Students of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research or NIPER in Punjab's Mohali have called off their protests for 15 days, awaiting action from the management on the alleged large-scale corruption that was highlighted by an assistant professor and who was later sacked following the allegations. ...
08:46 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Olympian boxer Vijender Singh continues to sink deeper into trouble with each passing day. The Sports Ministry has instructed the National Anti-doping Agency to test the boxing star for heroin consumption after the Punjab Police pointed towards repeated use of the drug by Vijender. ...
08:44 AM, Apr 02, 2013
The Sports Ministry swung into action on Monday and asked the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) to carry out tests on boxer Vijender Singh for alleged drug use. The Ministry's strong statement came hours after the Punjab Police was "advised" by the District Attorney of Fatehgarh Saheb against collecting the Olympian medallist's blood and hair samples for testing. Vijender and fellow boxer Ram Singh are under scrutiny for alleged involvement in...
06:51 PM, Apr 01, 2013
In a big blow to India's champion boxer, the Punjab Police has for the first time confirmed that Olympian boxer Vijender Singh did take drugs, saying he took heroin nearly 12 times between December 2012 and February 2013. The police are now trying to prove this forensically. Is this going to turn into a knock-out punch for the celebrity pugilist? CNN-IBN's deputy sports editor Digvijay Singh Deo joined IBNLive readers...
05:26 PM, Apr 01, 2013
In a setback for the Punjab Police investigating the Mohali drug haul case, the district attorney of Fatehgarh Saheb on Monday advised its probe team against collecting blood and hair samples of boxer Vijender Singh. The police had earlier on Monday collected the blood and hair samples of boxer Ram Singh and had sought a legal opinion from the district attorney about taking samples from Vijender. ...
05:16 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The Punjab Police has collected the hair and blood samples of boxer Ram Singh in the Mohali drug haul case. It now remains to be seen whether Olympian Vijender Singh will be next as the police have said that he consumed drugs. ...
12:19 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Punjab Police claimed the value of drugs seized from alleged NRI narcotics dealer Anoop Singh Kahlon's house was to the tune of Rs 484 crore. Citing the figure given by Kahlon and Kulwant Singh, who were arrested by Fatehgarh Sahib police in the heroin seizure case, police said the wholesale price of the seized drug in the international market was Rs 121 crore and its retail price was approximately Rs...
10:07 AM, Apr 01, 2013
In a big blow to India's champion boxer, the Punjab Police has for the first time confirmed that Olympian boxer Vijender Singh did take drugs, saying he took heroin nearly 12 times between December 2012 and February 2013. The police are now trying to prove this forensically. ...
07:51 AM, Apr 01, 2013
A Punjab Police probe has revealed that Olympian Vijender Singh took drugs 12 times and boxer Ram Singh about five times between December 2012 and February 2013. The investigation reveals both Vijender and Ram allegedly procured the drug from Anoop Singh Kahlon and Rocky for personal consumption. ...
09:14 PM, Mar 31, 2013
International boxer Ram Singh, sparring partner of Olympian Vijender Singh was on Thursday dismissed by Punjab Police in connection with the recent recovery of 26 kg of heroin worth Rs 130 crore. ...
11:18 PM, Mar 28, 2013
"If I don't play, I am confident Watson would be embraced by the team in my place," Clarke, who is suffering from a back injury, said ahead of the Delhi Test. ...
10:32 PM, Mar 20, 2013
A retired DSP of Uttar Pradesh Police and two persons including a UK-based NRI were on Tuesday arrested in the over Rs 130-crore heroin recovery case in which another NRI Anoop Singh Kahlon was already in police net and Olympic winner Vijender Singh was quizzed last week. A Punjab Police spokesman said retired DSP Kirpal Singh was arrested from Meerut where he was running a pharmaceutical factory. ...
11:30 PM, Mar 19, 2013
However, former India captain Sourav Ganguly thinks the current group of Aussie players is the weakest ever to have toured India following the hosts' third straight Test win on Monday. ...
08:29 PM, Mar 18, 2013
MS Dhoni on Monday showed nerves of steel while guiding India to a nail-biting six-wicket win over Australia in the third Test, but the India skipper said his team was under a "bit of pressure" despite chasing a small total for a series-clinching victory. ...
07:55 PM, Mar 18, 2013
India's debutant opener Shikhar Dhawan said it was important for him to play his natural game as his 187 runs in the first innings helped India beat Australia by six wickets and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the four-match Border-Gavaskar series. ...
07:15 PM, Mar 18, 2013
India's latest opener in Test cricket marked his first innings with a match-winning 187, becoming the second Indian batsman after Praveen Amre to win the match award on debut. ...
06:41 PM, Mar 18, 2013
For the first time since 1994, the Indian cricket team managed to win three consecutive matches in a Test series. ...
05:22 PM, Mar 18, 2013
India, who were whitewashed 4-0 in Australia, took a series-winning 3-0 lead against Australia by winning the Mohali Test on Sunday. ...
05:13 PM, Mar 18, 2013
By crushing Australia in Mohali, India recorded the first instance of winning three Tests in a row against Australia. ...
04:58 PM, Mar 18, 2013
