New Delhi, 6/6: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday received Suriname’s highest honour, the ‘Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star’. Murmu is on her first state visit since becoming president of the country, to Suriname. “I am greatly honoured to receive Suriname’s highest distinction, “Grand Order of the Chain of…
Manipur, 6/6: One BSF jawan has sustained fatal injuries while two Assam Rifles personnel sustained gunshot wounds in Serou/Sugnu in firing between Security forces and a group of insurgents throughout the night of June 5-6, reported news agency ANI. Security forces effectively retaliated to the firing by the insurgents and a search operation is currently…
Mumbai, 5/6: Embattled Adani Group on Monday said it has repaid loans aggregating $2.65 billion to complete a prepayment programme to cut overall leverage in an attempt to win back investor trust post a damning report of a US short seller. In a Credit Note released on Monday, Adani Group said it has made a…
Ahmedabad, 5/6: Gujarat Titans left-arm pacer Yash Dayal, on Monday, claimed that his official Instagram handle was hacked after a controversial post of religious nature and a subsequent apology went viral. The man from Uttar Pradesh is best known for being hit for five consecutive sixes in an IPL match by KKR’s Rinku Singh. In…
New Delhi, 5/6: Ace wrestlers Sakhee Malikkh and Bajrang Punia issued clarifications on Monday afternoon amid claims that they had taken a step back from the ongoing protest. The prominent athletes returned to their posts with the Indian Railways on Monday, sparking buzz that they had withdrawn from the agitation. The development came mere days…
New Delhi, 5/6: The Delhi High Court Monday denied interim bail to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia. The Court, however, allowed Sisodia to visit his wife between 10 am and 5 pm on a convenient day. “This Court finds itself very hard to…
New Delhi, 5/6: Congress on Monday found fault with the Narendra Modi government for announcing a probe by CBI into the Odisha train tragedy, saying the agency has no expertise in railways and cannot fix accountability for technical, institutional and political failures. It also recalled the NIA refusing to file chargesheet in the 2016 Kanpur…
Amritsar, 5/6: The Border Security Force shot down a Pakistani drone near the International Border in Punjab’s Amritsar and recovered over 3 kg of heroin, a spokesperson of the force said on Monday. After noticing the unmanned aerial vehicle at around 9:45 pm on Sunday, the BSF troops intercepted it by opening fire. During a…
Chennai, 5/6: Indian cricketer Washington Sundar’s Twitter account was hacked on Monday after the account posted links directing its followers to various cryptocurrencies. There has been 3 posts from the cricketer’s account so far. This is not the first time a cricket-related Twitter acount has been hacked. Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s handle was hacked…
New Delhi, 4/6: Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the railway board has recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI into the horrific three-train collision in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday night in which more than 270 people died. Earlier on Sunday, the railways virtually ruled out driver error…
