Flaunting the letters of unequivocal support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Randhir Singh Tuesday said it is none of government's business to limit the number of terms for office-bearers of national sports federations or their retirement age.
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IOC and Asian council extend support to IOA
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's absence from parliament Tuesday irked opposition MPs, and a few from the ruling benches also, as they demanded a statement on the strike by the motormen of Mumbai's suburban trains, which was called off later in the day.
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Mamata's absence irks MPs, stalls Lok Sabha's functioning
Harping upon the country's same old jaded tune of resolving the long pending Kashmir issue in accordance with the United Nation's (UN) resolution, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that any resolution to the issue would not be durable until the Kashmiris are not made a part of it.
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Pak back to singing K-issue settlement through UN resolution tune
It carries a sea of humanity – over seven million commuters – to and fro daily. Mumbai's suburban rail network, the city's lifeline which is used by people come floods, terror attacks, or accidents, has been paralysed since Monday evening due to a strike by train drivers.
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Mumbai's highly-efficient suburban rail network is its lifeline
More than 70 lakh goods-carrying vehicles are likely to be off the roads across the country as the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) – India's largest apex organisation of road transporters – Wednesday threatened strike from April 5 if the increased duty on diesel was not rolled back
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Transporters threaten strike from April 5
In a heartening development for Indian sports, more money is being pumped into Olympic disciplines as sponsorship to individual sportspersons. The latest to benefit are five boxers, who signed a three-year sponsorship deal with leading entertainment media and communications company Percept Ltd here Wednesday.
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Percept signs sponsorship deal with five boxers
Amid the ongoing stir to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh for creating a separate state of Telangana, the Supreme Court has reiterated that the state capital Hyderabad would continue to be a 'free zone' entitling people from other parts of the state to compete for government jobs.
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Hyderabad is a free zone for job-seekers, rules apex court
The Telugu film industry will observe a shutdown on March 19 to demand Andhra Pradesh government to deal firmly with piracy even as producer Yalamanchi Ravichand's fast-unto-death over the issue entered the third day Wednesday with leading film personalities expressing solidarity with him.
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Telugu film industry to observe shutdown on Friday over piracy
With the political standoff over the civil nuclear liability bill persisting, the government Wednesday offered to 'discuss coolly' all issues relating to the legislation and urged the opposition not to be 'obstructionist' in the country's drive to ramp up nuclear energy.
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Government offers talks on nuclear liability bill
The sports ministry Wednesday made sweeping changes in the process of selection for national sports awards, making the norms more stringent and transparent. At the same time, the government has arrogated to itself the right to nominate 'a deserving sportsperson or a coach left out in the past.'
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Stringent, transparent norms for national sports awards
After Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, it was the turn of Bihar's Rajya Sabha member Ejaj Ali – who was suspended for unruly behaviour in the Rajya Sabha over the women's reservation bill last week – to be greeted with a garland of currency notes Wednesday. The value of his garland was put at Rs.1 lakh.
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Now, Bihar MP gets garland of currency notes
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ruled out of Indian Premier League (IPL) action for at least 10 days due to a right elbow injury sustained during the game against Kolkata Knight Riders. Suresh Raina will lead the team in Dhoni's absence.
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Dhoni out of IPL for 10 days, Raina to lead Super Kings
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Pakistan sponsored terrorists want to keep the pot of militancy boiling and they have made their intentions clear from the beginning of this year by increasing their activities.
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Omar Abdullah says Pakistan wants to keep the pot of militancy boiling
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Wednesday expressed concern over the decline in the number of state cadre officers in the administration of the union territory (UT) of Chandigarh and sought the intervention of Governor Shivraj Patil, who is also the UT administrator, to rectify this.
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Punjab seeks greater share in Chandigarh administration
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Visiting Russian security chief Nikolai Patrushev Tuesday expressed satisfaction at the progress in manufacturing the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, saying it was a 'bright illustration' of the success Indian and Russian scientists had achieved in the joint venture.
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Russia's security chief visits BrahMos missile complex
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Rumours were rife that Aishwarya Rai will dance to the tunes of hit number 'Apni toh jaise taise', which was originally picturised on her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, in Sajid Khan's 'Houseful'. But sources close to her say that she is yet to accept the offer.
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Ash unsure about 'Laawaris' number in 'Houseful'
Lucknow, Feb 2 (IANS) Shahzad Ahmad alias Pappu, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist who was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district for his involvement in the September 2008 serial bomb blasts in Delhi, had planned terror strikes in Madhya Pradesh and at educational institutions in parts of the country, an official said Tuesday.
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Shahzad Ahmad had planned to target educational institutes
Rohtak (Haryana), Feb 2 (IANS) Two days after a village 'panchayat' (council) near this Haryana town directed a married couple to start living as 'brother and sister' as they were from the same 'gotra' (sub-caste), a higher panchayat Monday decided to intervene to resolve the issue amicably.
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Higher council to intervene in Haryana caste row
Ghaziabad, Feb 1 (IANS) A 20-year-old maid of a childless couple agreed to become the surrogate mother to their child. But, after giving birth to the baby, the maid had a change of heart and refused to hand over the infant and was allegedly beaten by the couple.
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Maid lends womb to childless couple, refuses to give baby
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) With less than 10 days to go for Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's final call on the introduction of genetically modified brinjal, leading scientist Pushp Bhargava, who was also the Supreme Court nominee to the country's biotech regulator, Monday warned that if Bt Brinjal is allowed it would be the 'single largest disaster'.
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Bt Brinjal will be single largest disaster, says scientist