Classical dancer from India shot dead in US; Indian mission condemns reprehensible gun attack

Missouri, 2/3: In yet another deadly attack on Indians and Indian-Americans in the US in recent months, a 34-year-old trained classical dancer from India and a student of Washington University, was shot dead in St Louis, Missouri. Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam dancer Amarnath Ghosh, who migrated to the US from Kolkata last year “to follow his…

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Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai declines honorary doctorate from Haveri University

Bengaluru, 5/4: Former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has declined to accept an honorary doctorate from the Haveri University, and said that politicians should not be considered for such recognition. I have already informed the vice-chancellor that I will not be accepting the honorary doctorate,” Bommai, the Haveri BJP MP, said in a statement. “I do…

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CM Majhi Launches ‘Zero Accident Day’ Campaign In Keonjhar

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Taking forward the vision of “Samrudha Odisha, Viksit Odisha,” Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday launched the “Zero Accident Day” (ZAD) or Shunya Durghatana Divas campaign in Keonjhar district, with a call to make Odisha an accident-free state. The initiative is being spearheaded by the Commerce and Transport Department. Marking the launch, the Chief…

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India’s steel industry now 2nd biggest, target is to double crude steel output in 10 years: PM

New Delhi, 28/10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India has set a target to double the crude steel production capacity from 154 million tonnes per annum now to 300 million tonnes per annum in the next 9 to 10 years in an order to boost indigenous capabilities.     In his virtual address…

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TVK’s anti-corruption stance takes a hit with tainted AIADMK entrants

Chennai, 3/7: In his assembly speech on June 23, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay was categorical that he would neither touch people’s money nor would he spare anyone who had indulged in corruption in the past, reiterating his promise of graft-free governance. Just nine days later, on Thursday, Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)…

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