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Republican White House contender Donald Trump has called on President Barack Obama to resign for not using the term “radical Islamic terrorism” to describe the gay club massacre even as his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton backed redoubling of efforts to defeat terror groups. “Is President Obama going to finally mention the words radical Islamic terrorism? […]
At least two people, including a civilian, were today killed and another two injured following leakage of toxic fumes from the sewage plant on board Russian-made aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, which was undergoing repairs at Karwar in Karnataka. The incident of gas leakage took place at about 5:00 PM while the ship was undergoing maintenance […]
Four persons have been arrested for allegedly hatching a plan to kill gangster Chhota Rajan, presently lodged in Tihar jail, at the behest of his arch rival and fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim’s confidant Chhota Shakeel. The four alleged contract killers, identified as Robinson, Junaid, Yunus and Manish, were arrested on June 3 following which they […]
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has said that he felt blackmailed throughout his battle with the Censor Board over the certification for his upcoming movie “Udta Punjab”. Kashyap said in all his previous run-ins with either the board or the government, he never felt he was being silenced, but this particular case was different. “… I never […]
In another crucial backing for India’s NSG bid, Mexico today supported “positively” and “constructively” its membership of the 48-nation bloc as the two countries agreed to develop a roadmap to upgrade bilateral ties to a strategic partnership. “Mexico supports positively and constructively India’s membership of the NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group),” Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto […]
Former Kerala Assembly Speaker T S John passed away at a hospital at Chertala in Alapuzha this morning. John (74) passed away due to old age related ailments, family sources said. His wife had predeceased him and he is survived by a son, they said. John, who was a leader of a faction of the […]
Nita Ambani, Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, has been nominated as a candidate to be a new member, pending election, of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), headquartered at Lausanne, Switzerland on Friday. The election will be held at the 129th IOC Session that will take place in Rio de Janeiro between 2nd and 4th […]
BJP was left red-faced when Mathura MP Hema Malini today uploaded on Twitter her photographs during a movie shoot in Mumbai even as her party launched a scathing attack on the Uttar Pradesh government in the wake of the encroacher-police clash that left 24 people dead. She, however, quickly deleted her posts and later condoled […]
The Reserve Bank of India today fixed the reference rate of the rupee at 67.2415 against the US dollar and 74.9944 for the euro. Yesterday, these rates were 67.2533 and 75.3035, respectively. According to an RBI statement, the exchange rates for the pound and the yen against the rupee were quoted at 96.9017 and 61.83 […]
24 people, including an SP and an SHO, have been killed in Thursday’s massive clash between police and members of a sect who had encroached on government land here, even as tension prevailed in the area with police seizing a large cache of munition from the site and arresting 320 people. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister […]
