A day after the Olympic Games came to an end in Rio de Janerio, the government on Monday conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2016 to Olympic medallists P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik; ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who lost a medal by a whisker, and shooter Jitu Rai. This is for the first time the nation’s highest sporting award […]
» Read moreAjeenkya Patil, son of Congress leader and former Bihar Governor DY Patil, has purchased a triple duplex apartment at Worli’s Silverene Terrace for nearly Rs 100 crore. The sea-facing 23-storey building is a much sought-after address in the city, and the realty insiders are calling the deal a “game-changer”, as it has come at a time when high-end residential market […]
» Read moreSilver medalist in women’s’ badminton in Rio Olympics P.V.Sindhu and her coach Pullela Gopichand were accorded a grand welcome at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here. She was received by her father P.V.Ramana and mother Vijaya along with Telangana Minister for Sports Talasani Srinivasa Yadav, Deputy Chief Minister Md.Ali, Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Rao, former MP V.Hanumantha Rao, GHMC Mayor Bonthu […]
» Read moreA students’ union activist at the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi has been accused of raping a fellow student inside his hostel room after spiking her drink. Anmol Ratan, 29, a member of the AISA or All India Students’ Association, has been accused of rape by a first year doctorate student. Mr Ratan, a former state president of […]
» Read moreNine persons, including five children and three women, were killed and 35 others injured when a bus collided with a truck in Pakistan’s southeastern Sindh province while trying to overtake it, police said on Sunday. The bus was heading to Shahdad Kot from here when it collided with the truck in Thatta district, police officials said. The bus was trying to […]
» Read moreA shooting at a crowded house party has left 13 people wounded, and police in Connecticut are investigating what they said is an unusual outburst of violence in the state’s largest city. Bridgeport police believe two shooters opened fire on about 100 party-goers from behind some hedges surrounding the home’s backyard. It happened around 1:30 AM (local time) yesterday. Responding officers […]
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