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International Kite Festival in Gujarat; kite-flyers from 31 countries

The International Kite Festival began at Surat and Rajkot in Gujarat today with kite-flyers from 31 countries set to participate in the week-long event, which will travel across the state before culminating at the Sabaramati riverfront in Ahmedabad on January 14. The festival also known as Uttarayana will be held in Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad city, […]

4 Indian nuns among 16 shot down by terrorists in Yemen

Four Indian nuns were among 16 people killed in strife-torn Yemen’s Aden city today when a group of terrorists stormed an elderly care home run by Kolkata-based Missionaries of Charity, handcuffed the victims before shooting them in the head. The terrorists, numbering between 2 and 4, asked the guard to open the gate of the […]

Rajat Chauhan bags historic silver in World Archery Championship

Rajat Chauhan earned India its first-ever individual medal in the World Archery Championships when the compound marksman bagged a silver after going down to home favourite Stephan Hansen in the final here today. The 2014 Asian Games team gold medalist, Chauhan, was going neck and neck till the third set when he shot a poor […]