United States First Lady Melania Trump did not cover her head on Saturday when they arrived in Saudi Arabia on the opening leg of his first international tour since taking office. Two years ago, then-citizen Mr. Trump criticized then-first lady Michelle Obama’s decision to go bare-headed on a January 2015 visit with her husband. “Many people are saying it was […]
» Read moreAn unidentified gunman today opened fire on police in Sri Lanka’s former LTTE stronghold of Kilinochchi, a day after Tamils observed the eighth anniversary of the end of the three-decade long civil war. Several police officers of the Kilinochchi police station in the war-ravaged northern province escaped unhurt in the incident that that took place in the wee hours. The […]
» Read moreLife Insurance Corporation (LIC) has decided to pay 40% higher bonuses and dividends to the government and its customers, respectively, in 2016-17. The Corporation has allocated Rs 47,387.4 crore as reversionary bonuses with profit to policy holders and paid Rs 2,494.1crore to the government towards its share of surplus on within the country business, against Rs 34,207.6 crore and Rs […]
» Read moreThe Chennai police have seized over ₹ 45 crore in demonetised currency from a person who claimed to be an advocate and businessman. The ₹1,000 and ₹ 500 notes were stacked in carton boxes and kept inside a shop-cum-residence in Zakaria Colony, Second street, Kodambakkam. Following a tip-off, a police team headed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police searched the […]
» Read moreIndian scientist Shrinivas Kulkarni has won the prestigious Dan David prize for his contribution in the field of astronomy. He is a professor of astrophysics and planetary science at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. Prof. Kulkarni is a pioneer and leading figure in time-domain astrophysics across the electromagnetic spectrum who built and conducted the Palomar Transient Factory, a large-area […]
» Read moreUnion environment minister Anil Madhav Dave passed away this morning. He was 60. Madhav had not been keeping well for the last few months. He complained of uneasiness at his home this morning and was rushed to AIIMS where he passed away, official sources told PTI. “I was with Anil Madhav Dave ji till late last evening, discussing key policy […]
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