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S-400 Triumf air defence system transporter erector launcher

US threatens India of serious implications over buying S-400 missile defence system from Russia

S-400 missile is regarded as the most reliable against a larger array of aerial attacks, particularly fighter the US made aircrafts such as F-18s and F-35s.

Jun 1, 2019

An Indian Tea-tribe vendor sells cooked rats at a weekly market in Kumarikata village along the Indo-Bhutan border

Watch: Mumbai idli vendor caught using toilet water to prepare chutney

The hawker's license will be checked and necessary action will be taken if the sample taken is proven to be contaminated.

Jun 1, 2019

World No-Tobacco Day: Over 80% of smokers in Bengaluru have tried to quit

The biggest problem with smoking, according to the doctors, is that there is no lower safety limit to it. A puff of smoke is as bad as an entire cigarette.

Jun 1, 2019

Electricity tariff in Karnataka hiked by 33 paise per unit

KERC chairman Shambhu Dayal Meena said that the five Escoms had proposed an average hike of Rs 1.20 per unit (17.37 per cent) for all the consumer categories.

Jun 1, 2019

Proud to follow in Sushma Swaraj's footsteps: Jaishankar

Jaishankar has previously served as Foreign Secretary from 2015-2018 and was appointed as Minister of External Affairs in the newly formed BJP-led NDA government.

Jun 1, 2019

This Kashmiri tourist guide lost his life while rescuing 5 tourists from drowning

Young Rouf Dar managed to save the lives of tourists when their boat capsized on a rafting point in Lidder river.

Jun 1, 2019

Viral train hawker Avdhesh Dubey arrested after mocking politicians; angry netizens demand his release

A train hawker named Avdhesh Dubey became an internet sensation after a couple of his videos went viral on social media. However, his comic stunts landed him in legal trouble along with a fine.

Jun 1, 2019

Airplanes at Edinburgh airport avoid crash by just 2 seconds

Watch | EasyJet and Norwegian Air in near miss on runway at Scotland's busiest airport

An Airbus A320 of EasyJet took off from Edinburgh airport with a gap of just two seconds before a Boeing 737 jet of the Norwegian Air landed on the same runway.

Jun 1, 2019

Mollywood actor Vinayakan brutally attacked by social media users for criticising BJP

In a recent interaction, Vinayakan revealed that agendas of BJP and RSS will not work in a state like Kerala

Jun 1, 2019

3 dead, 4 injured after roof collapsed in Karnataka's Kalaburagi

The incident took place at Mangalgi village of Chitapur Taluk in Kalaburagi. The injured people have been shifted to a hospital and are under critical conditions.

Jun 1, 2019

Post Balakot strikes, Indian Air Force lifts curbs on air routes

The IAF said it had removed restrictions that were imposed on all routes a day after its 12 Mirage 2000s crossed over to Pakistan and attacked a JeM terrorist training camp in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Jun 1, 2019

Sonia Gandhi elected as leader of CPP, thanks 12.13 crore voters

Sonia Gandhi, who won the Raebareli seat of Lok Sabha 2019 elections, has been elected chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party .

Jun 1, 2019

2 Samajwadi Party leaders shot dead by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh

Two Samajwadi Party leaders were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, May 31. Prima facie, it appears to be a case of personal enmity and not any political rivalry.

Jun 1, 2019

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Virginia Beach shooting: 12 killed, multiple injured after gunman opens fire at govt building

Virginia Beach Police Chief James Cervera said the mass shooting in the coastal resort city began as the gunman entered the public works and utilities building at the city municipal center and "immediately and indiscriminately fired upon all the victims".

Jun 1, 2019