Day: January 18, 2020

Osmania University Professor held for alleged links with Maoists

1:59 pm January 18, 2020

Hyderabad: A professor of the Osmania University here was arrested on Saturday for suspected links with the Maoists, police said. Associate Professor of Telugu department, C Kasim was allegedly involved in a case registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act among other sections in Mulugu Police station in 2015. “That case is under investigation and we […]

Noted Kathak dancer Manjari Chaturvedi claims performance on Qawwali /Sufi music stopped, Uttar Pradesh govt denies charge

Noted Kathak dancer claims performance on Sufi music stopped, UP govt denies charge

1:49 pm January 18, 2020

Lucknow: Noted Kathak dancer Manjari Chaturvedi has claimed that her ‘Qawwali’ performance organised by the Uttar Pradesh government at a private hotel here was “deliberately stopped”. The Culture Department of the UP government, has, however, denied the accusation. Speaking to a news channel, Chaturvedi said, “I was invited by the Culture department of the UP […]

NIA to probe case of J-K DSP caught while ferrying three terrorists

12:43 pm January 18, 2020

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency will probe a case in which a senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer was arrested while ferrying three terrorists out of the valley, an official spokesman said on Saturday. Davinder Singh, posted as the deputy superintendent of police, was arrested last weekend along with Naveed Babu, self-styled district commander […]

Liverpool’s long title wait a warning for Man Utd

12:39 pm January 18, 2020

Liverpool : Thirteen months on from the match that finally drew the curtain on Jose Mourinho’s time in charge of Manchester United, the Red Devils again find themselves living in Liverpool’s shadow ahead of their return to Anfield on Sunday. A 3-1 defeat for Mourinho’s men last December that left United 19 points behind Liverpool […]

Iran says banned from hosting international football

12:32 pm January 18, 2020

Tehran: Iran’s football federation said Friday it has been banned from hosting international matches inside the country. The “federation received a letter today from the Asian Football Confederation… announcing the decision to hold AFC Champions League matches hosted by Iranian teams in neutral countries,” said a statement on the federation’s website. An extraordinary meeting was […]