THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,DEC 29 : Congress Working Committee member and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor spoke about providing opportunities for younger people to contest polls, indicating that his upcoming fight from Thiruvananthapuram in the general elections may be his last in the constituency. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a Congress programme here on Thursday, Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI,DEC 29 : The central government on Thursday appointed Nina Singh as the first woman Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). The 1989-batch IPS officer of the Rajasthan cadre is currently working as the Special DG of the CISF. Meanwhile, Rahul Rasgotra, the Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), was […]Continue Reading
Japan,Dec 28: Two earthquakes of magnitudes 6.5 and 5.0 struck near Japan’s coast in quick succession on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The first quake of magnitude 6.5 struck at 2:45 pm and had its epicentre off the southeast coast of the Kuril Islands, followed by the 5.0 magnitude jolt at […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 28: A Qatar Court has commuted the death sentence given to eight former Indian Navy personnel in an alleged case of espionage, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday.”We have noted the verdict today of the Court of Appeal of Qatar in the Dahra Global case, in which the sentences have been reduced,” […]Continue Reading
CHENNAI,DEC 28: Tamil actor and founder of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) Vijayakant passed away at the age of 71 in Chennai on Thursday. He was being treated at a private hospital in the city for Corona infection. The veteran actor has been on ventilator support since last night. He is survived by DMDK […]Continue Reading
Madhya Pradesh,Dec 28 : At least 13 people were killed after a passenger bus caught fire following its collision with a dumper in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna. The accident happened in the wee hours of Thursday on the Guna-Aaron road. Seventeen others were injured in the accident and were shifted to hospitals. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister […]Continue Reading
CHANDIGARH,DEC 27: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday morning visited an “akhara” in Haryana’s Jhajjar district and met a group of wrestlers including Bajrang Punia.According to a senior Haryana Congress leader from the district, Gandhi reached the “Virender Akhara” in the Chhara village early morning. He later interacted with the Continue Reading
SEOUL,DEC 27: South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite”, was found dead Wednesday in an apparent suicide, Yonhap news agency reported. The actor was discovered inside a vehicle at a park in central Seoul, Yonhap reported, citing police. Lee, 48, had been under police investigation over his […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 27 : Flights in and out of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport faced delays on Wednesday morning as a thick blanket of fog enveloped the Delhi-NCR region. The visibility dropped to almost zero. “Delhi Airport is facing delays affecting approximately 110 flights, both (domestic and international) arrivals and departures, due to dense Continue Reading
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,DEC 24 : Kerala reported 128 fresh Covid-19 infections and one death due to the disease in the last 24 hours, according to data on the Union Health Ministry website on Sunday. Of the 334 active coronavirus infections reported nationwide till 8 am today, 128 were from Kerala, taking the active cases in the state […]Continue Reading
