Rugby returns to Olympic programme at Nanjing
Rugby will make its return to the Olympic programme after 92 years at the second Youth Olympic Games scheduled to open in Nanjing on Saturday in the form of rugby sevens ahead of its reappearance at the Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro in 2016. In 2009, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)... read more »
No suitable candidate for Khel Ratna
The Awards Committee, under the chairmanship of former India cricket skipper Kapil Dev, has not found any of the six players, who had applied for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, suitable for the country’s highest sporting honour. This is only the second time since the inception of the award in... read more »
Mathew Martoma Must Forfeit USD 9.4 Million, Pay Fine: Preet Bharara Tells ...
New York: An Indian-origin portfolio manager, convicted for his role as the “central figure” in the most lucrative insider trading scheme in US history, should be ordered to forfeit about USD 9.4 million and pay a fine, federal prosecutor Preet Bharara has told court.Mathew Martoma,... read more »
Congress launched direct cash transfer scheme with political motive
New Delhi: The UPA government launched the direct cash benefit transfer scheme with political motives and without preparation, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, causing an uproar in the house. Pradhan was replying to a question on transfer of direct cash... read more »
