Former NIA chief Sharad Kumar was on June 10 appointed vigilance commissioner in the probity watchdog CVC, officials said. The 62-year-old Kumar, a 1979-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre, retired in September 2017 after heading the National Investigation Agency for over four years. According to an official order, Mr. Kumar has been appointed vigilance commissioner in the Central Vigilance […]
» Read morePakistani authorities have ordered immediate cancellation of the National Identity Card (NIC) and passport of former President and Army Chief Pervez Musharraf. The caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Nasir Ul Mulk passed the order after which National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has cancelled Musharraf’s NIC. Once NIC is cancelled, the passport automatically is of zero significance. Musharraf is currently […]
» Read morePolice gunned down a Maoist commander in Bijapur district of south Chhattisgarh on June 8. “An exchange of fire took place between police and Maoists near the Jaramongia village under the Bhairamgarh police station limits of Bijapur around 5.30 a.m. on June 8. Around 25 to 30 Maoists were present on the spot led by Maoists’ platoon commander Mallesh. The […]
» Read moreArgentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini will miss the World Cup after injuring a knee in training on Friday. “Manuel Lanzini suffered, in today’s morning training, the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee,” the national side announced on Twitter. The World Cup finals kick off in Russia next week and the 25-year-old West Ham United player was expected […]
» Read moreAllrounder Arjun Tendulkar has been named in India’s U-19 squad for Sri Lanka tour next month. India are slated to tour Sri Lanka in July for two four-day and five one-day matches. Arjun, son of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, has made the cut for the four-day squad, which will be led by Delhi wicketkeeper-batsman Anuj Rawat. Anuj made his first-class […]
» Read moreAll 10 passengers of a small plane, whose wreckage was discovered in central Kenya two days after it went missing, died in the accident, the airline and government said on Thursday. “Unfortunately, from the reports we are getting there are no survivors. The families of the passengers and the crew have been notified and as a Ministry, we truly regret […]
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