Brian Lara calls on President Kovind

New Delhi: Former West Indies skipper and cricketing great Brian Lara on Monday met President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The official Twitter handle of the President read: “Legendary cricketer and one of the finest batsmen of the modern era, Brian Lara called on President Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.” “The President called him a role model for millions of budding sportspersons and hailed his contribution to the game of cricket,” the post read, sharing an image of the former cricketer and the President.  IANS

Chinese bank claim against Ambani rejected  

New Delhi: UK High Court has dismissed a $680 million claim application filed by Chinese banks against Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani, a spokesperson of Ambani said on Monday. “Mr Ambani’s position that the claim made by Chinese banks in relation to his alleged guarantee for corporate loans availed by Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) could not be granted by way of a summary judgment has been duly upheld by the UK High Court,” the spokesperson said.  IAPTI