Chittoor Mayor Katari Anuradha was attacked with knives and then shot dead inside her office today by a group of five men who came disguised in burqas. Her husband, Telugu Desam Party leader Katari Mohan, was also injured in the attack. He has been admitted to a hospital in the city and is in critical condition. According to reports, the […]
» Read moreVishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal passed away on Tuesday, less than a week after he was admitted to a private hospital in Gurgaon following complaints of breathlessness. The death of the 89-year-old Hindutva veteran was announced by Singhal’s deputy in theVHP, Praveen Togadia. Singhal, who was diagnosed with right lower Lobe Pneumonia, was put on a ventilator on November […]
» Read moreGermany’s largest airline, Lufthansa, says it’s had to cancel another 941 flights affecting 110,000 passengers on the final day of a week-long strike by flight attendants. The airline said that with the cancellations on Friday, it’s had to cancel a total of 4,700 flights over the seven days, affecting more than half a million passengers. Despite the massive disruptions, the […]
» Read morePolice registered a case against a drunk passenger who disturbed his co-passengers and the crew on a Colombo-Madurai SpiceJet flight on Thursday. The man, identified as Thangaraj (45) of Darasuram near Kumbakonam, roamed around shouting at other passengers. He refused to sit and wear seatbelt while the plane was about to land in Madurai. When the cabin crew forced him […]
» Read morePrince William and his wife Kate will undertake their maiden visit to India next year, Kensington Palace announced today. “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit #India in the spring of 2016, at the request of HM’s Government,” Kensington Palace said in a tweet. “It will be the first time The Duke and Duchess have visited the country. Further […]
» Read moreThe Grand Alliance secured a landslide victory to give Nitish Kumar a third term in power after decimating the BJP-led alliance in the high-stakes Assembly elections in Bihar. As the Grand Alliance surged ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had put up an aggressive campaign, addressing over 30 rallies, called up Mr. Kumar to congratulate him on the poll victory.
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