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Murder case involving actor Darshan Thoogudeepa has sparked widespread outrage New Delhi: Popular Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep has sought swift justice in the murder case in which another Sandalwood star, Darshan Thoogudeepa, and his girlfriend Pavithra Gowda are accused. Darshan Thoogudeepa along with his co-star and girlfriend Pavithra Gowda and 11 others, is in police…
The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June has not dulled the desire for further ocean exploration, despite lingering questions about the disaster. June 18 marks one year since the Titan vanished on its way to the historic wreckage site in the North Atlantic Ocean….
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China’s foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the G7 statement had “slandered and attacked” China. Beijing: China hit back on Monday after G7 leaders warned Beijing to stop sending weapons components to Russia, saying their end-of-summit statement was “full of arrogance, prejudice and lies”. When Group of Seven leaders met last week in Italy, souring…
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Nearly 300 people were killed in the triple-train crash in Balasore, Odisha. At least eight people died in a two-train collision near West Bengal’s iconic hill station of Darjeeling, reflecting the need for upgraded safety systems. Kanchanjunga Express, which was on its way from Assam to Kolkata, was rammed from behind by a goods train…
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Perhaps for the first time in its history, All India Chess Federation (AICF) has been served with a legal notice demanding Rs.1 crore as compensation by Karun Duggal, a player whose playing career was cut short by the chess body’s decision of banning him during his career peak. “A legal notice has been…
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Forced into a short break to mend a niggle, Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will return to competitive action at the Paavo Nurmi Games here on Tuesday against a stellar field, hoping to continue his build-up to Paris Games with renewed vigour. The 26-year-old superstar, the lone Indian in the…
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The story so far: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on June 12 introduced provisions that would guarantee a better exit payout for life insurance policy holders unwilling or unable to continue paying for their insurance. Providing higher ‘surrender value,’ or the exit payout, was also discussed in a consultation paper floated…
New Delhi: It hasn’t even been two weeks since the Lok Sabha polls concluded, after which PM Narendra Modi took the oath of office for a third consecutive term, but the BJP has already begun preparing for Assembly polls later this year, naming its in-charges for Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir. For the…
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Picture of Paul Coughlin after taking a sensational catch.© X (formerly Twitter) Fielding is one of the crucial things in the game of cricket. At times, it is not the batting or bowling of a team but the fielding that takes the centre stage in a victory or a defeat. This is a…
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A Virgin Airlines plane takes from Melbourne Airport in Melbourne. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP A passenger plane landed safely at a New Zealand airport on June 17 after a fire shut down one of its engines, the nation’s fire service said. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 jet bound for…
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