Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was seen spotted sporting a ‘Indian kurta’ in his engagement ceremony to Indian-origin girlfriend Vini Raman in Melbourne on Sunday. Vini Raman, a Melbourne-based pharmacist, shared photos from their engagement. Glenn Maxwell was seen posing with their families while sporting a green kurta. “Last night we celebrated our Indian engagement and I gave @gmaxi_32 a little teaser of what the wedding will be like. Shout out to both of our incredible families & all our friends who came to celebrate with us on such short notice – we are so grateful to be surrounded by some…
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Former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has been nominated to Rajya Sabha. As a CJI, Ranjan Gogoi had presided over many crucial benches that delivered several landmark judgments, including Ramjanambhoomi land dispute, the abolition of homosexuality in India, entry of women in Sabrimala temple and clean chit to Modi government on Rafale deal. Justice Gogoi’s nomination has drawn some sharp reactions from the Opposition. Many leaders of opposition parties suggested that Gogoi’s nomination was quid pro quo. Justice Ranjan Gogoi’s tenure as judge and CJI was marked by some controversies and personal allegations but that never came in the way of…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed permanent commission to serving women officers in Indian Navy in all eligible branches and directed the Centre to comply with its order within three months The top court said that there can’t be any discrimination citing physiological conditions, etc. The order will enable women officers for eligible permanent commission in ATC & Logistics too, apart from Education. The apex court said that women can sail with same efficiency as male officers and there should be no discrimination. The court observed that performance at work and dedication are the only answer to stereotypes within the…
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said that there are talks of still more Congress MLAs tendering their resignations in the coming days. He also said that all those who wanted to join the saffron party are welcome. After the house proceedings of the Gujarat state assembly, Nitin Patel on Monday told reporters, “As I hear, there will be more resignations tendered from the Gujarat Congress legislators in the coming days. We are just watching the time.” “As I have earlier said that there is internal groupism within the Congress and I reiterate that they can take them wherever they…
Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani has been summoned by the ED in connection with its money laundering probe against Yes Bank promoter Rana Kapoor and others, officials said on Monday. They said Ambani was asked to depose at the Enforcement Directorate office in Mumbai on Monday as his group companies are among the big entities whose loans went bad after borrowing from the crisis-hit bank. The officials said Ambani, 60, has sought exemption from appearance on some personal grounds and he may be issued a new date. Ambani’s group companies are stated to have taken loans of about Rs 12,800…
The government on Monday said in Rajya Sabha that it hopes to position India as a “superpower” in the field of sports and a Talent Search Committee will be constituted to identify talent. Replying to a query during Question Hour, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiran Rijiju said about 15,000 sports persons are being trained in Training Centres under Khelo India. “It is our dream to make India a superpower in sports.We have decided to constitute a Talent Search Committee,” Rijiju said. The Committee will look for young talent in villages and other places and hone their skills.
His return to India on hold due to travel restrictions forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s five-time world champion chess icon Viswanathan Anand will complete his maiden commentary assignment while being in self-isolation in Germany. The 50-year-old wizard was to return to Chennai on Monday after competing in the Bundesliga Chess League but had to stay back near Frankfurt given the travel restrictions, his wife Aruna said. Anand, who is set to don the commentator’s hat for the FIDE Candidates tournament that begins in Yekaterinburg, Russia to spot the challenger to world champion Magnus Carlsen, will handle the role from…
The BJP’s Madhya Pradesh unit has cited the 1994 nine-judge Constitution bench judgement in S.R. Bommai vs Union Of India, which held that a Chief Minister’s refusal to test his strength on the floor of the Legislative Assembly can well be interpreted as prima facie proof of his no longer enjoying the confidence of the legislature. The case has become the most cited whenever hung Assemblies found its way on the political landscape and parties scrambled to form a government. Madhya Pradesh is witnessing a political turmoil after 22 Congress MLAs resigned, leaving the Kamal Nath government tottering. On Monday,…
A court suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain to four-day police custody in connection with the murder of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer during the recent violence in northeast Delhi. “I find force in the submissions of the investigating officer that to unearth the conspiracy of the reasons which led to the riots that resulted in massive loss of life and property, police remand is required,” Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Singh Rajawat said while sending Hussain to police custody. Seeking his custody, Delhi Police told the court that IB staffer Sharma was allegedly murdered on Hussain’s command. “Everything…
Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon has sent a written a letter to Chief Minister Kamal Nath, asking him to prove a majority of his government by tomorrow, “or else it will be considered that your government does not have a majority”. In the letter, the governor took a strong exception to the tone of Kamal Nath’s earlier correspondence to him suggesting that the governor acted in a biased manner by ordering the floor test. In response, the governor said that the language of the letter penned by Kamal Nath was unparliamentary and the reasons given to refuse floor test baseless.…