Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK on Wednesday said 77 persons died due to shock after hearing about the illness and later the demise of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and announced a solatium of R. 300,000 to their families. Ms Jayalalithaa died on Monday evening after suffering cardiac arrest. In a statement issued in Chennai, the AIADMK said a total of 77 […]
» Read moreThick fog engulfed the national capital this morning, leading to cancellation of two train services, while 94 others were running behind schedule “by several hours” due to poor visibility. Flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, however, were not affected in the morning, airport officials claimed. According to a MeT department official, the visibility was recorded at 400 metres […]
» Read moreMargaret Whitton, best known for her role as Rachel Phelps in the ‘Major League’ films, died peacefully in her Florida home after a short battle with cancer. She was 67. Whitton died on Sunday. Producer Steven Tabakin, who co-founded Tashtego Films with the late actress and her husband Warren Spector in 2008, confirmed Whitton’s death. Born in Philadelphia, Whitton’s first […]
» Read moreEngland skipper Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to bat against India in the fourth Test at the Wankhede stadium on Thursday. With Mohammad Shami and Ajinkya Rahane ruled out, India has brought in Bhuvneshwar Kumar and K.L. Rahul as replacements. India leads the five-match Test series 2-0. Teams: India: Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, […]
» Read moreA Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane, carrying 47 people, crashed on Wednesday on a domestic flight from the mountainous northern city of Chitral to Islamabad, aviation authorities said. Flight PK661 crashed near the town of Havelian in Abbottabad district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the civil aviation authority told AFP. An earlier statement from the airline said the ATR-42 turboprop aircraft […]
» Read moreTime magazine on Wednesday named President-elect Donald Trump its Person of the Year. “It’s a great honour. It means a lot,” Mr. Trump said in a telephone interview on NBC’s “Today” show. Time editor Nancy Gibbs said on the programme that Democrat Hillary Clinton was the No. 2 finalist. Ms. Gibbs said the choice of Trump this year was “straightforward”. […]
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