Peshawar, Dec 16 (IANS) It was a day that left the world stunned and grieving when heavily-armed Taliban militants Tuesday launched an audacious attack on a school in this Pakistani city, mercilessly slaughtering at least 137 people — an overwhelming majority of them children — in one of the most savage terror strikes in years. […]
The following are some of the deadliest terror attacks carried out by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since its inception in 2007: Sep 2, 2013: Two suicide bomb attacks took place at All Saints Church in Peshawar in which over 80 people were killed and dozens injured. It was the deadliest attack on the Christian minority […]
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) West Bengal has been selected for “Krishi Karman Award” for the year 2013-14 by the central government as the best performing state in coarse cereals production, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Monday. “I am happy to share with you that our West Bengal has been selected for “Krishi Karman Award” for […]
Bengaluru, Dec 15 (IANS) Bengaluru has been put of high alert Monday following tweets on Twitter threatening a repeat of the hostage drama at a cafe in Australia’s Sydney, Karnataka Home Minister K.J. George said. “A high alert has been sounded in Bengaluru after police received tweets on its Twitter account threatening to re-enact a […]
Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) The family of Ankireddy Vishwakant expressed joy on learning that he was rescued safely from a Sydney cafe when Australian police stormed it to end a hostage drama. His parents were elated to see him on television channels coming out of the cafe. Clad in a white shirt and with raised […]
Kochi, Dec 14 (IANS) Call drops are a recurring problem for phone users and even Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, addressing a telecom conference here Sunday over phone, became a victim. Experts blame lower spectrum availability and less telecom towers for this daily menace. “There are call drops because signal levels are lower as we […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 14 (IANS) Kerala Finance Minister K.M. Mani is possibly India’s longest-serving legislator having won every election to the assembly since 1965. But things turned sour for the 81-year-old minister after a corruption case was filed against him for allegedly receiving a Rs.1 crore bribe to reopen the closed bars in the state. The […]
Aligarh, Dec 13 (IANS) Historians and scholars Saturday recalled the contribution of Tamil poet Subramania Bharti in consolidating national unity and presenting an egalitarian vision for India. They were speaking at a seminar here organised by the Centre for Women’s Studies, Aligarh Muslim University. Chandni Bi of the Department of History said Bharti, who died […]
Panaji, Dec 11 (IANS) Goa’s Vigilance Department officials Thursday raided the home of a police sub-inspector being probed for links to the drug mafia and seized his laptop and mobile phone, an official said Thursday. PSI Sunil Gudlar, formerly attached to the Goa Police anti-narcotics cell (ANC) was booked in 2011 for his alleged links […]
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) As many as 30 percent of Bengali moviegoers don’t contemplate watching a Bengali film in a hall in near future and 10 percent have already stopped going to the theatres in the last one year, reveals a report titled “Bengal Bioscope: A Big Picture Outlook for Sustainable Growth”. Confederation of […]