Day: November 15, 2018

Top India, China officials hold defence, security dialogue, agree to step up military exchanges

Beijing :  Top officials of India and China held the ninth Annual Defence and Security Dialogue here after a one-year gap due to the Doklam standoff, as both countries agreed to enhance military exchanges and interactions. The dialogue on November 13 was held between the two defence delegations headed […]

Book on airwaves war in Indo-Pak conflict

New Delhi :  A new book unravels historical facts about how Radio Kashmir has over the past seven decades countered incessant malicious propaganda by various underground and FM stations that operate round-the-clock from across the border. Replete with rare pictures, transcripts and documents from the archives of Jammu and […]

Assam govt to produce film on Srimanta Sankardev

Guwahati :  The Assam government will produce a film on the life and works of the 15th century saint-scholar Srimanta Sankardev. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the cultural affairs department to initiate steps for the purpose, an official release said on Wednesday. While reviewing the structural design of the […]

TRS announces 10 more candidates for assembly polls

Hyderabad :  The Telangana Rashtra Samithi Wednesday announced 10 more candidates for the December 7 Legislative Assembly elections in the state. The party had earlier declared candidates for 107 Assembly segments. The total number of constituencies is 119. The latest list includes former minister Danam Nagender who will contest […]

National Herald building lease: Centre assures HC status quo will be maintained till Nov 22

New Delhi :  The Centre Thursday gave an oral assurance to the Delhi High Court that it will maintain status quo till November 22 in the land lease matter of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), publisher of the National Herald newspaper. The assurance by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was […]

Marie Antoinette pendant fetches $36 million, shattering estimate

A pearl and diamond pendant owned by Marie Antoinette before she was beheaded during the French Revolution sold for $36 million at an auction on Wednesday, shattering its pre-sale estimate of up to $2 million. The Sotheby’s auction at an ultra-luxurious hotel on the banks of Lake Geneva […]

Death toll from California wildfires rises as 130 still missing

The toll in the deadliest wildfires in recent California history climbed to 59 on Wednesday as authorities released a list of 130 people still missing. Most of those unaccounted for are from the Butte County town of Paradise, in northern California, which was virtually erased from the map […]

Lion Air: a deadly crash and a whole lot of questions for Boeing

Questions swirled Wednesday about how Boeing had failed to tell airlines and pilots about changes to an anti-stall system suspected in last month’s fatal crash in Indonesia. Investigators are examining whether the system, which is meant to prevent aircraft from stalling, was tied to the crash of Lion […]

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