Akashdeep impressed all and sundry in his new role as linkman by not only setting up a goal for Lalit Upadhyay but also scoring one in India’s 5-0 rout of South Africa in their Pool C opener.
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An Indian Navy commander and a captain were among those honoured at the ‘Asian of The Year’ awards here on Wednesday, acknowledging their selfless service and bravery in rescue operations during the devastating floods in Kerala.
Facing flak from various quarters on the Sabarimala issue, the CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala on Wednesday came in for severe criticism from the High Court which said it was adopting “double standards” in implementing Supreme Court judgements.
Authorities have seized unaccounted cash and goods worth over Rs 100 crore in poll-bound Telangana since the model code of conduct came into effect on 27 September, according to officials.
Sounding a word of caution on EVMs, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Wednesday said they can be ‘manipulated’ and asked people to check with the VV PAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) machines after voting in the 7 December assembly elections.
Tamilnadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami Wednesday said his government believed that the Centre would disburse assistance to the state for those severely affected by Cyclone Gaja “as per conscience.”
BJP President Amit Shah Wednesday attacked Telangana’s TRS government and the Congress on Monday over ‘minority appeasement’, claiming the Congress party’s poll manifesto for the state assembly polls largely focused on the welfare of Muslims.
The TRS is the “B team” of Sangh Parivar and the BJP, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday and claimed the aim of K Chandrasekhar Rao’s party and the AIMIM is to ensure that his party is not able to defeat the BJP at the national level.
Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler Wednesday said there was no ‘scandal’ associated with the Rafale deal. Pointing out at the ‘cooperation’ and ‘trust’ shared between both India and France, he asked people to look at the facts.