The shooting death of an Indian engineer and the wounding of another man in a possible hate crime at a Kansas bar has raised fears among members of the area’s fast-growing Indian-American community. The suspected gunman, US Navy veteran Adam Purinton, 51, has been charged with the premeditated murder in Olathe, just outside Kansas City, of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, and […]
» Read moreIn a major strike after the Ramgarh incident, and the first in this year, Greyhounds, anti-naxal force of Andhra Pradesh, killed two Maoists, including Gemmeli Narayan Rao alias Jambri, in an exchange of fire on Friday. The exchange of fire reportedly lasted for about 20 minutes on a hillock about 1 km from Annavaram village under Mampa Police Station limits […]
» Read moreIndia has secured the release of a national who was kidnapped in Libya, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced on Tuesday evening. Ramamurthy Kosanam, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, is currently with the Indian diplomatic officials in Libya and is likely to return home soon. “We have rescued Dr. Ramamurthy Kosanam in Libya. Dr. Kosanam has suffered a bullet injury. We […]
» Read moreThe AP government is rolling out a red carpet for Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao who is coming down to Tirumala on Tuesday on a thanksgiving visit to the temple town. KCR would offer Rs 5 crore worth gold jewellery to Lord Venkateswara on Wednesday morning as part of a vow he made before separate Telangana was carved out. […]
» Read moreThe Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday scripted history by successfully launching a record 104 satellites, including India’s earth observation satellite, on a single rocket from the spaceport. This is the highest number of satellites ever launched in a single mission. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C37 blasted off at 9:28 am from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan […]
» Read moreThe Chittoor II-Town police on Sunday nabbed six red sanders smuggling operatives from Tamil Nadu, while they were moving suspiciously in the bushes at Obanapalle locality along the Bengaluru bypass road. Six red sanders logs and an SUV were seized from them. Circle-Inspector Venkatappa said that a week ago the smugglers were on their way to Chennai carrying the logs […]
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