Brasilia [Brazil], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The former head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, 79-year-old Carlos Arthur Nuzman, was sentenced to 30 years and 11 months in prison for buying votes for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympic Games, media reported on Friday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 26 (ANI): Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday constituted two committees to be headed by retired Judges to scrutinise the alleged kickbacks by the Karnataka State Contractors' Association in the tender processes and estimation of amounts by th
Lyon [France], November 26 (ANI): A global alliance of lawmakers on China has expressed deep concern over the election of senior Chinese government official Hu Binchen to the Interpol Executive Committee at the General Assembly meeting.
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): India has been elected as a member of the United Nations World Heritage Committee for the term of four years, starting from the current year.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 25 (ANI): A march by Congress workers on Thursday to the Aluva East Police Station in Kerala demanding suspension of the Circle Inspector for his role in the alleged suicide of the 21-year-old law student here turned violent with police firing tear gas and wa
Mumbai [India], November 25 (ANI): Chandiwal Committee, probing extortion allegations against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, on Thursday asked ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to appear before it.
Moga (Punjab) [India], November 25 (ANI): Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday said that he would sit on a hunger strike if chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi does not open files relating to sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib and the sale of intoxican
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Interpol on Thursday elected India's candidate Praveen Sinha who is Special Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), as Delegate for Asia in its Executive Committee.
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Delhi Legislative Assembly's Committee on Peace and Harmony chairman Raghav Chadha on Thursday said that the panel has taken immediate cognizance of complaints against Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut over her Instagram posts on Sikhs.
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): The Delhi Assembly's Peace and Harmony Committee has summoned Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut over her remarks on Sikhs.
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Member of National Executive Committee (NEC) of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Anirban Ganguly on Wednesday said that it is good that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has understood that there is a federal structure in the country adding that
Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 25 (ANI): Elections for more than 200 seats in the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and other municipal bodies will be held on Thursday but Trinamool Congress Tripura unit Steering Committee head Subal Bhowmik has expressed apprehensions over free