Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s elder son, Rakesh, who has fallen ill while on a tour of Europe, has been hospitalised in the University Hospital Brussels in Belgium. Mr. Siddaramaiah, who told reporters here on Wednesday that his son’s condition was “critical but stable”, is leaving for Belgium by an early morning flight on Thursday. “He is undergoing treatment in the University […]
» Read moreEminent litterateur and social activist Mahasweta Devi passed away on Thursday afternoon at a private hospital in Kolkata. The 90-year-old Magsaysay awardee was admitted to the hospital in south Kolkata on June 22, 2016 with septicemia and urinary infection. She was also suffering from diabetes. She passed away at around 3 p.m. on Thursday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted: “India […]
» Read moreTaxi aggregator Uber has announced the ‘Mi Pan Malak’ scheme to encourage taxi and auto drivers across the megapolis to join its platform. Under the scheme, the drivers can avail of offers and services through Uber’s partnerships with leading financial institutions and car manufacturers with a down payment of as low as Rs 25,000, Uber said in a statement here. Presently, […]
» Read moreTrain passengers booking their tickets online through the IRCTC website will be able to opt for travel insurance cover from September for a premium of just Re 1. The scheme offers travellers or their families compensation of up to Rs 10 lakh in the event of death or permanent total disability, Rs 7.5 lakh for permanent partial disability, up to […]
» Read moreMobile phone manufacturing company ‘Lava’ is establishing its plant in Tirupati in Chittoor district. The plant will be established on a 20 acre land at an estimated cost of Rs.500 crore according to Lava International Limited senior Vice President L.Prakash. The company will become operational by next year. This is the first plant to be established in South India. Another […]
» Read moreA Pakistani terrorist captured alive on Tuesday during an encounter in Kashmir has been identified as Bahadur Ali, a resident of Pakistan’s Lahore. Four other Lashkar terrorists were killed in the gunbattle near Nowgam sector in Kupwara district. Bahadur Ali, alias Saifullah, is 22 years old and is a trained Lashkar terrorist, sources said. The security forces recovered Rs. 23,000 […]
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