Justice Tirath Singh Thakur was on Thursday sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee at an elegant function in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The senior-most judge of the apex court, 63-year old Justice Thakur took over from incumbent Justice H L Dattu who retired on Wednesday. As a Supreme Court judge, he headed the bench which had […]
» Read moreBritish warplanes carried out airstrikes in Syria early on Thursday, hours after Parliament voted to authorize air attacks against Islamic State group targets there. Four Royal Air Force Tornados took off from a British air base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, shortly after the 397-223 vote by lawmakers in the House of Commons. A Ministry of Defense spokesman said the planes had […]
» Read moreAjinkya Rahane produced an unbeaten knock of 89 Thursday as India reached 231-7 on the first day of the fourth and final test against South Africa in New Delhi. The middle-order batsman struck the highest individual score of the series and helped India to a position to try and press on for another win. India holds a decisive 2-0 lead […]
» Read moreMegastar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday became a co-owner of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) team OUE Singapore Slammers. “One of the most well known faces and voices of global cinema, Amitabh Bachchan, announced today that he will be co-owner of the OUE Singapore Slammers alongside the local company UD Group who acquired the team earlier this year,” Singapore Slammers […]
» Read moreRetiring legend Virender Sehwag on Thursday thanked his former India captains Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble along with Sachin Tendulkar for their guidance during his illustrious international career. The BCCI on Thursday formally felicitated Sehwag before the start of the fourth Test match against South Africa with secretary Anurag Thakur presenting him with a glittering trophy for his achievements. […]
» Read moreHyderabad: Police on Monday registered a rape case and launched a probe in to delivery of a baby by a 15-year-old class IX student of a government school at Madhapur on Saturday afternoon. Both the young mother and the baby girl are said to be safe. The student is the daughter of a visually-challenged widower, who runs a grocery store […]
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