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Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh to attend Navjot Singh Sidhu's coronation ceremony today

Sidhu will formally assume charge of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, along with four working presidents, at Punjab Congress Bhawan on Friday

Nawaz Sharif set to be re-elected as PML-N's chief after party agrees to amend its constitution

Nawaz Sharif is set to be re-elected as the president of Pakistan's ruling PML-N on Tuesday after the party Monday agreed to amend its Constitution and pave the way for the ousted prime minister's return

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon becomes godfather to newborn giant tortoise in Galapagos

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday became the godparent of a newborn giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador

Afghanistan spy chief resigns after fallout with Ashraf Ghani over Pakistan

The head of Afghanistan's main intelligence agency resigned on Thursday over disagreements with President Ashraf Ghani, laying bare divisions that have hindered efforts to fight the growing Taliban insurgency.

World Cup 2015: West Indies chief blasted for Gayle 'retirement' retweet

West Indies cricket chief Dave Cameron was blasted today for apparently retweeting a demand for outspoken opener Chris Gayle to be given "a retirement package".

Ebola: World Bank chief proposes global emergency epidemic fund

World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim warned on Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in west Africa could trigger famine, and called for the creation of an international emergency fund for epidemics.

Himachal court settles Rs.1.57-crore accident claims

Shimla, July 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir Friday awarded compensations amounting to Rs.1.57 crore, the highest so far, relating to 36 accidental claims. Justice Mir decided the appeals arising out of the awards rendered by various Motor Accident Claims Tribunals

Lalit Modi calls ECB chief Giles Clarke 'fixer', 'hand in glove' with Srinivasan

Modi sent out a flurry of tweets calling ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) chief Giles Clark a 'crook', 'fixer' and 'hand in glove' with Srinivasan.

Former Pak cricketers welcome Gavaskar's appointment as BCCI chief

Former Pakistan captain and coach, Waqar Younis has welcomed the appointment of batting legend Sunil Gavaskar as the BCCI interim chairman for IPL affairs.

Kejriwal: Delhi's unconventional chief minister

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) It surely was an unusual setting for such a high-level official meeting. Seated in the living room of his modest apartment at Kaushambi, a suburb of Delhi, where Arvind Kejriwal and his family have been staying for around a decade, was the chief minister, sitting cross-legged on his sofa at home, a shawl draped around him and a woollen cap swathing his head and ears.