Hurricane Harvey spins deeper inland; full scope of damage is unknown
August 27, 2017
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Harvey spun deeper into Texas and unloaded extraordinary amounts of rain Saturday after the once-fearsome hurricane crashed into vulnerable homes and businesses along the coastline in a blow that killed at least one person and injured up to 14.
No extension in Aadhaar-PAN link deadline. Last date to link your...
August 26, 2017
The last date for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhaar remains August 31 as the Supreme Court verdict on privacy has no bearing it, according to UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey.
No extension in Aadhaar-PAN link deadline.
Chinese’ shoes packed in tri-colour boxes raise furore in Uttarakhand’s Almora
August 26, 2017
Police have started investigation after local shopkeepers in Uttarakhand’s Almora said they had been delivered shoes in boxes bearing the Tricolour, allegedly from China.
Vivegam 2-day box office collections: Ajith’s flick mints big money in...
August 26, 2017
Ajith and Kajal Aggarwal's Vivegam has received a phenomenal opening at the Tamil Nadu box office. The movie, which was expected to become the biggest opener in the state, has now settled down at the second place as it failed to surpass the business of Rajinikanth's Kabali.
Valiant Saina Nehwal finishes with Bronze; hopes of all-India World Championships...
August 26, 2017
India's Saina Nehwal missed an opportunity to reach the second straight BWF World Championships final, following her 21-12, 17-21, 10-21 loss to Rio Olympic bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara in the Women's singles semi-final in ongoing Glasgow meet on Saturday, August 26.
PM condemns violence, terms it as ”deeply distressing”
August 25, 2017
New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight strongly condemned the "deeply distressing" violence that swept Haryana and some other states after conviction of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case and appealed for peace.
Trump tweets about GOP senator who said he hadn’t shown ‘stability’
August 25, 2017
President Trump fired back at Sen. Bob Corker after the Tennessee Republican questioned Trump's fitness for office. President Trump responded to a GOP senator's recent criticism of him with a Friday morning tweet.
4 stories about Lord Ganesha you probably didn’t know
August 25, 2017
Think anything auspicious in the Hindu context and Ganesha is one of the default visions. Why? Because as legend has it, Ganesha was to be the first lord of worship during any religious procession or celebration.
Ganesha with his parents, Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, and brother Lord Kartik. Picture courtesy: Pinterest/Dolls of India Art Store
IND vs SL 2nd ODI:India squeak home after Dananjaya magic
August 24, 2017
Brief Scorecard: India 231 for 7 (Rohit 54, Bhuvneshwar 53*, Dhoni 45*, Dananjaya 6-54) beat Sri Lanka 236 for 8 (Siriwardana 58, Bumrah 4-43) by three wickets (DLS method)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar posted his maiden ODI half-century and lead India's chase – AP
Doklam standoff: Countering China in the backyard, Indian Navy silently tightens...
August 24, 2017
As countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand keenly watch the outcome of the standoff at the Doklam in Bhutan between the Indian and Chinese armies; New Delhi has tasked the Indian Navy to silently spread its influence and further strengthen its grip over the Indian Ocean Region.
