The State government has allotted Rs. 15 crore for the construction of a memorial for former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa near the MGR memorial on the Marina. According to a minister, the tender for executing the work will be floated soon. Jayalalithaa was laid to rest within the confines of the MGR memorial, which is spread over eight acres.
» Read moreU.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Saturday that as many as 200 more American troops are being sent to Syria to help Kurdish and Arab fighters capture the Islamic State group’s key stronghold of Raqqa. The extra troops will include special operations forces and are in addition to 300 U.S. troops already authorised for the effort to recruit, organise, […]
» Read moreOn day three of raids, Income Tax officials have seized Rs. 24 crore in Rs. 2000 notes from three men J. Sekhar Reddy, Srinivasalu and Prem in Vellore. A senior Income Tax official who confirmed the news, said, “We have unearthed more Rs. 2000 currency notes. We are investigating them on how they got these notes.” Until Friday, the Investigation […]
» Read moreIndian Aces were back to winning ways as they saw off the challenge of Singapore Slammers 24-19 in the Hyderabad leg of the Indian Premier Tennis League (IPTL). The star pair of Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza shone as it prevailed over Marcos Baghdatis and Kiki Bertens 6-5 in a tense deciding mixed doubles event to seal the issue in […]
» Read moreParupalli Kashyap advanced to the semifinals of the Korea Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament after edging past Korea’s Jeon Hyeok Jin in a three-game thriller on Friday.
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