IPS officer G Sampath Kumar was allegedly involved in match-fixing scam and betting during the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL), and was issued a charge memo levelling eight charges in 11 September 2015. Yesterday the Madras High Court quashed the memo issued to him.
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DMK president M K Stalin Tuesday visited Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency and Sulur assembly constituency to thank voters for supporting the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance in the recent polls.
“Okay, yeah, that thought (to start attacking) did come to my mind. After I crossed 50, I sort of spoke to Hardik and he said I don’t necessarily need to take any chances,” the skipper said.
Iran has revoked the press accreditation for The New York Times’ correspondent based in Tehran without explanation, the newspaper reported today. While the newspaper said it remained hopeful Thomas Erdbrink soon would be allowed to work again, the revocation comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran stemming from President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers a year ago.
The tournament is expected to be the strongest Swiss-system tournament in the history of chess, FIDE, the world chess body, said in a statement.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today announced the commencement of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, while asserting that the pilgrimage is an ‘important step’ towards promoting people-to-people exchanges, and strengthening friendship and understanding between India and China.
North Korea today called on the US to “roll back its hostile policy”, a day before the first anniversary of a historic summit between its leader and president Donald Trump.
At least seven people died today when a boat carrying migrants sank near the Greek island of Lesbos, the coastguard said. Assisted by an EU border patrol boat, the coastguard said it had rescued 57 people and is continuing to search for survivors.
The New York Times has announced it will no longer include daily political cartoons in its international edition, weeks after apologising for publishing a caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deemed anti-Semitic.