The BBC has on Wednesday revealed Mithali Raj as one of the most influential women in India. Additionally, Ira Trivedi and Tulika Kiran from Delhi along with Aditi Avasthi from Bangalore and Mehroonisa Siddiqui are among the inspirational individuals who have been included on the BBC 100 Women list 2017. The list has been inspired by the BBC 100 Women […]
» Read moreAir India has tied up with public sector lender Punjab National Bank and private lender IndusInd to secure loans to the tune of over ₹3,000 crore for meeting working capital requirements. The airline expects the two banks to disburse the amount by next week, a source close to the development said. Earlier this month, the disinvestment-bound Air India had floated […]
» Read morePrisoners of all nationalities in jails in Sharjah who have completed three years of incarceration and who do not have any criminal case registered against them would be set free under a general amnesty. They include 149 Indians, including Keralites, the ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, said here on Tuesday. He was delivering the acceptance speech […]
» Read moreEman Ahmed Abdulati, once known as ‘world’s heaviest woman’ passed away in UAE on Monday at 4.35 am due to health complications. She underwent weight loss surgery in Mumbai and later shifted to Abu Dhabi for treatment. She was under the medical supervision of a medical team of over 20 doctors from different specialities who were managing her medical condition […]
» Read moreHoneypreet Insan, who has been on the run following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in two rape cases, on Monday approached the Delhi High Court seeking transit anticipatory bail, her lawyer said. Priyanka Taneja alias Honeypreet, the adopted daughter of the jailed Dera chief+ , tops the list of 43 persons ‘wanted’ by the […]
» Read moreA fourth Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militant was killed on Monday in an operation in Baramulla’s Uri, where a group of freshly infiltrated fidayeen (suicide squad) was trapped on Sunday. “The fourth militant was killed in the operation that was resumed on Monday morning,” said Director General of Police (DIG), J&K, S.P. Vaid. Three militants were killed in a fierce gunfight on […]
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