Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former cricketer Atul Wassan has voiced his concerns over India captain Rohit Sharma’s recent struggles, pointing to a key mistake in his comeback strategy during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Wassan believes that Rohit’s decision to bat at number six, instead of his usual opening role, upon returning to the side…
DHAKA: Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam on Saturday said trials against “top commanders” who are accused of crimes against humanity, including former PM Sheikh Hasina, would be completed “within a year”.Speaking at a national dialogue organised by the Forum for Bangladesh Studies, Tajul said he had spoken to chief adviser…
BENGALURU: Karnataka CID‘s SIT, probing rape charges against BJP MLA Munirathna Naidu and other allegations against his three associates, including a police official, submitted a chargesheet before a special court for elected representatives.The 2,481-page chargesheet says Naidu raped a 40-year-old woman for over two years from 2020, while R Sudhakar, P Srinivas and suspended inspector…
CHENNAI: Madras high court has constituted an all-women special investigation team (SIT) comprising three IPS officers – deputy commissioners of police Bhukya Sneha Priya, Ayman Jamal and S Brinda – to probe the Anna University campus rape case.A vacation bench of justices S M Subramaniam and V Lakshminarayanan on Saturday also ordered Rs 25 lakh…
HYDERABAD: Telangana HC recently ruled that a single parent with custody of a minor child can apply for and obtain a passport for the child without needing signature of the other parent.Allowing a petition filed by a four-year-old girl, represented by her mother, Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya set aside the Hyderabad regional passport officer’s missive requiring…
Rishabh Pant (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant came under fire after playing a risky shot that led to his dismissal during a crucial phase of Day 3 in the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Pant’s dismissal has once again highlighted the fine line between aggression and recklessness, with fans…
BENGALURU: Karnataka police have arrested an Axis Bank relationship manager in Rajkot and three others in an interstate cybercrime and financial fraud after the four allegedly embezzled over Rs 12 crore from Bengaluru-based Dreamplug Paytech Solutions Pvt Ltd, the operator of Cred, a rewards-based credit card payment platform.The accused include relationship manager Vaibhav Pithadiya (29),…
NEW DELHI: Former PM Manmohan Singh‘s desire to clear his name of a small blot, being summoned by a Delhi court as an accused in an alleged irregular coal block allocation case, remained unfulfilled. It would have helped him maintain his widely perceived squeaky clean antecedents.Shortly after Supreme Court cancelled the irregular allotment of coal…
NEW DELHI: The seating arrangement at the Nigambodh Ghat state funeral for Manmohan Singh saw government leaders and the Congress camp occupy two separate sides of the row.While the visible division could be on account of State protocol, it reflected the cold vibes between Congress and BJP which became intense on the eve of the…
NEW DELHI: When Manmohan Singh‘s daughter Upinder Singh lit the pyre of the former PM, she was following the Sikh tradition of not allowing differentiation on gender lines in who leads rituals linked to cremation. Members of the Sikh community point out that their women have for long carried out rituals on the passing of…
