Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy has alleged that he was subjected to racist comments during his stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad within the Indian Premier League. Sammy’s allegation came after his vociferous support to the ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign round the world after the killing of African-American George Floyd within the US. “I just learnt what that ‘kalu’ meant once I played for Sunrisers within the IPL. They call me and Perera by that name. i assumed it meant strong Stallion. My previous post tells me something different and i am angry,” Sammy wrote on his Instagram page on Saturday.…
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Sri Lanka’s committee has held a mock poll within the southern Galle district to check the COVID-19 health guidelines and its preparedness for the parliamentary polls likely to be held between late July and mid August. The parliamentary polls were initially to be persisted April 25, but had to be postponed thanks to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which prompted the authorities to announce a nationwide lockdown from March 20. Later, the committee shifted the date to June 20. it had been again deemed not suitable in sight of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed 11 lives and…
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson considers himself “fortunate” to possess played the sport in conjunction with Virat Kohli, and said he has been closely following his Indian counterpart’s journey from a young age. Both Williamson and Kohli featured within the 2008 ICC U19 World Cup in Malaysia, which was lifted by India and since then went on to become modern-day greats of the sport. “Yes, we are fortunate to play against one another. it’s been great to satisfy at a young age and follow his (Kohli’s) progress also as his journey,” Williamson said on Star Sports show ‘Cricket Connected’. Infact,…
Following the direction of the Gurugram civil court, the district police here has registered an FIR against the Medanta Medicity Hospital and its chairman and promoter Dr Naresh Trehan for corruption and money laundering on Saturday. Aman Yadav, Sadar ACP, confirmed the development and said that the FIR has been registered under sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 and 120 B, 406, 463, 467, 468, 471, Prevention of Corruption Act 11, 13(2) and 13 (1)D in the Sadar police station. “Based on the FIR, investigation is underway. Further action will be taken accordingly,” Yadav…
Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has said CBSE board results can be declared by August 15. The results of both class 10 and 12 will be declared at an interval of just a few days. However, the decision to open schools will be taken after August keeping in mind the current COVID-19 situation. At present, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has not set any date for reopening schools. Nishank said during a discussion: “We hope that the results of both 10th and 12th classes will be declared by August 15. These include the results of previous…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on late Sunday night announced its candidate for the lone Rajya Sabha constituency in Arunachal Pradesh for the biennial election to the Upper House of the Parliament. The party has fielded Nabam Rebia who is a Minister in the northeastern state’s Pema Khandu-led government. Rebia has also been a member of Rajya Sabha. The Arunachal Pradesh Urban Development Minister was in the Congress nearly four years ago. In 2016, Rebia parted ways with the Congress along with several MLAs and formed a new party for some time, and later joined the BJP. His name was…
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Sunday arrested an alleged arms supplier to Khalistani terrorists. Additional DGP, ATS, Dhruva Kant Thakur, said: “The UP ATS has arrested Javed, an arms supplier to Khalistani terrorists, from Hapur. Javed is a resident of the Kithore area of Meerut. His interrogation is on and the Punjab Police has been informed about the arrest.” The ADG further said that Javed has also supplied illegal arms to criminals in Amritsar and added that he was arrested following an input from the Special cell, Amritsar. ATS officials said a number of pro-Khalistan terrorists have been…
Ladakh MP, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, toured border areas of eastern Ladakh and promised safety, security and overall development to residents along with Pangong Lake near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) where tension is prevailing. In his three-day tour, the BJP MP visited Thakung and Chartse Posts and examined the actual position at Finger 4 and other posts. Namgyal also visited the last villages of the area including Phobrang-Yurgo-Lukung, Spangmik, Maan-Merak, Khagtad, Chushul and Shayok at the Galwan Valley side and interacted with the residents and heard their grievances, especially about the ongoing situation. During his tour, he stayed overnight…
Ayodhya’s famous temples will be reopening on Monday after over two months of coronavirus lockdown, days after the centre allowed places of worship to open as part of what it called “Unlock 1”. But there is a question mark on just how much footfall they will see in the initial days with travel still restricted and the government making repeated appeals for senior citizens and children not to step out of home unless absolutely necessary. In Mathura, the west UP town also famous for its landmark temples – many of the prominent places of worship will remain closed over concerns…
Union minister Amit Shah today launched the BJP campaign for Bihar online, with a detailed recap of the Narendra Modi government’s performance over the last six years — from surgical strikes to the Ram temple in Ayodhya. He, however, claimed that the virtual address — made necessary by the constraints of the coronavirus and the resulting lockdown — had “nothing to do Bihar polls”. “This is to encourage everyone and assure corona warriors. Those who want to see politics in this – I want to ask – who stopped you from holding a rally? All you are doing is chilling…