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1971 War: Here's the first Indian Army officer who reached Dhaka first to operate as undercover [Throwback]

Prashanta Kumar Ghosh, along with a few personnel, was the first to step into the capital city Dhaka. He was assigned with the job of creating roadblocks, secret attacks on the Pak Army, and facilitate an airborne assault.

Dec 15, 2021

From Kashi to Ayodhya: 11 BJP Chief Ministers to offer prayers at Ram Janambhoomi Temple

Chief ministers of the BJP ruled states are said to arrive at Ayodhya's Ram Janambhoomi Temple. The ministers will stay put at Panchsheel Hotel with strict security measures.

Dec 15, 2021

Military helicopter crashes in Thailand, 2 onboard killed

A military training chopper caught fire and crashed. Everyone onboard were killed.

Dec 15, 2021

"Started career from car dickey": SC judge Hima Kohli; Asks women lawyers to shatter more glass ceilings

Justice Kohli made a moving speech where she described how women lawyers should overcome adversities in the courtroom and maintain the dignity of the profession outside the court.

Dec 15, 2021

Targeted killings of cops a new strategy of terrorists to demoralize J&K Police [details]

Two foreigners, one local terrorist were involved in a pre-planned attack on a bus carrying 25 cops of J&K Police.

Dec 14, 2021

From Bipin Rawat to Puneeth Rajkumar, Here's List of Famous Indians Who Died in 2021

From Kalyan Singh to Puneeth Rajkumar, Dilip Kumar to General Bipin Rawat, here is the complete list of famous Indians who died in the year 2021.

Dec 14, 2021

Psychic assures imminent alien contact, says extraterrestrials are studying humans

Psychic Uri Geller claimed that aliens will make a stunning landing on earth, very similar to Steven Spielberg movies

Dec 14, 2021

K'taka MLC poll results: BJP leads in 12, Congress in 11 seats

The ruling BJP was leading on 12 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Council elections recently held for 25 seats. Opposition Congress was leading on 11 and the JD(S) on one seat.

Dec 14, 2021

SII's Covavax vaccine for 3+ kids by mid-2022; $1 billion spent so far, reveals Adar Poonawalla [details]

SII CEO Adar Poonawalla announced the launch of Covavax, a covid vaccine for children above 3 years of age. A billion-dollar has been invested in the development of Covid-19 vaccines and the supply chain has outmatched the demand globally.

Dec 14, 2021

Tamil directors hail Prakash Raj for sponsoring education of poor Dalit girl; praises pour in [details]

Actor Prakash Raaj came forward to fund a Dalit student's education in the UK. Several directors from the industry praised him for the gesture.

Dec 14, 2021

IIT-D develops kit that tests Omicron in 90 minutes; huge step-up from current process [details]

IIT Delhi researchers have come up with a new test kit that detects the presence of the Omicron variant in samples in 90 minutes. It can be used for rapid screening.

Dec 14, 2021

Critics say Elon Musk is Time's 'worst choice ever'; here's why

Elon Musk was recognized as "person of the Year 2021" by the Times Magazine. The choice has been highly criticized by people in the US.

Dec 14, 2021

Security Council not the platform to discuss these issues: India; Why it voted against UN resolution on climate change

Apart from India, China and Russia have also rejected the move to enable climate change discussions at Security Council. The resolution, however, received approval from 12 of the 15 members of the council.

Dec 14, 2021

Forces eliminate terrorist in Poonch; encounter erupts after lull of two months [details]

First contact with hiding terrorists was established on October 11 in Poonch's Mendhar area; nine soldiers including two JCOs lost their lives in October encounters.

Dec 14, 2021

SC sets aside K'taka HC order dismissing poll petition against Devegowda's grandson

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a Karnataka High Court order, which dismissed an election petition by BJP leader A. Manju at the onset on "hyper-technical ground" against winning candidate Prajwal Revanna of the Janata Dal-Secular, from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency.

Dec 14, 2021