In a big blow to RJD leader Lalu Prasad, the Supreme Court on Monday held that he and other accused persons, including former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra, will be tried separately for corruption in a criminal case involving the withdrawal of money and falsification of records from Deoghar treasury in connection with the Rs. 900 fodder scam. The Supreme […]
» Read moreAt least 35 people were killed, most of them young children, after a bus carrying students lost control and crashed in northern Tanzania, police said on Saturday. The bus had been carrying the students from a primary school in Arusha for an examination, Arusha Region Police Commander Charles Mkumbo said. It skidded off the road near the Mlera river in […]
» Read moreA 12-year-old boy from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has been arrested by the Army after he crossed over into the Indian territory along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, an Army official said on Saturday. “A patrol of the Indian Army along the Line of Control (LoC) apprehended a 12-year-old intruder from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) who had crossed […]
» Read moreKannada television actress Rekha Sindhu was killed in a car accident early on Friday morning near Natrampalli in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. The 22-year-old actress’ driver had apparently “fallen asleep” while driving, PTI quoted unidentified police officials as saying. The actress-model was featured in several Kannada films, Tamil TV shows and had worked as a TV anchor too. She […]
» Read moreAt the grand finale of Miss Universe Philippines 2017 Rachel Louise Peters was crowned the winner. She succeeds 2016 winner Maxine Medina. Rachel will now represent the Philippines at Miss Universe 2017 pageant.
» Read moreThe Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F09 (GSLV-F09) on Friday successfully launched India’s gift to South Asia – the Geostationary communication satellite-9 (Gsat-9)+ – into a Geostationary orbit, also making the it the first Indian satellite to use an electric propulsion. The launch took place from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR) in Sriharikota and […]
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