Cyclone Titli lashes Odisha, Andhra Prades

Cyclonic storm Titli, which made an early morning landfall in Odisha’s Gopalpur before crossing Andhra Pradesh, uprooted trees, electric poles and damaged mud huts in eastern India, where authorities had already moved nearly 300,000 people to higher ground. According to the Home Ministry, “The wind speed is likely to decrease gradually due to the weakening […]

Shankar IAS Academy founder D Shankaran commits suicide at Chennai residence

The Founder and CEO of Shankar IAS Academy, Shankar Devarajan has been found dead at his residence. On Thursday, the 45-year-old professor’s body was found at his residence in Chennai’s Mylapore. Shankar Devarajan committed suicide allegedly due to personal reasons. The professor was rushed to St. Isabel’s hospital in Mylapore, late on Thursday night, where […]

Rahul Gandhi serial liar: Piyush Goyal on Rafale charges

Piyush Goyal said, “We have been witnessing the activities of a serial liar (Rahul Gandhi). I think only an issueless man can repeat a lie again and again because he doesn’t have any other issues.” New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday lashed out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi calling him a ‘serial liar’. […]

Crown prince dismisses Trump remarks about reliance on US

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dismissed remarks by Donald Trump in which the US president said he had warned the king he would not last in power “for two weeks” without US military backing and demanded he pay up. “I love working with him. You know, you have to accept that any friend […]

Zainab’s murderer Imran Ali to be hanged till death on Oct 17

LAHORE: An anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday has issued death warrants of Imran Ali, convicted in rape and murder case of seven-years-old Zainab and eight other teenage girls. The convict will be hanged till death on October 17 at Central Jail in Lahore. Imran was sentenced to death on 21 counts. The special court handed […]

Immigration department blocks passports of Saad, Salman Rafique

LAHORE:  Immigration authorities on Friday blocked the passports of former Railways minister Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Salman Rafique. The National Accountabilty Bureau (NAB) as part of its investigation into the Paragon City corruption scandal had written to the passport and immigration directorate regarding blocking of the passports. Earlier, the Islamabad High Court rejected application […]

Sant Rampal held guilty in both cases, quantum of punishment next week

Hisar court is all set to announce the verdict in the Sant Rampal case today. The command has halted train services to the city from different parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana in a bid to prevent any untoward law and order stage.  Hisar court Wednesday held Sant Rampal guilty in a murder […]