Election Commission halts transfers by Assam government

New Delhi: Citing the poll code, the Election Commission has stayed the transfer of 12 IPS and six Assam Police Service officers ordered by the government. — TNS

AG's no to contempt case against Gogoi

New Delhi: Attorney-General KK Venugopal has refused sanction to initiate contempt proceedings against ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi for his alleged remarks against the judiciary. — TNS

Nikki: Boycott Winter Olympics in China

Washington: Accusing China of human rights abuses, Republicans, including Indian-American politician Nikki Haley, want the US to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. — PTI

Ram Temple: Chirag donates Rs 1.11 lakh

Patna: Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan on Saturday donated Rs 1.11 lakh for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, asking everyone to contribute. — PTI

Bumrah to miss fourth Test

Ahmedabad: Pacer Jasprit Bumrah will miss the fourth and final Test against England as he was released from the Indian squad due to 'personal reasons'. The BCCI said no addition to India's squad would be made for the final Test at Motera, Ahmedabad.

Hockey: Germany beat Indian women

Dusseldorf: World No. 3 Germany defeated the Indian women's hockey team 5-0 in their first match of the four-match tour here on Saturday. The five goals for the winners were scored by Pia Maertens, Lena Micheel, Pauline Heinz and Lisa Altenburg. PTI

Trafficking: NIA names four in chargesheet

New Delhi: The NIA has filed a supplementary chargesheet against four human traffickers from Jharkhand under IPC, Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act and Juvenile Justice Act. TNS

Bizman quizzed in coal scam

New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday interrogated a Kolkata-based businessman in connection with its probe into the multi-crore coal pilferage scam. Randhir Kumar Barnwal was quizzed a day after the agency raided his office and residence. — TNS

IAF marks 2nd anniv of Balakot

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force carried out a long-range precision strike against a practice target to mark the second anniversary of the Balakot Operation, sources said on Saturday. The strike was carried out by members of the squadron which conducted the air strikes on terror launch pads in Balakot, Pakistan. — PTI

Kuldiep gets addl charge of CRPF DG

New Delhi: The government on Saturday gave the charge of "looking after" the office of CRPF Director General (DG) to senior IPS officer Kuldiep Singh following retirement of incumbent chief AP Maheshwari on Sunday. Singh currently holds the post of special DG, CRPF's central zone. TNS

Bajaj given addl charge of Revenue Secretary

New Delhi: The government on Saturday issued an order giving additional charge of Revenue Secretary to Tarun Bajaj, who is currently heading the Department of Economic Affairs in the Finance Ministry. Bajaj will take charge from Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey. TNS



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