Up from Soweto township to become a leading anti-apartheid activist and then wealthy businessman, Cyril Ramaphosa has been a central figure in South Africa’s tumultuous history before becoming the country’s acting President. Astute and articulate, the 65-year-old former Deputy President marshalled the forces that brought scandal-swamped Jacob Zuma to resign late on Wednesday and now faces the challenge of rejuvenating […]
» 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 […]
» Read morePuducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi today said her twitter account has been hacked. In a WhatsApp message to the media, she said, “my twitter account has been hacked.” When contacted, Bedi, who is away in New Delhi, told PTI that she was going to lodge a police complaint. “It is really sad that my account has been hacked,”` Bedi said.
» Read moreIn the first-ever money laundering case against Naxal operatives, the Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth ₹86 lakh of Sandeep Yadav, the alleged in-charge of “Madhya Zone” of the Bihar-Jharkhand special area committee of the CPI (Maoist). Apart from buying properties in the name of his relatives, the accused had bought two sports motorbikes worth ₹2.36 lakh for his son […]
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