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RIP Nanda Kishore Prusty: Look at selfless deeds of Padma Shri awardee [details]

Nanda Kishore Prusty, who was a Class 7 pass out, spent several decades of his life providing free education to children and adults in Jajpur.

Dec 8, 2021

CDS Rawat chopper crash: No answers to these mind-boggling questions [details]

One of the biggest questions that is facing the armed forces as well as the nation is -- how a helicopter carrying a very very important person - India's Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat -- crashed resulting in the death of several persons.

Dec 8, 2021

Retd Army Colonel calls CDS Rawat's chopper crash "karma"; nation loses cool [reactions]

In a damage control mode, although the retired Army Colonel deleted his tweet; screenshots of it had already started doing their rounds across social media.

Dec 8, 2021

CDS Chopper Crash: 4 military officials feared dead in crash, say early reports

At least four senior military officials were feared dead in a military helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor on Wednesday afternoon in which Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat was travelling along with his wife and 12 others.

Dec 8, 2021

Who were onboard with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on crashed helicopter; see passenger manifest

As per the passenger manifest, CDS Rawat, his wife, among other senior defense officials were listed, but not everyone were reportedly onboard.

Dec 8, 2021

Army chopper with CDS Rawat onboard crashes in TN; search & rescue underway [UPDATES]

An Indian Army helicopter carrying senior defence officials including CDS General Bipin Rawat crashed in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Search and rescue is underway.

Dec 8, 2021

Facebook parent Meta opens new office in Gurugram; To train 1 crore entrepreneurs, 2.5 lakh creators

In a bid to scale its India operations, Meta (formerly Facebook), on Wednesday unveiled its new office here which is said to be the company's first stand-alone office in Asia.

Dec 8, 2021

Top priority is to streamline how Twitter operates: New CEO Parag Agrawal

New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has said that his top priority in the new role is to improve the company's execution and streamline how the micro-blogging platform operates.

Dec 8, 2021

BYJU'S meteoric rise in India raise eyebrows; Global report questions response to mushrooming complaints

With more than six million paying users, and a 85 per cent renewal rate, edtech unicorn BYJU's has had a glorious run in India, particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

Dec 8, 2021

India logs 8,439 fresh Covid cases, 195 deaths; AP airports on alert

India reported 8,439 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours pushing the tally to 3,40,89,137, the Ministry of Health and Family welfare said on Wednesday morning.

Dec 8, 2021

Covid-19 vaccine scare drives this Telangana man climb up a tree

Telangana man climbs on tree to avoid getting vaccinated as authorities pursue the goal of getting 100 per cent population vaccinated in the state

Dec 8, 2021

Sarpanch uses fake SC certificate for J&K Panchayat polls; gets busted after victory [details]

Husband of Sarpanch, two Revenue officials were also booked by Crime Branch for their involvement in the fraud.

Dec 7, 2021

Playboy model with 'alien blood' who is now a Satanist reveals her health condition

In 2019, Sabrok had launched her own cult named Sabrok Legion

Dec 7, 2021

Speeding Mercedes Benz wreaks havoc in B'luru; vehicles pile-up, one dead, many injured [details]

One person was killed in a massive pileup caused due to an over-speeding Mercedes Benz crash in Bengaluru's Indiranagar.

Dec 7, 2021

BSF jurisdiction increased in border states to curb looming threats of drones, UAVs: MoS Home

Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai justified the decision to increase the jurisdiction of BSF in some border states, citing the threats of UAVs, drones among other things.

Dec 7, 2021