NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s top civilian and military leadership knew about Osama bin Laden’s presence in the country much before the US navy SEALs killed him in a raid in 2011, the then defence minister of Pakistan has claimed. The Pakistani establishment, the country’s powerful army chief and the intelligence agency ISI were aware that Osama was living in Abbottabad, according […]
» Read moreHyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government is hoping to bring back many artifacts related to its new capital city Amaravati, which are on display in the British Museum in London. Andhra Pradesh chief secretary IYR Krishna Rao, who recently visited the museum, said about 30 to 40 artifacts that were excavated from and around Amaravati site are on the display at […]
» Read moreNew Delhi: Defence minister Manohar Parrikar will rename the prestigious missile complex in Hyderabad as “Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex”. The landmark event will take place at Research Centre Imarat (RCI) on Thursday on the occasion of the 84th birth anniversary of Dr Kalam, the “Missile Man”. Dr Kalam had joined Missile Complex, DRDO in 1982 and was a […]
» Read moreKathmandu: K P Sharma Oli was on Sunday elected as the next Prime Minister of Nepal defeating incumbent Sushil Koirala in a contest which became necessary after parties failed to forge a consensus amid violent protests over the country’s new Constitution. In voting held in Parliament here, CPN-UML chairman Oli garnered 338 votes, 39 more than the 299 that he […]
» Read moreMumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for two major elevated Metro routes — Dahisar(w) to D N Nagar (part of Dahisar-charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro-II project) and the Andher (E)-Dahisar (E) Metro-VII that will run along Western Express highway. The two Metro lines will decongest commuter transport in the crowded western suburbs and is being constructed at a collective […]
» Read moreDUBAI: An 18-year-old Indian boy in the UAE has become the youngest affiliate with a global body for professional accountants, according to a media report. A graduate from the Indian High School, Dubai, Ramkumar Raman has to complete three years of qualified work experience in order to attain the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) membership, the Khaleej Times reported. […]
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