As the Thai Navy Seal unit succeeded in rescuing 12 boys and their soccer coach who were trapped inside a flooded Thai cave for more than 10 days, the world breathed a sigh of relief. The 25-year-old coach Ekapol Chanthawong stood strong and took care of the children and what kept the boys going were […]
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for not being able to protect the iconic Taj Mahal, issuing a warning it will “shut it down” and the authorities should “demolish or restore” the Mughal structure. The apex court was unhappy as the […]
The final four boys and their soccer coach were successfully removed from a flooded cave in Thailand on Tuesday, capping a herculean international rescue effort that appeared bleak just days ago. The rescued was completed Tuesday morning, according to the Thai Navy SEALs. Officials confirmed they had restarted the rescue effort for the third day at 10 […]
Noida Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in today inaugurated one of the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturing facilities at Sector 81 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The 35-acre first-of-its-kind facility is expected to double Samsung’s manufacturing capacity in the country. Currently, Samsung manufactures over 60 million smartphones annually in India and […]
Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk has said there has been “some good feedback” from experts helping to rescue the football team trapped in a Thai cave. The billionaire entrepreneur has sent engineers to help the boys, aged 11 to 16, and their football coach who have been stuck in a cave following a flash […]
Islamabad Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption, while his daughter Maryam Sharif has been given seven years. The verdict was delivered by an accountability court in Pakistan in one of the four cases of corruption against Nawaz Sharif – the Avenfield corruption case, which is related to […]
Mumbai Reliance Industries (RIL) chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani on Thursday launched JioGigaFiber at RIL’s 41st annual general meeting (AGM). This is the broadband service of Reliance Jio, Reliance Industries’ telecom arm that will be spread in 1,100 cities of India. “The JioGigaFiber will allow the users to watch 600 plus TV channels, thousands of […]
New Delhi Music streaming app Saavn and telecom firm Airtel are among the dozens of companies that received either a special, one-time exemption from Facebook after it cut off access to user data in 2015 or signed data sharing agreements with the social networking giant as part of an “integration partnership”. This information comes from […]
Major General Vikram Dogra has become the first Indian Army officer to complete the Ironman Triathlon event. It is considered one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world. The Ironman Triathlon comprises three consecutive events 3.8 km swim, 180km cycling and 42.2 km marathon — all completed in a day without a […]
New Delhi A Red Corner Notice has been issued against billionaire diamond merchant Nirav Modi who is accused in the PNB money laundering scam. Interpol, accepting a request from Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), issued the Red Corner Notice. The Red Corner Notice will reportedly allow enforcement agencies of the member countries of Interpol to try to find […]