Maharashtra landslide toll touches 50
The toll in a landslide disaster in Maharashtra’s Malin village touched 50, with another 22 injured, an official said in Pune on Friday. “So far we have recovered 50 bodies. The relief and rescue work continues on a war-footing,” Pune Collector Saurabh Rao, who is monitoring the situation... read more »
Sonia’s reaction shows the book touched a raw nerve: Natwar
Natwar Singh, former Congress leader, on Friday said that the strong reaction from Sonia Gandhi to his new book, proves that it has touched a “raw nerve” and something has “upset” her so much that she came out. He also claimed in an interview to a TV channel that “50 Congressmen” called... read more »
Hockey team captain Sardar Singh reprimanded
The Indian men’s hockey captain and midfielder Sardar Singh was officially reprimanded for inappropriate conduct here on Wednesday night. The incident happened in the match against Australia on Tuesday when Eddie Ockenden was hit in the face by the Indian skipper. After viewing video evidence,... read more »
Vikas Gowda wins discus event
Vikas Gowda took the men’s discus throw gold medal on day five of the athletic events at Hampden Park on Thursday night. The Karnataka athlete, who had got past the 64m-metre mark in the qualifiers on Wednesday, was unable to touch the distance in the final but still won on a canter as he hurled... read more »
