Five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested early on Thursday by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing off Neduntheevu in their territorial waters, fisheries department official said. Assistant Director of Fisheries Shivakumar said, the fishermen from Pudukottai district were arrested for fishing close to Neduntheevu and allegedly using banned fishing nets. They were taken to Kangesanthurai port in Sri Lanka, […]
» Read moreA Pakistani court on Thursday issued arrest warrants against ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in two cases of corruption spiralling from the Panama Papers leak, his lawyers said. Mr. Sharif is in London with his wife Kalsum as she undergoes cancer treatment, and has not returned to Pakistan since he was indicted in the corruption allegations earlier this month, despite […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping for securing a second term as the head of the ruling Communist Party, saying he looks forward to further promote India-China ties together. “Congratulations to President Xi on getting re-elected as CPC General Secretary. Look forward to further promote India-China ties together,” Mr. Modi said in his message on […]
» Read moreThe Maharashtra government’s attempt at online registration for loan waiver implementation has sent the authorities into a tizzy as names of over 100 farmers have been found linked to a single Aadhaar number. An official from the cooperation department showed a list of potential beneficiaries having the common number. “We always thought that the Aadhaar number will be our key […]
» Read moreThe process of reverification of existing mobile subscribers using Aadhaar is set to become simpler and more convenient, according to an official source. The government has initiated a series of measures, including allowing reverification at subscribers’ doorstep and One Time Password-based authentication of existing users, to make the entire exercise easier for telecom subscribers. Telecom operators have been directed to […]
» Read moreEminent classical singer and Padma Vibhushan awardee Girija Devi passed away at a city hospital here on Tuesday night following a cardiac arrest, hospital sources said. She was 88 and is survived by her daughter. Considered as the queen of thumri and fondly called Appa-ji, Girija Devi was admitted to the city’s BM Birla Heart Research Centre earlier in the […]
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