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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.’s (GA-ASI) MQ-9B drone. | Photo Credit: PTI The possible sale of 31 MQ-9B high altitude long endurance armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) from U.S. firm General Atomics to India progressed to the next stage after a 30 day Congressional notification period concluded on March 1. The deal, pegged at an estimated…
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Picture taken on March 16, 2010 shows Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard from Jyllands-Posten making his last drawing for the newspaper, in Viby. | Photo Credit: AFP Bidding closes Friday in the online auction of the original edition of a Danish cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed that provoked violent riots in Muslim countries. Published together with…
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Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Three years of military rule in Myanmar have inflicted unbearable cruelty, leaving people trapped in an unending nightmare as the conflict spreads, the UN human rights chief said Friday. The junta is crushing all forms of dissent with total impunity, Volker Turk…
“It was a low-intensity blast,” said DK Shivakumar Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said that the Rameshwaram cafe blast is being investigated from all angles, adding that 7-8 teams have been formed to probe the incident. DK Shivakumar also stated that a youth came and kept a small bag, which exploded after…
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Ambuj Shukla’s licensed revolver has also been seized. Lucknow: A Congress leader has been arrested for barging into the office of a construction company near Kanpur and brandishing a revolver to threaten its employees. The act has been caught on a CCTV camera. The footage shows Ambuj Shukla – a Congress leader who had unsuccessfully…
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The contraband was immediately seized (Representational) Madurai/Chennai: In a major bust, the narcotics drug methamphetamine worth Rs 180 crore meant for transport to Sri Lanka was recovered from a rail passenger in Madurai and a dump yard in Chennai by officials, who detained a man and his wife in connection with the seizures. A total…
World leaders on Friday called for an investigation and a ceasefire nearly five months into the Gaza war, a day after dozens of desperate Palestinians were killed rushing an aid convoy. Israeli troops opened fire as Palestinian civilians scrambled for food aid during a chaotic incident on Thursday which the Hamas-run territory’s Health Ministry said…
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Words of wisdom: TN skipper Sai Kishore listens keenly to coach Kulkarni. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Mumbai skipper Ajinkya Rahane has stressed Shreyas Iyer does not need any advice ahead of the Ranji Trophy semifinal despite the tricky circumstances the younger batter finds himself in. “We all know he is an experienced player. His…
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File photo of Kapil Dev. | Photo Credit: The Hindu “A few players will suffer, but let it be,” said legendary former India captain Kapil Dev on Friday as he backed the BCCI’s decision to terminate central contracts for lack of commitment to domestic cricket, calling it a much-needed step to protect marquee first-class events…
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The Adani Group will invest about ₹75,000 crore in Madhya Pradesh, including ₹5,000 crore in building the Mahakal Expressway between Ujjain and Bhopal, Pranav Adani, its Managing Director (Agro, Oil and Gas) and Director of Adani Enterprises, said on Friday. Mr. Adani made the announcement on the first day of a two-day investor summit, Invest…
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