hit farmers, partially hitting normal life across the State. Farmers from the State, who were on protest in New Delhi for 41 days, reached Chennai this morning and participated in the State-wide bandh. Police have taken…
Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings against Dhoni: He was portrayed as Lord Vishnu on a magazine cover
April 21, 2017The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday quashed criminal proceedings against cricketer M. S. Dhoni in an Andhra Pradesh court for a picture published in a magazine showing him as Lord Vishnu. The court observed that it would be travesty of justice if Dhoni was prosecuted as he didn’t do anything with malicious intent. A Bench led…
BAN ON RED BEACONS FOR VIP VEHICLES:Even vehicles of PM and President not exempt
April 20, 2017New Delhi: The decision of Union Government to ban red beacons atop cars of all Ministers, politicians, judges and bureaucrats applies even to President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India and Lok Sabha Speaker. The ban is effective from May 1. Initial reports said that the ban will exempt the country’s top dignitaries such as…
Beacon Ban: PM Narendra Modi bans use of red beacon by VIPs from May 1
April 19, 2017New Delhi: In a major move towards ending VIP culture in India, the Union Cabinet this morning banned the use of red beacon on vehicles attached to dignitaries, including Central and State Ministers and other VVIPs. The decision taken by the Cabinet will be implemented from May 1. Five categories would be allowed to use…
Daredevils take on Kings at Kotla
April 15, 2017New Delhi – The IPL bandwagon arrives in Delhi for the first time in 2017 as the Delhi Daredevils take on Kings XI Punjab later in the day. The Delhi Daredevils have one win from two outings, while their opponents Kings XI Punjab have two wins from three matches. In their most-recent match Sanju Samson’s…
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