Srikanth Krishna

Articles by Srikanth Krishna

Srikanth is the new kid on the block, working as a sub-editor with International Business Times. He writes about everything that interests you! In his free time, he listens to Radiohead, supports Manchester City, and enjoys stand-up by Russell Brand. 

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Holi sweets

Father motivates son who failed exam, throws impromptu party in MP town

The locals in the city were left astounded seeing the odd celebrations. However, they later joined in the party after the father made them understand why he was celebrating. He told them that he did not want his son to be discouraged and said that he can always reappear in the exam again next year. May 17, 2018
modi putin

PM Modi to meet Russian president Putin at Sochi's seaside resort

MEA announced the informal summit and said that it "will be an important occasion for the two leaders to exchange views on international matters in a broad and long-term perspective with the objective of further strengthening our Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership" May 15, 2018
Section 377

LGBT IITians move Supreme Court, demand Section 377 be scrapped

The group of students who belong to IITs from cities like Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Roorkee, and Kharagpur approached the Supreme court on behalf of Pravitti – a group of members from the LGBT community who are associated with IITs across the nation. May 15, 2018
Crime scene murder

Lover stabs 21-year-old girl to death in Hyderabad resort

Upon investigating, the police officials found out that Prasad, the suspect, had already planned to kill the girl. He purchased the knife well in advance and managed to convince the girl to come with him to the resort in the outskirts of Hyderabad. May 12, 2018
aurangabad

Communal clashes leave 2 dead in Aurangabad; Section 144 imposed

The clash eventually turned out into a riot which led to two deaths and over 30 people being injured. It also resulted in over 100 shops being set ablaze thus prompting section 144 of the CrPC being imposed in several parts of Maharashtra's Aurangabad district. May 12, 2018
pokhran

India celebrates 20 years of Pokhran-II: Here's how it all began

Pokhran-II witnessed five nuclear bomb test explosions between May 11 and May 13, 1998. This is not the first nuclear test conducted by India – Pokhran-I (codename - Smiling Buddha) was conducted on 18 May 1974. However, India did not declare itself a nuclear-weapons enabled country in that year. May 11, 2018