President Xi Jinping inspects combat readiness of PLA troops along India-China border in eastern Ladakh

Beijing, January 20Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a video conversation with the soldiers stationed along the India-China border in eastern Ladakh and inspected their combat readiness, official media here reported on Friday.Xi addressed the troops from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) headquarters here on the border defence situation in…

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British Sikh trekker Polar Preet sets new world record for longest solo, unsupported, unassisted polar expedition by a woman

London, January 20 A British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist has set a new world record for the longest solo, unsupported, and unassisted polar expedition by a woman. Captain Harpreet Chandi, known as Polar Preet having already completed a trekking challenge to become the first Indian-origin woman to set the…

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PT Usha promises justice as IOA forms Mary Kom-led committee to probe allegations against WFI president Brij Bhushan

New Delhi, January 20 Taking cognisance of allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Indian Olympic Association on Friday formed a seven-member committee, headed by M C Mary Kom, to probe the charges. The allegations have been made by some of the…

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IOA forms seven-member committee to probe allegations against WFI president

New Delhi, January 20 The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday formed a seven-member committee, including MC Mary Kom and Yogeshwar Dutt, to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by top grapplers. Besides legendary boxer Mary Kom and wrestler Yogeshwar,…

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Punjab and Haryana High Court suspends clause providing 20 marks on basis of descent, Haryana domicile

Saurabh Malik Chandigarh, January 20 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has prima facie asserted that confining the benefit of socio economic criteria and awarding 20 marks on the basis of descent or Haryana domicile in a recruitment process was violative of the Constitution. The Division Bench of Justice M.S….

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Putting chargesheet in public domain may violate rights of accused, victims: Supreme Court

Satya Prakash New Delhi, January 20 Holding that a chargesheet filed by an investigating agency was not a public document, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to all states to enable free public access to chargesheets and final reports filed by investigating agencies on their…

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Angry over mishap, woman drags man on car bonnet for over 1 km in Bengaluru; watch video

Bengaluru, January 20 A man was dragged on the bonnet of a car for a kilometre in a road rage incident in the city on Friday, police said. The CCTV footage of the incident has gone viral on social media showing one Darshan struggling to stay put on the car,…

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BBC defends Modi documentary as ‘rigorously researched’

London, January 20 The BBC on Friday defended its controversial series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “rigorously researched” documentary that sought to highlight important issues, a day after the Indian government condemned the programme as a “propaganda piece” lacking objectivity. “The documentary was rigorously researched according to the…

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