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Vince McMahon resigned from wrestling giant TKO Group and the subsidiary WWE that he founded, over a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault and trafficking, which he said he will fight, the company said on Friday. «I have decided to resign from my executive chairmanship and the TKO board of directors, effective immediately,» McMahon said in a statement released by TKO.

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Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued visas to the Indian Davis Cup team, including the support staff, to play the Davis Cup World Group -1 Playoff Tie between Pakistan and India. The World Group 1 play-off tie is scheduled to be played at the Islamabad Sports Complex on February 3 and 4.

All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has refuted claims that the report of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which conducted a scientific survey of the contentious Gyanvapi mosque premises in Varanasi and submitted the survey report in the district court earlier, found evidence of a Hindu temple there. In a press statement, AIMPLB executive member Qasim Rasool Ilyas said that the report of the ASI is not «conclusive evidence» in this controversial case. «By doing this the opposition party has created a feeling of anarchy and insecurity in the society,» he added. Ilyas also accused the Hindu side of 'insulting' the court by releasing the ASI report in the media. «Hindu communal organizations have been misleading the public for many years regarding the Gyanvapi Masjid. The latest example of this is a report of the Archaeological Survey of India which they filed in the court and made available to the plaintiff and defendant only on the orders of the court.

(Reuters) — The United States is reviewing its sanctions policy against Venezuela after a court upheld a ban which prevents presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado from holding office, the State Department said on Saturday.

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Chandra brothers against whom the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police have registered an FIR for cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy. The duo will, however, will continue to remain in jail as they are accused in a money laundering case.

winning matches. I went five months without winning a match. I thought that was the end of my journey but my perseverance, and (something) inside me kept me going," news agency PTI quoted Rohit Bopanna as saying.

Rohan Bopanna became only the third Indian to win a men’s doubles Grand Slam title, taking the Australian Open crown with partner Matthew Ebden following a commanding win over Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, here on Saturday.In a high-quality game of tennis, second seeded Bopanna and Ebden won 7-6(0) 7-5 in the final that lasted one hour and 39 minutes.Only the iconic Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have won Major titles for India in men’s tennis while trailblazer Sania Mirza did it in women’s tennis.

Nitish Kumar is the initiator of the INDIA bloc and his return to the BJP-led NDA will harm his image, senior Congress leader Harish Rawat said on Saturday. He also asserted that if Kumar has any grievances, they will be addressed. «The RJD and all of us are ready to find a solution,» Rawat said.

men's doubles semi-final was a nervy match but Bopanna and his Australian men's doubles partner Matthew Ebden capped their brilliant run in the tournament with a win on Thursday. Speaking on Sony Sports Network's studio show Extraaa Serve following the triumph, Bopanna was on cloud nine as he expressed his true emotions. "Extremely happy to be playing tennis, especially playing it pain-free.

sufficient grounds to proceed in the matter. The judge also issued a production warrant against businessman Amit Katyal, who is presently in judicial custody in the case. An alleged "close associate" of the Yadav family Katyal (49), railway employee and alleged beneficiary Hridayanand Chaudhary, two firms A K Infosystems Pvt.

Rohan Bopanna surpassed the record of Australian tennis champion Ken Rosewall, who won a grand slam at 37. The game was a perfect nail-biting finale where both pairs displayed some world-class skills to dominate each other. Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori were attacking from the first serve but Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden kept their cool and fought back against the early lead to the Italian duo.

What a day for the United Nations. Its International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a preliminary ruling Friday in South Africa’s case against Israel that managed to be both outrageous and meaningless. At the same time, its special forever-refugee agency for the Palestinians, Unrwa, had to fire staff accused of involvement in Hamas’s Oct.

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has turned his company into a juggernaut on the strength of its integrated “walled garden" of gadgets and services. It’s a strategy that has churned out enormous profits—and yet it’s increasingly a problem for the company. Apple’s hardware business is showing weakness, with sales of some devices leveling off and others declining.

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Supreme Court on Saturday stayed all proceedings before the Calcutta High Court in a matter relating to alleged irregularities in the issuance of reserved category certificates and admission of MBBS candidates in state-run medical colleges and hospitals in West Bengal. In a special hearing, a five-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, Surya Kant, and Aniruddha Bose issued notice to the West Bengal government and the original petitioner in the case.

Imran Khan is wildly popular in his constituency and ancestral homeland of Mianwali, but the political posters that line the streets do not bare his face and flags do not fly his colours. A relentless crackdown widely attributed to Pakistan's powerful military has seen him and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party almost erased from the election campaign ahead of the vote. «Our party workers are facing harassment, and I personally have received death threats,» says 61-year-old Jamal Ahsan Khan, who is standing for PTI in Mianwali in place of his leader.

Singapore for molesting a domestic worker in a lift and punching a man with a metal chain wrapped around his fist. Singaram Palianeapan pleaded guilty to a charge of using criminal force to outrage the modesty of a person, and a charge of voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon. Four other similar charges were considered during sentencing, digital news outlet Today reported on Friday. According to court documents, the domestic worker was buying food at a coffee shop when she was approached by Singaram, who offered her S$2 to buy herself a drink. She accepted the money upon being insisted by Singaram, who followed her as she proceeded to head back to her employer's residence. The two reached the lift lobby of the housing block where the worker was living and she entered the lift even though Singaram did not live there.

The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit over a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material

A judge has given a green light to a controversial plan to reduce the width of Atlantic City's main street from four lanes to two