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Chandigarh: Court frames charges against 2 for killing Haryana cop

The victim, Ajit Singh, was attacked while on way home after a 12-hour duty; he was found dead strangled with a cloth

Sitapur murders: Remaining sibling detained, cops’ theory under scanner

Police detain Ajit Singh, brother of deceased Anurag Singh, in Sitapur murder case. The post-mortem report raises doubts on police theory of murder-suicide.

Baghpat: Will RLD gain back foothold with none from Charan Singh’s clan in fray?

Former Union minister Ajit Singh represented Baghpat in Lok Sabha in 1989, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2009

Ajit Singh: Face of Jat politics in UP and champion of farmers’ rights

Son of north India’s tallest farm leader Charan Singh, Ajit was pushed into abruptly swapping a 15-year-long career as a computer scientist in Silicon Valley to the dusty fields of Western Uttar Pradesh in 1987.

Ajit Singh: From IIT grad to India’s beloved farm leader

Ajit Singh, the son of former prime minister Charan Singh who was known as north India’s tallest farmer leader, was diagnosed with Covid-19 on April 20.

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi among leaders who condole Ajit Singh's death

Former Union minister Chaudhary Ajit Singh died at the age of 82 on Thursday. He was Covid-19 positive.

Chaudhary Ajit Singh, former Union minister, dies of Covid-19

Chaudhary Ajit Singh, the founder and chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), was the son of the late Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister of India. Ajit Singh passed away of Covid-19 at the age of 82, news agencies reported on Thursday.

Govt making it an issue of bloated ego, says RLD president Ajit Singh

Singh said that farmers have risen against the Modi government and are convinced that the intention behind the three farm laws is to benefit corporates.

IPL player reports corrupt approach, ACU starts investigations

IPL 2020: BCCI ACU chief Ajit Singh confirmed the development to PTI. “Yes (a player has reported aproach),” Singh, the former DGP of Rajasthan Police confirmed the news.

IPL 2020: Bio-bubble to keep corrupt bookies at bay, says integrity chief

IPL 2020: Players’ movements will be limited and monitored as part of strict Covid-19 protocols around the eight-team tournament, which will be played in the United Arab Emirates from Sept. 19.

IPL 2020: Watchdog body on alert as tournament moves out

IPL 2020: Ajit Singh’s team of eight will be handling IPL’s anti-corruption protocols along with local liaison officers hired by BCCI. There will no team integrity officers (TIO) this time just security liaison officers (SLO), one with each of the eight franchises. “It’s because teams will be in a bubble throughout. So the SLO’s will be joining the bubble and doing the same job as TIO,” said Singh.

Managing IPL’s ACU operations at 3 venues in UAE will be slightly easier: Ajit Singh

“In the UAE, it will be slightly easier doing (monitoring ACU activity) as there are only three grounds compared to eight venues in India. That’s not an issue at all. Once the schedule comes, we will decided the workforce,” said BCCI ACU chief Ajit Singh.

Top fixing suspect nabbed, BCCI to quiz

The arrest comes three days after two bookies, Rajesh Garg and Pankaj Arora, were nabbed in connection with a competition in Punjab from June 29 to July 5. A local court remanded the three to police custody for five days

Fixers use deceptive logos, target various leagues: BCCI anti-corruption official

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) anti-corruption head, Ajit Singh, said as Dandiwal is a ‘person of interest’ they “would keep an eye out, if he is contacting any Indian player”.

Will request Delhi Police for access to Sanjeev Chawla: BCCI ACU Chief

Chawla, who was extradited from the United Kingdom on Thursday, has been sent to 12-day police custody by a trial court, which he has challenged in the High Court.

HC notice to Punjab chief secy on contempt plea

Kufri, Narkanda and Manali get season’s first snowfall, tourists head to the hills

The picturesque tourist spots of Kufri and Narkanda besides Manali in Himachal Pradesh experienced the season’s first snowfall on Thursday, bringing cheer to tourists. As news of the snowfall spread, tourists started reaching Kufri, Mashobra and Narkanda near Shimla.

Ownership module in state-run T20 leagues need to be examined: ACU chief Ajit Singh

The latest is the arrest of two first-class players in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) match-fixing scandal, which, he says, will act as a “deterrent” for mischievous elements.

BJP looks to connect with cane farmers in western UP

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath is expected in Baghpat on Monday for the launch of the new crushing season of the Ramala sugar mill there as the BJP looks to connect with sugarcane farmers in western UP.

India vs South Africa: Team India’s security paramount, ACU chief sends out warning

The first episode of invasion in the second T20I took place when the South Africans were batting. The invader was chased down by the security guards and taken away.

An MS Dhoni or Virat Kohli would never fall prey to bookies: BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit chief

BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) chief Ajit Singh feels that the bookies or fixers would never waste their time in trying to approach top stars like a Virat Kohli or MS Dhoni.

By 2030, 70% of Prayagraj public transport to be electricity-driven

The shift in focus on electric vehicles in state will not only cut down on air pollution drastically but also reduce dependency on fossil fuels.

Third gathbandhan partner RLD may also contest UP assembly bypolls

The assembly bypolls are important for the RLD as it has no representation in the UP legislative assembly.

Ludhiana teacher caught on camera molesting visually challenged teen: Cops

The accused had kept his chair near the girl’s desk. The girl initially ignored the teacher, but when he touched her inappropriately again on April 23 and 24, she informed her parents. The parents took up the matter with the school management.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Litmus test for Samajwadi Party in traditional bastion

The alliance between SP, Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party and Ajit Singh’s Rashtriya Lok Dal poses a challenge to BJP, which won 71 out of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state in 2014.

‘Biggest betrayer party’: Akhilesh Yadav’s sharp comeback to Rahul Gandhi’s public barb

Samajwadi Party boss Akhilesh Yadav, who had once counted the Congress as part of the grand alliance in Uttar Pradesh, on Friday delivered a stinging comeback to the Congress chief for running down his alliance with Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party and Ajit Singh’s Rashtriya Lok Dal.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Akhilesh Yadav files nomination from Azamgarh seat held by Mulayam Singh

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav filed his nomination papers from Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat currently held by Mulayam Singh Yadav.

On Yogi Adityanath’s Ali-Bajrang Bali remark, Mayawati has a response

Mayawati’s BSP is contesting the Lok Sabha election in alliance with the SP and Ajit Singh’s Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD). Uttar Pradesh goes to polls in all seven phases of the currently underway election exercise.

A high-stakes battle for RLD’s Ajit Singh

From Muzaffarnagar in UP to Nizamabad in Telangana and Arunachal West in Northeast, a look at high-profile contests

Baseless complaint, says EC on Sanjeev Balyan’s allegation of ‘fake voting’ by ‘burqa clad’ voters

BJP leader Sanjeev Balyan has alleged fake voting by “burqa-clad” voters in Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency and demanded that their faces being checked.