CHENNAI,SEPT 28 : Dr MS Swaminathan, an eminent plant geneticist and Father of the Green Revolution in India, died at the age of 98 on Thursday. He was also the founder of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) established in 1988. Born in Kumbakonam, he earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural sciences at the Madras […]Continue Reading
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Punjab,Sept 28 : The Punjab Police on Thursday arrested Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in an old drugs-related case, following raids at his bungalow in Chandigarh. Officials from the Jalalabad police station raided Khaira’s Sector 5 residence early in the morning, in connection with an old case registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,SEPT 28 : The Indian trio of Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, and Arjun Singh Cheema won gold in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol Team event by securing a total score of 1734. Their remarkable performance allowed them to clinch the team gold, narrowly edging out China by just one point. Vietnam put up a […]Continue Reading
Manipur,Sept 27 : The Manipur government on Wednesday declared the entire state a “disturbed area” in light of the prevailing law and order situation. As per the state government’s notification, the entire state, except for 19 specific police station areas, was declared a “disturbed area” under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The Continue Reading
Madhya Pradesh,Sept 27 : A 12-year-old girl, semi-naked and bleeding, was seen walking on the streets in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. The minor was raped and dumped near the city’s Dandi Ashram. In visuals captured on CCTV cameras, the girl is seen walking in a residential area. A rag barely covers her. She approaches a man […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,SEPT 27: In a crackdown on the Khalistani-gangster nexus, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided multiple locations across Punjab, Haryana, Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. During its raid, the NIA detained gangster-turned-terrorist Arsh Dala’s aide, Sunder alias Jora, from Punjab’s Ferozepur. Jora will be Continue Reading
IRAQ,SEPT 27 : A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others, authorities said Wednesday, warning the death toll could rise higher. The fire happened in Iraq’s Nineveh province in its Hamdaniya area, authorities said. That’s a predominantly Christian area just […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,SEPT 26: Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha and actor Parineeti Chopra tied the knot on September 24 at the Leela Palace Hotel in Udaipur, Rajasthan in the presence of close friends and family members. On Monday evening the newly married couple arrived in Delhi and received a warm welcome at the airport. Post […]Continue Reading
Tamil Nadu,Sept 26 : Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin took a dig at the AIADMK and the BJP after the former decided to walk out from the NDA alliance. He said both parties may come together to contest elections again as “one is a robber and the another is a thief”. He […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,SEPT 26 : The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Tuesday issued a lookout circular (LOC) against Manpreet Singh Badal, the former finance minister of Punjab, in connection with alleged irregularities in the purchase of a property in Bathinda. Officials suspect that Badal might flee the country to evade arrest, and have therefore put all airports […]Continue Reading
