Two unidentified persons shot dead Karuppasamy of Kovilpatti in a running bus at Sattur on Wednesday. The police said the victim died on the spot. As the bus proceeding to Coimbatore slowed down at Padanthal Junction, the accused jumped off it and escaped. The incident is said to have occurred at 11.10 a.m. The police suspect that previous enmity over […]
» Read moreAn Afghan official says at least 17 people including a policeman are dead after a militant attack on a Shia shrine in the capital Kabul late Tuesday. Sediq Sediqqi, the Interior Ministry’s spokesman said on Wednesday that another 62 people, including 12 policemen were wounded in the attack. The attack on the Sakhi Shrine, Kabul’s biggest, happened as Shia Muslims […]
» Read moreIndia today donated Rs. 9.3 million (ZAR 2 million) to the Nelson Mandela Foundation to help it in its welfare work for the people of South Africa. Announcing the donation at the offices of the Foundation here, Indian High Commissioner Ruchi Ghanashyam said the donation was a direct result of the recent visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Recognising the […]
» Read moreWell-known Indian socialite and philanthropist Parmeshwar Godrej, wife of Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej, passed away here on Monday night, official sources said on Tuesday. She breathed her last at the Breach Candy Hospital where she was admitted recently. No further details were available. Besides Adi, Parmeshwar, a former air hostess with Air India, is survived by three children — […]
» Read moreChinese President Xi Jinping will visit India, Cambodia and Bangladesh this week during which he would take part in the BRICS Summit in Goa. During his October 13-17 visit, Mr. Xi will first go to Cambodia followed by Bangladesh and later travel to Goa to attend the BRICS Summit, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday. In Goa, Xi will meet […]
» Read moreThe Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suffered the worst damage in the recent surgical strikes on terror launchpads carried out by the Indian Army. Radio intercepts indicate that nearly 20 militants of the banned outfit were killed. The assessment reports available from the Army’s field units, which include radio conversations among Pakistani formations, show that the most damage was inflicted […]
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