Everything you need to know about Sodhi Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Sodhi Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Gurgaon, May 13 (IANS) The office of a realtor was Monday raided in Gurgaon by Punjab Police in connection with a complaint of a Rs.210 crore fraud in Ferozepur in Punjab, Haryana Police said.
Shimla, May 10 (IANS) If sizzling plains of north India are getting you down, think about holidaying in Himachal Pradesh. The weatherman Friday forecast more thundershowers and even fresh spells of snow in the hills this weekend.
The work on the project of Astha Kunj 0pen Play Field was inaugurated by the Union Minister, Urban Housing and Poverty Alleviation, Ajay Maken in the presence of large number of local residents who are in favor
Gorakhpur, April 19 (ANI): Semi-nude villagers stood in waist deep water to demand construction of a bridge on a river passing through their hamlet on the outskirts of Gorakhpur town in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Rahi Sarnobat Friday became the first Indian women pistol shooter to win a gold in an ISSF World Cup after she triumphed in the final of the 25m sports pistol event in Changwon, South Korea.
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Capital market regulator SEBI Tuesday said it will "very soon" formulate a guideline on buyback of equity shares and expressed hope that it will also be able to come out with a new insider trading regulations this year.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The capital will fete the spirit of the moment with a 10-day "Spring Fever" literature festival that will see top writers like Vikram Seth, Ramachandra Guha, Shobhaa De, Gulzar and Mira Nair brainstorm on politics, society, culture and entertainment.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Ronjan Sodhi will be spearheading the Indian challenge at the shot-gun World Cups in Mexico and United Arab Emirates (UAE) in March and April.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) Monday barred its three officials who occupy key positions in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) from taking part in its elections April 6.
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) A Sikh group has urged communities of all faiths to observe Feb 5, marking six months of the Aug 5 shooting at a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, with a call to lawmakers to pass gun control measures.
Rohtak (Haryana), Jan 30 (IANS) A recently-retired police officer was gunned down in Haryana Wednesday by three unidentified car-borne assailants, an official said.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) A spate of non-fiction about India's transformation as a secular nation and an emerging superpower scored yet another hit on the bookshelf this year with a flood of mass market fiction.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) London Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar climbed up a place to be ranked World No.2 in the men's 25-metre rapid fire pistol category in the latest list issued by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).
Raipur, Oct 6 (IANS) The national president of the Adivasi Mahasabha Saturday demanded that the government withdraw the security forces if it is serious about establishing peace in Bastar. Only after that would the Mahasabha ask the Maoists also to leave the area, he said.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games organised in New Delhi exactly two years ago may have been scarred by controversy and charges of corruption that are yet to be proved, but India's best ever performance at the Olympics in the London Games displays the progress the country has made in sports in the last two years.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India's best ever performance at the Olympics in 2012 London Games displays the progress the country has made in sports in two years after hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
The architect of the white revolution in India, Verghese Kurian died after a prolonged illness on Sunday. Known as the father of the milk revolution in India, Kurian was suffering with kidney problems and he was admitted to hospital in Nadiad. He has the credit to transformed India as a world?s largest milk producer country from milk deficient one.
Townsville (Australia), Aug 23 (IANS) Scoreboard of the U-19 World Cup semifinal between India and New Zealand at the Tony Ireland Stadium here Thursday.
Townsville (Australia), Aug.20 (ANI): India and New Zealand booked a semi-final clash against each other after registering thrilling wins in the ICC Uunder-19 Cricket World Cup Super League quarter-finals on Monday.
Washington, August 7 (ANI): Sikhs living in the United States have expressed shock at the Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting and said they had feared such attacks since 9/11.
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Mistaken for Muslims for their beards and turbans, the Sikh community in the US has faced more than 700 attacks or bias-related incidents since the Sep 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Saina Nehwal achieved a first by marching into Olympic badminton semifinals, while star boxer Vijender Singh is only a bout away from repeating his medal performance of the Beijing Games following a narrow win in the pre-quarterfinals here Thursday.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Champion shuttler Saina Nehwal rewrote history by becoming the first Indian to cruise into the Olympics badminton semi-final while the crack mixed doubles tennis combination of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza stormed into the quarter finals at the London Games here Thursday.
London, Aug 2 (ANI): Shooter Ronjan Sodhi crashed out of the Olympics double trap event here on Thursday.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Champion shuttler Saina Nehwal rewrote history by becoming the first Indian to cruise into the Olympics badminton semifinal and bring the country's tottering campaign back the on the rails after medal hopes shooter Ronjan Sodhi and boxer Jai Bhagwan bit the dust at the London Games here Thursday.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) India's tryst with Olympics Thursday was a double heartbreak as highly rated double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi failed to make the final while boxer Jai Bhagwan fell by the wayside in the pre-quarter finals at the London Games here.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) India's ace double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, a strong medal prospect, was knocked out of the competition at the 2012 London Olympics after he finished 11th in the qualification at the Royal Artillery Barracks here Thursday.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) India's ace double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, a strong medal prospect, was knocked out of the shooting competition of the 2012 London Olympics after he finished 11th in the qualification at the Royal Artillery Barracks here Thursday.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) India's ace double trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, a strong medal prospect, crashed out of the 2012 London Olympics after he finished 11th in the qualification at the Royal Artillery Barracks here Thursday.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) India's medal hope Ronjan Sodhi was the joint top-scorer after round one of the men's double trap shooting qualification at the London Olympics here Thursday.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the London Olympic Games Thursday.
London, July 27 (IANS) Indian shooters will be looking to improve their Beijing Games performance when they start their London Olympics campaign at the Royal Artillery Barracks here Saturday.
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Though India have picked their biggest squad of 81 athletes for the Olympics, only a handful of them are expected to make the podium in london. All the potential medal winners worked really hard and, more importantly, they themselves make no secret of their ambition. India never had it so good.
London, July 26 (IANS) Carrying the hopes of a billion plus people back home, Indian athletes are supremely confident of returning with the richest medal haul from the Olympic Games, the sport's biggest showpiece, opening in London Friday.
London, July 19 (IANS) India's top double trap shooter Ronjan Singh Sodhi, a strong medal prospect, said weather can be the deciding factor in his event during the London Games.
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Under pressure from the athletes, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Thursday finally cleared the way for England-based physio Patrick Kenny to be part of the Olympic contingent for the London Games.
After a tumultuous period following the hockey debacle at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, India fielded a relatively young but talented side for the Moscow Games where barring skipper Vasudevan Baskaran and goalkeeper Bir Bahadur Chhetri, the rest made their debut.
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The first pre-monsoon showers brought much-awaited respite to the national capital Saturday, bringing down the minimum temperature to 23.2 degrees Celsius, four degrees below the average for the season. However, commuters had to face traffic snarls in parts of the city with major roads choked due to poor drainage.
Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 (IANS) Indian shooting coach Sunny Thomas is excited as he and his team is all set to leave for the London Olympics.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India had 56 competitors at the Beijing Olympics four years ago. The number has risen to 76 and is expected to be 85 at the July 27-August 12 London Games.
Washington, June 8 (IANS) Washington-based Sikh Human Development Foundation (SHDF) has given scholarships totalling about $210,000 to 504 needy students pursuing higher education in 159 institutions in Punjab and other northern Indian states for the 2011-12 academic year.
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Ronjan Sodhi has never been far from success. India's ace double-trap shooter is so confident of his ability that he wants to treat the London Olympics as just another competition, and he feels that will take pressure off him.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) IOS Sports and Entertainment, an Indian sports management group, has signed up country's seven Olympic-bound athletes, including ace shooter Ronjan Sodhi, for a period a minimum three years.
The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that sales milk and milk-based products under 'Amul' brand on Sunday announced that it was hiking milk prices by up to Rs.2 per ltr in Delhi and Near Capital Regions (NCR).......
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) With just 88 days left for the 2012 London Olympics, Indian shooters Joydeep Karmakar and Heena Sidhu, who have qualified for the Games, Saturday rued the delay in getting government funding as it would hamper their training schedule.
Amritsar, Mar.28 (ANI): Sikhs participated in a protest here on Wednesday and urged the government to repeal the death sentence awarded to Balwant Singh Rajoana, a co-accused in the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh on August 31,1995.
Jaipur, Mar 20 (ANI): The jewellers' protest against a proposed duty increase on gold imports entered its fourth day on Tuesday.
Jaipur, Mar 20 (ANI): The jewellers' protest against a proposed duty increase on gold imports entered its fourth day on Tuesday.
Jaipur, Mar 20 (ANI): The jewellers' protest against a proposed duty increase on gold imports entered its fourth day on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): Sportspersons from different disciplines came together at the 'Khushi Punarvass Yojna 2012', an environment health meet, to help out the victims of a earthquake that hit Sikkim last year.
Bangalore, Oct 8 (ANI): Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj on Saturday said that in order to effectively combat the rising corruption in the state, it was important to have a strong and an effective Lokayukta.
London, Sept 15 (ANI): An international study initiated by a late Indian-origin scientist have found that primary forests - those least disturbed old-growth forests - sustain the highest levels of biodiversity and are vital to many tropical species.
Eminent pugilist and Asian Games Champion Vijendra Singh Wednesday receive 'Samsung Most Valuable player awards'...
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Indian athletes, including Ranjan Singh Sodhi, Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Mansher Singh and Zoravar Singh Sandhu received rousing welcome at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Monday.
Guangzhou (China), Nov 21(ANI): Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi bagged the third gold medal for India in the Guangzhou Asian Games in men's double trap shooting event on Sunday.
Anand (Gujarat), Oct. 8 (ANI-Business Wire India): Israel's Consul General in Mumbai, Orna Sagiv, visited Amul Dairy and the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. to understand the Amul model of cooperatives which is currently synonymous with the White Revolution in the country.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): After a splendid performance on the third day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games by the Indian contingent, Day 4 is all set to be an eventful day with 35 gold medals at stake and once again all eyes set on Indian shooters Tejaswini Sawant, Lajakummari Gauswami and Omkar Singh, who will shoot for gold in their respective events.
New Delhi, Oct.6 (ANI): Shooter Anisa Sayyed won gold in the women 25 m pistol event, while Sarnobat Rahi clinched a silver medal at the XIXth Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): Justice RS Sodhi, former Delhi High Court judge, who had awarded the death penalty to Santosh Kumar Singh in the Priyadarshini Mattoo case, said on Wednesday that apex court judges are wiser and they have a profound knowledge of law.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): In the mother of all shooting battles on the third day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games today, World Champion Gagan Narang beat Olympian gold winner Abhinav Bindra to win the gold in the 10 m air rifles (Singles).
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): India will look to strengthen its position in the medals tally on the second day of the Commonwealth Games as 28 gold medals are up for grabs today with the most interesting battle between Olympian gold winner Abhinav Bindra and World Champion Gagan Narang, who will be gunning for gold in the 10 m air rifles (Singles).
Sirsa (Haryana), July 18 (ANI): Alarmed by the worsening flood situation in Haryana's Sirsa District, the local authorities initiated relief and rescue operations to over scores of people affected by the floods.
New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): Now onwards, the super bikers zooming along the roads of New Delhi can opt for an exclusive workshop for their sports bikes.
Ferozpur (Punjab), June 14 (ANI): Family members of ace Indian shooter Ronjan Singh Sodhi erupted in joy, after he won a gold medal in a double trap event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Italy.
Amritsar, Jan.10 (ANI): Aroosa Raza Alam, a close friend of Punjab's former chief minister and Congress leader Amarinder Singh, on Sunday returned to her home country Pakistan through Wagah land route.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (ANI): At least two labourers sleeping on a footpath were injured early today when a 24-year-old engineer, who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, lost control of his Mercedes and rammed into them.
New Delhi, Dec 2 (ANI/Business Wire India): The path to sustainability lies in cluster creation and collective benefit
Adelaide, August 26 (ANI): A team of international researchers has found that the world's last remaining "pristine" forest, namely the boreal forest across large stretches of Russia, Canada and other northern countries, is under increasing threat.
Mumbai, Aug 13(ANI): The Working Committee of the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) is expected allow former Indian Cricket League players to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
New Delhi, July 29 (ANI): Wrestler Sushil Kumar and boxers M C Mary Kom and Vijender Singh have been selected for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
Mumbai, June 2(ANI): The BCCI today granted amnesty to 79 players and 11 former cricketers, as they decided to cut-off their ties with the rebel board, the Indian Cricket League.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Catch 'em young - is the mantra of most anti-tobacco awareness campaigns. Giving youngsters all the gory details of how tobacco intake can lead to dreaded diseases is easier compared to trying to convince unwilling adults to quit, say experts and counsellors.
Jammu, May 3 (ANI): Activists of various Sikh organizations blocked the Jammu - Pathankot National Highway here today and burnt images of the Taliban and neighbouring Pakistan to express their anguish over the injustice meted towards Sikhs in Pakistan's North West Front Province (NWFP).
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday issued notice to Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) Lucknow candidate Akhilesh Das for his objectionable remarks against his Samajwadi Party rival Nafisa Ali.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Sarita Mandanna, a US-based Indian author, has created ripples in the publishing world as her 'Tiger Hills' has received the largest advance Penguin India house has so far paid for a debut novel.
Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) Remarks by Akhilesh Das, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate from Lucknow for the Lok Sabha elections, against his Samajwadi Party rival Nafisa Ali have drawn flak from all quarters, including Priyanka Gandhi.
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Just a week after the release of Anurag Kashyap's film 'Gulaal', a total of 2,926 pirated DVDs worth over Rs.800,000 were seized by the police here with the help of the Society for Copyright Regulation of Indian Producers for Film and Television (SCRIPT).
Raipur, March 10 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) has turned the battle for Chhattisgarh's Bastar Lok Sabha seat into a triangular fight by fielding a popular tribal figure from the Maoist insurgency-hit region.
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Classic literature is making a comeback to the capital through a unique open air library.
Chandigarh, Jan 14 (IANS) An accountant of Union Bank of India has allegedly robbed his organisation of Rs.870,000 during his stint at two Chandigarh branches of the bank in 2004, a police officer said Wednesday.
Melbourne, Dec 13 (IANS) Former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie has slammed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for ill-treating Indian Cricket League (ICL) players and closing the door on several talented youngsters.
Soon after the Beijing Olympics, where India won its first ever individual gold, India has been recognised as a world power in shooting.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Three Indian shooters, including Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, are among the top-10 in latest world shooting rankings released by International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF).
Ludhiana, Dec.3 (ANI): With global economic slowdown affecting almost all countries around the world and the United States economy being the worst-hit, the Indian exporters and manufactures have not been able to escape the heat.
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) At a time when every single vote counts, a family of 99 registered electors could well be a votebank of sorts for any candidate in any constituency in Saturday's Delhi elections.
Stockholm, Nov 19 (IANS) Six Indian journalists, including Delhi journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, among the 87 worldwide who perished in their line of duty during the past 12 months, were among those honoured at the Stockholm Journalists' Memorial 2008.
Mumbai, Nov 05, (ANI/Business Wire India): Offering Indian mobile phone users a near web like experience of popular Rediff.com services on their mobile handsets, Rediff.com India's leading online community portal today went live with its mobile client application 'MobileRediff'.
Chandigarh, Nov 3 (IANS) Bollywood sells. A non-profit animal protection organisation is holding an exhibition cum sale here of Bollywood posters of films ranging from the classic 'Aawara' to the recent hit 'Chak De! India' to raise funds for their movement.
Chandigarh, Oct 30 (IANS) Punjab-born people have won elections in the US, Britain and Canada but in a first of its kind, a Punjabi has won a provincial election in Finland.
Raipur, Oct 20 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) Monday announced a list of 12 candidates for the forthcoming Chhattisgarh assembly polls.
Pune, Oct 15 (IANS) Shooters and wrestlers led India's medal haul on the fourth day of the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG), keeping the hosts comfortably perched at the top of the tally at Shree Shiv Chatrapati sports city in Balewadi here.
A spirited bowling display by Avinash Yadav (4 for 14) followed by a brilliant unbeaten half-century struck by Raviraj Patil (65) enabled
Sri Lankan Avishka Gunawardane combined well with young Abhinav Bali to enable Delhi Giants fashioning a nine-wicket win over
Local favourites Chandigarh Dynamos will be up against Bangalore Hi-Fliers to settle their previous scores, Dynamos lost to Hi-fliers in the second edition final, with both the teams meet in the first of three finals of the 4th Premier Hockey League
World champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu held his nerves in the closing stages despite being two-points behind against the in-form Birendeep Sodhi in the penultimate round as he clinched the menâ??s trap title with an aggregate score of 138 in
Indiaâ??s ace double trap marksman Ronjon Sodhi failed at the deciding stages to reach the finals of men's double trap event at the Asian Championships in Kuwait on Sunday. Sodhi came up with a total of 131 after getting shots of 42, 43 and
Indian marksman Ronjan Sodhi had to content with a silver medal after narrowly missing the gold in the tie-shoot out in the double trap event. Hu Binuyan of China claimed the gold after he and Ronjan were tied at an identical score of 187 in the Asia
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The Delhi High court on Wednesday criticised harshly the Special Investigation Team of Delhi police, set up last year for fresh investigation on Jessica murder case for citing sloppy investigation in this case. Scolding the SIT,
