Relief for Tapas Pal, stay order on FIR resigtration, CID probe
Kolkata: In a relief for Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal, a stay has been ordered on registration of FIR and CID probe into his objectionable ‘rape and shoot’ comments against women. A division bench comprising Justice Girish Gupta and Justice T Chakraborty had heard the case earlier... read more »
Bharat Ratna For Dhyan Chand?
NEW DELHI: Recommendations have been received for conferring the Bharat Ratna on hockey great Major Dhayan Chand and they have been forwarded to the Prime Minister’s Office, Lok Sabha was informed. Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the country and is awarded in recognition... read more »
World Kabaddi League players may be banned
PUNE: The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) is going the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) way. Apart from starting an IPL-style league for the sport (Pro Kabaddi) the apex body for sport in India said they will not allow players participating in ‘unrecognised’... read more »
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 »
