Hundreds of people have gathered the house of Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad at Betadur village in Dharwad district of Karnataka to mourn his death. Hanamanthappa’s body has been kept at Nehru stadium in Hubli for people to pay homage to the brave soldier. His body will be taken to his native village in […]
The BJP and the Congress on Thursday sparred after terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley’s court deposition that Ishrat Jahan — shot dead in a shootout along with three others in 2004 — was a Laskhar-e-Taiba operative. Ishrat, who was from Mumbra in Mumbai, was shot dead along with three men in Gujarat 12 years ago by
The missing 24-year-old woman engineer has been traced, however police said more details are yet to surface. Snapdeal employee, Dipti Sarna, went missing on Wednesday night when she was on her way back from work. Dipti boarded a shared autorickshaw from Vaishali Metro station to the Ghaziabad bus stand, an 11-km stretch, after which she
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At least 12 Indian fishermen were arrested and their trawlers seized for allegedly poaching in Sri Lankan waters, Lankan Navy said on Thursday. The fishermen, all hailing from Tamil Nadu, were arrested last night while poaching in Sri Lankan waters northwest of Thalaimannar, the Navy said. They were handed over to the officials of the
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It’s not everyday that you see a jailer in the news. A jailer in Salem, Tamil Nadu has been suspended after a video of him dancing in front of his colleagues went viral. A report in The New Indian Express states that Shankaran (58), the deputy jailer of Attur sub jail in Salem district, had
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Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who stars in “Sarbjit”, a biopic on Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, arrived in Punjab today (February 10) for the shooting of the film. In the Omung Kumar-directed “Sarbjit”, the 42-year-old actress plays the role of Sarabjit’s sister Dalbir Kaur, while actor Randeep Hooda will be seen in the titular role. “Aishwarya
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Actress Mallika Sherawat, currently in the US, says she has had the “good fortune” to meet President Barack Obama again. The 39-year-old actress tweeted a selfie of herself with Obama, and they are all smiles for the camera. Had the good fortune of meeting the one and only,the charismatic president Obama again :)! #PresidentObama pic.twitter.com/UdoBvb3LTF
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Sonam Kapoor-starrer Neerja based on real incidents during the hijacking of the Pan Am Flight 73 at the Karachi airport in 1986, has been banned in Pakistan allegedly for showing the country in a poor light. The film has been banned here without even being submitted to the censor boards. The Ram Madhvani-directed movie revolves
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From the look of it, the latest Karan Johar production Kapoor & Sons is an outright winner. It gives the theme of a dysfunctional family an entirely new definition… and direction. This is second film by director Shakun Batra, four years after his quirky rom-com Ek Main Aur Tu for Karan Johar. Kapoor & Sons,
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Pending contractual formalities, former Zimbabwe captain and all-rounder Heath Streak will be the bowling coach for new Rajkot-based IPL franchise Gujarat Lions. Speaking exclusively to Firstpost from Dubai, Streak said that he will definitely be accepting the opportunity to be a part of the upcoming IPL season. “It’s just down to me signing the contract.
Ashish Nehra has had a career plagued with injuries and now he has come to a stage where he doesn’t leave anything to chance, so much so that he stays from the customary game of football while the Indian team is training. “I would love to play football with the team, but I have had
The United States and India have held talks about conducting joint naval patrols that a US defence official said could include the disputed South China Sea, a move that would likely anger Beijing, which claims most of the waterway. Washington wants its regional allies and other Asian nations to take a more united stance against
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Even the prayers of 1.2 billion Indians could not bring him back to life. Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, we are so very sorry. For one brief shining moment, we thought the more than a miracle had occurred. That you had defied the most incredible odds and made it. For a couple of days, Sir, you
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In what could spell trouble for Bollywood star Salman Khan, the family of the victim who was crushed under the wheels of the actor’s sports utility vehicle in 2002 has approached the Supreme Court for his conviction. Shaikh Noorulla Shafik’s son and wife have challenged the Bombay HC judgment acquitting the actor in the hit-and-run
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Rumoured to be dating in real life, Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra will share screen space in their upcoming movie Kapoor and Sons. But the duo will not be celebrating the day of love together and Sidharth definitely plans to spend it with someone else! At the trailer launch of the Shakun Batra movie, the
The United States and its Asian allies tightened the economic screws on North Korea today with the US Senate adopting fresh sanctions and South Korean firms abandoning a joint industrial park that helped fund Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. The unilateral moves, which also included Japanese sanctions, came with UN Security Council members still stalled on
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Anti-India slogans and ‘Afzal Guru amar rahe’ slogans were raised at Press Club of India (PCI) on Wednesday. The incident happened yesterday at a hall in the PCI, which was booked by Delhi University professor Ali Zafar for a discussion on the Kashmir issue. Even posters hailing Afzal Guru were put up around the discussion
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Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar believes that current film promotions seem like begging rather than marketing a movie. “We are not supposed to promote the film for two months as I feel it is not required. Today we are trying to reach everywhere. It feels as if we are begging more and marketing less. I feel
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Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has threatened to file a Rs 100 crore defamation on a leading Hindi daily for accusing him of match-mixing. The organisation claimed that Dhoni fixed the 2014 Test match against England at Old Trafford. Dhoni has sent a legal notice to the accusers who claimed that the 2014 Test match
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Fresh off of Donald Trump’s New Hampshire primary rout, arch-conservative rival Ted Cruz launched a sharp offensive on Wednesday against the billionaire frontrunner, heralding a brutal battle for the next Republican contest in South Carolina. The US senator from Texas, who won the Iowa caucuses last week and placed third on Tuesday night in New
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday he was leaving the government ahead of a reshuffle President Francois Hollande is set to announce in coming days to reshape his team ahead of the 2017 presidential elections. The reshuffle comes at a time when a beleaguered Hollande is suffering a fresh drop in popularity and
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The US Senate has voted unanimously to tighten economic sanctions on North Korea, seeking to punish the reclusive Asian nation for its provocative recent nuclear test and rocket launch. The measure, which now must be reconciled with a similar House version that passed last month, would slap sanctions on any person or entity importing goods,
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Two female suicide bombers killed at least 58 at a camp for people made homeless by Boko Haram’s Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said on Wednesday, in the latest violence to hit the remote region. The attack happened in Dikwa, some 90 kilometres (55 miles) from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, on Tuesday
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The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has decided to launch free Wi-Fi facilities at 144 major bus stations in numerous cities across the state. A report in Deccan Herald states that the cities which will have this facility include Bengaluru, Hassan, Mandya, Mysuru, Madikeri, Dharmasthala, Mangaluru, Kundapur, Shivamogga, Harihar, Davangere, Tumakuru, Kolar and Chitradurga.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon launch a smart card scheme for over 40 crore unorganised workers in the country to provide them various social security benefits like insurance and pension. “Within one month Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch smart card called UWIN (Unorganised Workers’ Identification Number) card. We had sought time from the
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Australia on Thursday announced the appointment of Indian-origin Harinder Sidhu as the country’s next High Commissioner to India. Ms. Sidhu who has an Indian background had migrated to Australia as a child with her family from Singapore and will replace the outgoing High Commissioner Patrick Suckling. Ms. Sidhu, a senior career officer with the Department
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday called on Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, soon after he arrived here on a three-day visit. “Our honoured guest from across the Arabian Sea. EAM @SushamSwaraj calls on Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed
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Russia has proposed a March 1 ceasefire in Syria, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, but Washington believes Moscow is giving itself and the Syrian government three weeks to try to crush moderate rebel groups. The United States has countered with demands for the fighting to stop immediately, the officials said. Peace talks are supposed to
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Noted sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture at Puri beach to pray for the speedy recovery of Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad. Jotting “get well soon” on five-feet tall sculpture, Pattnaik prayed for Hanamanthappa. About four tonnes of sand was used in the making of the sculpture replete with image of
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With rumours of two more leopards being spotted around the private school near Varthur in Bengaluru, the Education Department declared a holiday on Wednesday for at least 60 schools in the area as a precautionary measure, reported the Hindu. All the schools in Varthur, Immadihalli, Doddakanelli and Maratha halli, east Bengaluru, will remain closed on
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