London: An 18-year-old woman on Monday became Britain’s youngest convicted female Islamic State terrorist after a court found her guilty of plotting a terror attack on the iconic British Museum with Britain’s first all-woman cell. Safaa Boular was accused of planning to travel to Syria to join IS militants and later preparing to carry out […]
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Holder Praneeth in Indian team for Singapore Open; England & Hong Kong confirm entries
Singapore Singapore Open men’s singles defending champion B. Sai Praneeth has confirmed his participation for the July 17-22 badminton tournament at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the organisers announced on Monday (June 4). The 25-year-old Indian beat team-mate Kidambi Srikanth 17-21, 21-17, 21-12 to win his maiden Superseries title in 2017, and followed that up to […]
CBSE NEET 2018 results declared: Kalpana Kumari tops with 99.99 percent; over 6 lakh students pass
New Delhi The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday announced the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) results 2018 at 12:45 am on its official website link. Kalpana Kumari topped the exam with 99.99 percent, and scored 691 marks out of 720. She has scored 171 out of 180 in physics, 160 out of 180 in chemistry, 360 out […]
A Race to the Top: YouTube Shines, Facebook fades among teens
YouTube is dominating social media use among teenagers, as Facebook fades from popularity, according to a new survey. A Pew Research Center survey shows that 85 percent of U.S. teens, ages 13 to 17, use YouTube, compared with 72 percent for the Facebook-owned Instagram and 69 percent for Snapchat. Use of the main Facebook service […]
Shillong Unrest: After Fresh Clashes, Curfew Imposed Across City
Shillong Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has said the violence that broke out on Thursday was a local issue and not communal in nature, even as curfew was reimposed in all areas of the city as there were reports of fresh violence. A police vehicle came under attack and necessitated the need for the curfew […]
Boeing Sees 2-Year Wait For India’s Fighter Jet Order, World’s Biggest
It could be another two years before India picks the winner of the world’s biggest combat aircraft order, according to a senior Boeing Co. executive. Boeing is well placed in the race to supply the Indian Air Force with 110 fighter jets, Gene Cunningham, Boeing vice president of global defense sales, told Bloomberg News on […]
SSC Recruitment 2018 – CGL – Combined Graduate Level Examination 2018 Vacancy @ ssconline.nic.in
SSC CGL Job Details Pay Band –II Rs.9300-34800 Group A Posts Post Code Name of Posts Ministry/ Department/ Office/ Cadre Age Limits (As on 01.08.2018) F Assistant Audit Officer Indian Audit & Accounts Department under CAG 30 years $ Assistant Accounts Officer Pay Band –II Rs.9300-34800 Group B Posts A Assistant Section Officer Central Secretariat Service 20 […]
No More Mr Nice Guy: Canada’s Justin Trudeau Gets Tough
Canada Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has a reputation for playing it safe on burning political issues, showed a new level of grit in the face of two crises, and it may help him win re-election in 2019. On Thursday, Trudeau hit back at punishing US tariffs on steel and aluminum with Can$16.6 billion […]