On November 18, 2020, the Vaigai Express had a near-death experience. It was approaching the Kodaikanal Road when the accident almost took place. The man who saved the lives of over 1500 passengers because of his alertness in spotting the pieces of rock was loco pilot J Suresh. He pulled the trail brakes causing the …
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1. India Asks China For ‘Disengagement’ In Ladakh ANI India again asked China for “complete disengagement and de-escalation” at all the face-off sites in eastern Ladakh, as there lies a lack of trust because of the constant consolidation of military positions by the Chinese Army all along the frontier, according to TOI. 2. Israel Embassy In UAE AFP Israel said …
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In a big bust, custom officials nabbed two Ugandan nationals at Delhi airport for allegedly trying to smuggle heroin worth Rs 68 crore into India, an official statement said as per a report in PTI. It’s one of the biggest detection of heroin or any narcotics at any international airport in the nation, said the statement which was given by …
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A marching-cum-band contingent of the Bangladesh armed forces all set to take part in the Republic Day ceremonial parade for the first time. The Bangladeshi contingent, with members drawn from all the three wings of its armed forces, will be the first marching contingent to walk down the ceremonial boulevard on January 26. The contingent will be led by the …
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In a harrowing incident of sexual assault, a 2.5-year-old girl was raped and her body was found on October 29 at the roadside bushes of Kavi Nagar area in Ghaziabad. A special POCSO court gave the death sentence to the accused, delivering the verdict in record time. The court took 29 days to deliver the death sentence. PTI Jump To …
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Kerala State Lotteries is a scheme that the Kerala government runs. Nearly daily there’s a draw and each lottery has a prize of Rs 70-80 lakh. There are bigger draws where the winning prize can be in crores as well. Lottery tickets are sold throughout Kerala. The winning combo of numbers is announced online at 3 PM. Kerala State Lotteries …
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In what could be a milestone development, the Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF is considering induction of women personnel in its specialised jungle warfare commando force CoBRA. Ten Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) units with over 12,000 personnel were raised under the CRPF in 2009 for undertaking intelligence-based jungle warfare operations. Facebook “We are favourably considering inducting women …
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In their second meeting in two days with police officials, farmer organisations reiterated that they would take out the tractor rally in Delhi on Republic Day even as , farmers in Punjab, western UP and Uttarakhand began preparing to reach Delhi. They made it clear that the parade will be carried out inside Delhi in a peaceful manner and rejected …
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High winds, dry vegetation and unseasonably warm weather fueled several wildfires in Northern California as hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate, state fire officials said. Fire crews were working on multiple fronts to contain at least seven active fires that ignited within the CZU Complex Fire burn area in Santa Cruz County. Several nearby neighborhoods were evacuated and firefighters struggled …
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s shared a spectacular image of a supernova captured by Chandra X-ray Observatory on its Instagram page on Saturday. The picture of a neutron star in the middle of a supernova remnant, have left netizens in awe. The American space agency captured a bright source of light at the centre of supernova RCW 103 remnant in 2016. …
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