Kabul, 2/9: An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including a prominent cleric, Taliban officials and a local medic said. At least 21 people were hurt. The blast went off in the Guzargah Mosque in the western city of Herat during Friday noon…
Mumbai, 2/9: The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Friday suspended the party’s local leader Vinod Argile who has been caught on camera slapping and assaulting a woman. Argile is the Mumbai Up-Vibhag pramukh of the MNS. “We were disturbed after the video came to our notice,” senior MNS leader and former minister…
New Delhi, 2/9: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was on Friday ruled out of the remainder of the Asia Cup due to a knee injury and Axar Patel will replace him in the squad. Jadeja had made a significant contribution in India’s tournament opener against Pakistan. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Axar Patel…
New Delhi, 2/9: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has questioned the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photograph in PDS outlets of Telangana. On a visit to PDS outlets in Kamareddy district of Telangana on Friday, the minister sought details of the costs incurred in per kilogram of rice disbursed through the PDS, by the…
New Delhi, 2/9: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad for allegedly fabricating evidence and forgery to frame people in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases. A bench of Chief Justice U U Lalit and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia took into consideration the fact the petitioner…
Cuttack, 2/9: In a shocking development,Special ‘Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill (POCSO) court judge Subas Bihari allegedly committed suicide . According to various reports, police recovered Subas Bihari’s deadbody from his official residence at CDA Sector-9 of Cuttack.The reason behind his death is yet to be known.
Lanjigarh, : Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, bags a trio of awards for its initiatives in environment, healthcare, and education. The company bagged the first prize for ‘Environmental Protection’ at the 22nd Greentech Environment Awards, 2022, and also stood first with its impactful initiatives in ‘Promotion of Healthcare’ and ‘Promotion…
New Delhi, 2/9: India on Friday joined an exclusive club of five nations with the capability of designing and constructing a 40,000 tonnes class aircraft carrier from scratch with Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioning INS Vikrant at the Cochin shipyard that built the massive warship over the past 13 years. “So far only…
New Delhi, 2/9: An Udaipur-bound IndiGo flight returned to the Delhi airport due to a technical snag, a DGCA official confirmed. The official said that the aircraft was grounded after it returned to Delhi on Thursday due to engine vibrations and a probe is underway. “IndiGo Airbus flight 6E-6264 from Delhi to…
New Delhi, 2/9: Starbucks has hired Laxman Narasimhan as its next CEO, the company announced Thursday, putting him in charge of the world’s largest coffee chain as it grapples with a growing unionization movement, rising inflation and losses in China. Het will ake over in April from Howard Schultz, Starbucks’ longtime leader, who took back…
