Death came calling for nine persons — four returning home from a marriage and five others heading for a marriage — when the cars they were travelling in collided at Kanimetta in Kothakota mandal of Wanaparthy district, 150 km from here, on Wednesday. The accident took place at around 8 a.m. on Hyderabad -Bengaluru national highway. Kothakota CI Somnarayan Singh […]
» Read moreIn November 2017, Nirav Modi (47) moved into a sprawling corporate office in Lower Parel, Mumbai, to run his global business empire from there. The office was on the 20th floor of a plush building. Even on the first day in the new office, Mr. Modi was seen working with his design team to create the next luxury jewellery. Nirav […]
» Read moreArchaeologist and historian Arvind P. Jamkhedkar will be the next Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR). He will replace Prof. K. Sudershan Rao, whose term as ICHR chief was mired in controversy. The post fell vacant after Prof. Rao’s retirement.
» Read moreAt least five workers were killed and 12 others seriously injured in a blast on an ONGC rig that was under repair at the Cochin Shipyard here on Tuesday. Senior officials said the blast occurred in a ballast tank in the forward part of the drill ship ‘Sagar Bhushan’ that has been dry-docked at the yard for nearly two months […]
» Read moreBinu Pappachan, the gangster who was wanted by city police on Tuesday surrendered before police. He was reportedly traveling constantly in a car across the state after fleeing from the police during his birthday party at Malayambakkam where over 100 people gathered in a lorry shed near Poonamallee. Over 75 persons were arrested on the same day.
» Read moreFormer Minister and presently member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu (70) died of heart attack in Hyderabad in the wee hours of Wednesday. Belonging to the Telugu Desam Party, Mr. Naidu had unsuccessfully contested last Assembly elections against actor-turned-politician Roja from Nagari constituency in Chittoor district. Mr. Naidu was a college lecturer before joining politics. He served […]
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