The body of Flight Lieutenant S. Achudev, who had died in the Sukhoi jet crash in Asom-Arunachal Pradesh border area on May 23, was brought to the capital this morning. The body was brought here by a special Air Force plane around 9.30 a.m. and taken to his home at Sreekariam in the city and kept for public viewing. The […]
» Read moreA Delhi court today granted bail to AIADMK (Amma) faction leader TTV Dinakaran , who was arrested for trying to bribe Election Commission official to get the party’s two leaves symbol. The Tis Hazari court granted bail to Dinakaran and his close aide Mallikarjun on personal bond of Rs 5 lakh each. The court has also asked them to surrender […]
» Read moreGopala Krishna Ronanki, 30, who emerged as a topper in the two Telugu speaking states in all-India civil services examination 2016 had never been to any coaching class. Nor can he boast of any IIT or IIM academic credentials. Coming from an extremely poor background, Ronanki has proved that there is no substitute to hard work and poverty is not […]
» Read moreChina on Thursday launched a controversial cybersecurity law, claiming to ensure its national security, amid criticism from foreign companies which say it might hamper their operations. The new legislation came into force on Thursday, provoking criticism and posing uncertainty among the business sector in the country, Efe news reported. “The law will have a big impact on how business is […]
» Read moreTwo militants were killed in an anti-militancy operation in north Kashmir’s Sopore on Thursday. A Srinagar-based police spokesman said that the operation was launched on Wednesday night. “In the quick operation, the police zeroed in on the two militants in Sopore and eliminated them,” said the spokesman. The operation was carried out jointly by the Army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), CRPF’s […]
» Read moreSri Lanka’s president has removed the country’s liberal Foreign Minister who spearheaded a successful campaign to extricate the country from possible international sanctions over war crime allegations from the country’s long civil war. President Maithripala Sirisena replaced Mangala Samaraweera as Foreign Minister on Monday and gave him the portfolio of Finance Minister. Ravi Karunanayake, who headed the Finance Ministry, was […]
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