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Sonam Malik shocks Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik in trials Two-time World Cadet champion Sonam Malik stunned Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik while another promising junior Anshu Malik knocked out World Championship medallist Pooja Dhanda to seal their places in the Indian team for the Asian Championship, here on Saturday. Pitted against heavyweights in their respective first round, both Sonam and Anshu cared little for reputations, fighting fearlessly. Sonam was trailing 4-6 in the second period but produced a sensational four-point throw with just three seconds left in the bout to make it 10-10 and win on criteria of scoring...

CBI court directs Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy to appear before it on January 10 A Special CBI court in Hyderabad has directed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to appear before it on January 10 in connection with alleged ’quid pro quo’ investments into his firms. The court gave the direction on January 3 while hearing a petition by him seeking exemption from personal appearance. Ever since Mr. Reddy became the Chief Minister he has not appeared for the hearings citing his busy schedule as Chief Minister. The court was hearing the case every Friday. It had earlier...

Sushil Modi announces NPR exercise in Bihar, JD (U) says no problem Bihar will launch a data collection drive for the National Population Register (NPR) on May 15 and the exercise will conclude on May 28, deputy chief minister and BJP leader Sushil Modi said Saturday. “The NPR process in 2020 will be carried out between April 1 and September 30 in the country. In Bihar it will be done between May 15 and May 28, 2020. Administrative and punitive action will be taken against officials if they refuse to carry out NPR,” Modi said at a press conference according...

Will not pursue chairmanship of Tata Group, says Cyrus Mistry Ousted Chairman of Tata Sons Cyrus Mistry will not pursue the executive chairmanship of the corporate group, or directorship of other Tata firms despite the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order in his favour. In a statement issued late on Sunday, Mr. Mistry said, “I intend to make it clear that despite the NCLAT order in my favour, I will not be pursuing the executive chairmanship of Tata Sons, or directorship of TCS, Tata Teleservices or Tata Industries. I will, however, vigorously pursue all options to protect our rights...

Arrest warrant issued against Bangladesh’s 1st Hindu chief justice for alleged graft An arrest warrant was issued against Bangladesh’s first Hindu chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on charges of embezzling 40 million taka, court officials said on Sunday. Sinha, 68, who lives in the US, has been described as a “fugitive” by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in its charge-sheet. Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Dhaka’s Senior Special Judges’ Court took cognizance of the graft charges brought against Sinha and 10 others by the ACC. “The judge ordered his (Sinha’s) arrest along with 10 others as the ACC accused him of...

‘What is guarantee Pakistan won’t send spies as Hindus?’ tweets Kejriwal, gets a witty reply from Kumar Vishwas Arvind Kejriwal vs Kumar Vishwas: Assembly elections in Delhi are round the corner and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is leaving no stones unturned to target the main rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Raising suspicion over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Kejriwal asked what’s the guarantee that Pakistan won’t send spies as ‘Hindus’ to seek asylum in India? Kejriwal’s remark was used by his former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) colleague Kumar Vishwas to question the Delhi CM’s habit of raising unnecessary questions. “Fir saboot chaiye? Yu na sudhrey (Need...

Conor McGregor Makes Huge Announcements Ahead of His UFC Return Ever since the fight between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone has been made official, Conor has faced a lot of criticism for not taking the fight with Justin Gaethje. And it did not make things any better when Dana White announced that Conor will be fighting for the title if he gets past Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. Now, this does not make sense as Justin Gaethje has three first-round finishes from his last three fights. He also has a win over Cerrone who is the next opponent of Conor McGregor. On...

Irfan Pathan announces retirement from all forms of cricket India all-rounder Irfan Pathan announced on Saturday he will be retiring from professional cricket with immediate effect. Irfan Pathan, who made his international debut in 2003, played professional cricket for 16 years. Despite not featuring in an international fixture since 2012, Irfan was playing domestic cricket until February 2019. “I am announcing retirement from all forms of cricket. I have been fortunate to share the dressing room with greats of the game like Ganguly, Dravid, and Laxman. I am calling time on my career,” Irfan Pathan said. “I would like to...

Peace returning to Jammu and Kashmir after Article 370: Army chief Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday asserted that peace was returning to the Kashmir Valley after the Centre’s move in August revoking special status to the region, but Pakistan-backed terrorists were making infiltration attempts every day. General Naravane is expected to visit the Siachen glacier next week on his first outstation tour after becoming the army chief on December 31. “Terror activity and stone-pelting have reduced drastically. The law-and-order situation is improving and we expect it to improve further…There are 200-250 terrorists waiting to cross over into...

Murugappa Group heir fights to unseat gender bias in board MUMBAI: Valli Arunachalam, one of the heirs to the storied, 119-year old, Murugappa Group, is waging a “lonely battle” to succeed her father as a member of the male-only board of the holding company. “We are primarily seeking a board seat in Ambadi Investments, a holding company of the group, or fair market value for our stake in the company,” Arunachalam told ET over the phone from New York, where she lives. “My sister and I are qualified and experienced and hence eligible to get representation on the board.” Source:...