A tourist boat on the Krishna river capsized around 5 p.m on Sunday in Vijayawada, killing ten people. The boat was heading to Pavithra Sangamam near Ibrahimpatnam from Bhavani Island. Five persons who were stranded under the overturned boat had died by the time the rescue teams reached them. Twenty others are said to be missing. The boat, belonging to […]
» Read moreThe Congress on Sunday won the Chitrakoot Assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh with its candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi defeating his nearest BJP rival Shankar Dayal Tripathi by a margin of 14,133 votes. While Mr. Chaturvedi polled 66,810 votes, Mr. Tripathi got 52,677 votes, returning officer A.P. Dwivedi said. The counting of votes polled began at around 8 a.m. amid tight security […]
» Read moreGoogle today celebrated with a doodle the 132nd birth anniversary of Anasuya Sarabhai, who played a pioneering role in India’s labour movement. A feminist and activist, Anasuya was born on November 11, 1885, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. She came from a family of industrialists. She was married for a short period of time when she was an adolescent but in 1912, […]
» Read moreTulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the U.S. Congress, has been named as the chairperson of the World Hindu Congress to be held in Chicago next year, organisers of the mega event announced on Wednesday. Held once every four years, World Hindu Congress (WHC) is a global platform for Hindus to connect, share ideas, inspire one another and impact […]
» Read moreThree militants of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit were killed in an overnight gunfight with the security forces in Aglar village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. “One soldier of 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) was martyred and two soldiers and a civilian injured during this operation,” police said, adding the encounter has ended. “The slain militants included two Pakistani […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured Tamil Nadu of full assistance from the Centre to handle the situation arising out of heavy rains and floods in Chennai and in other parts of the State. “On landing in Chennai, PM Narendra Modi discussed the situation arising due to heavy rains and floods in Chennai and other parts… with the Chief […]
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