Migrant dies in Channel Tunnel to Britain
A migrant died on Tuesday trying to reach Britain through the Channel Tunnel, a French official in the Pas-de-Calais region said. One of the six sections of the tunnel was closed for investigation and it was not yet clear how the migrant had died. “Following the discovery of migrants on a... read more »
PM Modi meets his Kazakh counterpart Massimov
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Astana on the second leg of his eight-day tour to five central Asian countries and Russia, met his Kazakh counterpart Karim Massimov here on Tuesday. The two leaders were discussing issues of mutual importance to their respective countries. Further details... read more »
Key Witness In Benazir Bhutto’s Murder Case Turns Hostile
A key witness in Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder case has retracted from his earlier statement during cross examination before the Anti-Terrorism Court, media reported on Tuesday. Prosecution witness, retired SSP Imtiaz, a key security official of Bhutto, on Monday... read more »
Haryana girls dominate wrestling trials
Veteran Geeta Phogat and youngster Vinesh qualified for the World Wrestling Championships for women even as an injured Babita Kumari missed the selection trials, held at the SAI Training Centre, Lucknow. Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medallist Vinesh got the better of Ritu Phogat in the 48kg... read more »
Indian Navy’s 48 warships being built indigenously
Hailing the country’s indigenous shipbuilding capabilities, Vice Admiral P Murugesan, Vice Chief of the Navy, on Tuesday said that 48 warships were currently under construction in... read more »
Sunanda Pushkar murder case: Shashi Tharoor likely to undergo polygraph test
Delhi Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) is expected to conduct a polygraph test on Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in connection with the death case of his wife Sunanda... read more »
Give all info on Priyanka Vadra’s land purchase in 10 days, says HP state info commi...
The Himachal Pradesh State Information Commission today rejected the contention that information regarding purchase of land by Priyanka Vadra cannot be given for security reasons, and... read more »
Gold, silver prices drop on weak global cues, low demand
After rising for two days, gold prices went down by Rs 100 to Rs 26,850 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Tuesday, tracking a weak global trend amid slackened demand from... read more »
IPOs IndiGo, Infibeam, Teamlease looking to raise over Rs 3000 cr
In a big day for Initial Public Offers, at least three companies — low-cost carrier IndiGo, staffing firm Teamlease and e-retailer Infibeam — have lined up public offers to raise an... read more »
