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New Delhi, Nov 12: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today formed a two-member committee to probe into alleged irregularities in Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). A senior government official said that the committee consists of secretaries of Urban Development and Sports departments. "The two-member committee has been asked to submit its report to the Chief Minister by Saturday," the

London, Nov 12: An Indian-origin British journalist has been arrested by British Transport Police (BTP) on charges relating to paedophilia after a sting operation in London. Hasan Suroor was caught on camera as he was confronted by members of Unknown TV, organisers of the sting operation, while he allegedly waited for a 14-year-old girl on Monday. "A 65-year-old man has been charged with meeting a

New Delhi, Nov 12: BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha today said he had never suggested that Bihar Assembly poll results could have been different had he been declared the chief ministerial candidate. He, however, said that things could have been better if he had campaigned in the elections. "Media tried to create an impression that I had suggested that results cud've been different if I was CM candidate,"

New Delhi, Nov 12: Seeking to strengthen Indo-UK economic ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for Britain to begin his first visit to the country during which he will have a hectic schedule that will start with talks with his British counterpart David Cameron. "Leaving for UK. I am hopeful this visit will strengthen economic ties between India and UK & bring more investment to India.

Nagpur, Nov 11: Amid rumblings in BJP over Bihar poll rout and attack on its leadership by party veterans, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today strongly defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah, saying they cannot be held responsible for the defeat. Gadkari, a former BJP President, also demanded stringent action against those making "irresponsible" statements against Modi

Bengaluru, Nov 11: India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-15 was successfully launched by Ariane-5 rocket in the early hours on Wednesday from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana. The European launcher blasted off at 03:04am (IST) and hurled the GSAT-15, designed to deliver telecommunications services, as well as dedicated navigation-aid and emergency services, into space in a flawless

New Delhi, Nov 11: In a new twist in the Sunanda Pushkar death mystery, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has concluded that she did not die from radioactive poisoning. 51-year-old Pushkar, wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was found dead at the Leela Hotel in Delhi in January 2014. Initially her death was considered as suicide but earlier this year the Delhi Police claimed that Pushkar

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Finance Minister KM Mani in the wake of the High Court observations against him in the bar bribery case. Talking to reporters soon after receiving the resignation letters of Mani and that of government chief whip, Thomas Unniyadan, Chandy said "Mani has taken the decision to resign on his own."

New Delhi, Nov 10: Over 2,000 ex-servicemen protesting against the government's "diluted" one-pension-one rank scheme today returned their medals in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, the organizations spearheading the movement claimed today as they hit back at Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for his "unlike soldiers behaviour" remark aimed at them. Colonel (retd) Anil Kaul, spokesman of the protesters

Patna, Nov 10: Though the official announcement is awaited, JD(U) Nitish Kumar in all likelihood would take oath as the new chief minister of Bihar on November 20. "People are busy with Diwali and after that comes the Chhath festival which ends on November 18. So oath of the new government in all likelihood will be administered after Chhath," state JD(U) President Basistha Narayan Singh told PTI