The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Brian Lara, Adam Gilchrist and others mourned the demise of Australian spinner Shane Warne on Friday.The iconic spinner passed away in Thailand of a suspected heart attack, his management company said in a statement to Fox Sports."It's a sad day for world cricket. First the news of Rodney Marsh & now Shane Warne Heartbreaking! I have fond memories of playing with Warne. He was the king of spin & a legend of the game who's gone way before his time. RIP. You will be missed my condolences to his family," Yuvraj Singh tweeted."Numb. The hig

A partially consumed bottle of liquor was recovered from the ill-fated car of Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu, who died in a road accident on Tuesday near Sonipat in Haryana. An FIR has been registered for rash and negligent driving against the driver of the truck with which the actor's car collided. Viscera samples of the actor have been collected. "We retrieved a partially consumed liquor bottle from Deep Sidhu's car. It is a case of rash and negligent driving. An FIR has been registered. The driver has been identified and police teams are trying to nab him. Viscera sample has been collected and fu

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has condoled the death of Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu, who died in a road accident on Tuesday near Sonipat in Haryana.Deep Sidhu had been granted bail in April this year in a case related to the violence on Republic Day. Two FIRs had been registered against Sidhu in connection with the violence on Republic Day last year.In a tweet Channi conveyed his condolences to Sidhu's family members. "Deeply saddened to learn about the unfortunate demise of renowned actor and social activist, Deep Sidhu. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family and fan

Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu passed away in a road accident near Sonipat in Haryana on Tuesday.According to Haryana Police, the accident took place on Western Peripheral Expressway near Pipli Toll plaza.Sidhu, who was arrested in February last year in the Red Fort violence case, was granted bail in April. Police said the actor rammed his car into a standing truck near Pipli toll on Kundli-Manesar-Palwal.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued Rs 1.62 lakh crore income tax refunds to over 1.79 crore taxpayers till January 24, 2022 of the current financial year, official data showed on Thursday."CBDT issues refunds of over Rs 1,62,448 crore to more than 1.79 crore taxpayers from 1st April 2021 to 24th January 2022," Income Tax Department said in a tweet..Income tax refunds of Rs 57,754 crore have been issued in 1,77,35,899 cases and corporate tax refunds of Rs 1,04,694 crore have been issued in 2,23,952 cases, it said.This includes 1.41 crore refunds of Assessment Year 2021-22 amoun

At least six people have died after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Bihar's Buxar district, local police said.The incident took place on Wednesday, police said adding that the six people "died under mysterious circumstances."Relatives of those who died alleged that the victims had consumed spurious liquor. "This happened due to spurious liquor. What is the administration doing? If there is a liquor ban then how are they getting it?" a relative of the deceased told ANI.The police are investigating matter. More details are awaited.There has been a total ban on liquor in Bihar since April

After Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a meeting with Jat leaders said BJP doors are always open for Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary, he refuted the invitation by stating the party should give this invitation to those 700 farmers' families whose houses were destroyed during farmers protest. "Don't give this invitation to me. Give it to all those 700 farmers' families whose houses you have destroyed," RLD chief tweeted. His remarks came after Shah said that Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary has chosen the wrong path. Referring to the RLD-SP alliance for Uttar

Five-time Punjab Chief Minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal will fight t assembly elections from Lambi. Making the announcement here, his son and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said they requested the party patron not to retire from active politics. The presence of Parkash Singh Badal, 94, in the fray is likely to strengthen the SAD poll effort in the tough multi-party contest in Punjab. "The entire party pleaded with Sardar Parkash Singh Badal not to retire from politics and he has acceded to our request to contest the forthcoming elections from Lambi.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Tuesday said it will invest Rs 22,000 crore on development of city gas distribution networks across 23 geographical areas across the country."After announcement of results of bidding, BPCL's committed investment in CGD network, on a standalone basis, would increase to over Rs 22,000 crore for development of 23 GAs, including Rs I0,000 crore for the 6 new Gas," BPCL said in a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges.BPCL has emerged as the successful bidder in 6 Geographical Areas (GA) in 19 districts, for setting up City Gas Distribution (CGD) Net