Kabul, Oct 8 (IANS) At least 23 students were injured on Tuesday in an explosion inside a university classroom in the Afghan city of Ghazni, an official said. The explosion took place around 9.40 a.m. inside a classroom of the Literature Faculty in the University of Ghazni while a session was underway, the provincial governor’s … Read more
Ulan-Ude (Russia), Oct 8 (IANS) Six-time champion Mary Kom (51kg) on Tuesday sealed a spot for herself in the quarter-final of the ongoing women’s World Boxing Championships. Mary beat Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas by a unanimous decision in the pre-quarters after she had received a first-round bye. Mary dominated much of the bout with her punches … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended greetings to citizens on the occasions of Dussehra and Air Force Day. “Greetings and good wishes to fellow citizens on Dusshera. The festival is a celebration of the victory of good over evil. … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) HDIL owner Rakesh Wadhawan, who has been arrested by the Mumbai Police in the PMC Bank fraud case, is also linked to an alleged cheating case involving real estate firm Rudra Buildwell. The case relates to a complaint by 50 flat buyers who alleged that they booked flats in a … Read more
Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) Emotional devotees paid a teary-eyed farewell, as idols of goddess Durga and her children were immersed in rivers, lakes, ponds and other waterbodies across West Bengal, marking the end of eastern india’s biggest socio-religious carnival on Tuesday. The banks of the Ganga and other water bodies wore a festive look as … Read more
By Zaffar Iqbal Srinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) After meeting with party President Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah, National Conference MP Hasnain Masoodi, in an exclusive interview with IANS, said that political participation by the NC is ruled out at a time when the entire leadership of the party is detained. “It is preposterous … Read more
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) Actors Neha Dhupia, Dino Morea and video jockey Nikhil Chinapa joined forces to raise awareness about plastic pollution through a special Dussehra campaign. With over 25 million followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, MTV decided to turn the online Trash Talk for good. For each trashy comment on social media, MTV … Read more
