Chaos at Sydney mall as six people stabbed to death

Chaos at Sydney mall as six people stabbed to death

Sunday, 14 April 2024 | AP | Sydney

A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping centre Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said, with hundreds fleeing the chaotic scene, many weeping as they carried their children. Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured. New South Wales police said they believed a 40-year-old man...

Four decade jinx broken by India at the Cannes Festival

Friday, 12 April 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine As Light” on Thursday scripted history by becoming the first Indian title in over 40 years to feature in the prestigious Competition section of the Cannes Film Festival, where it will vie for the top prize Palme d’Or. Iris Knobloch, president of the Cannes...

Jailed K Kavitha now arrested by the CBI

Friday, 12 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi/Kolkata

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha in connection with a corruption case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Kavitha, 46, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was held in Tihar jail where she was...

DTC to set alarm bells for dozing drivers at the wheels

Friday, 12 April 2024 | Saumya Shukla | New Delhi

The major problem of ‘fatigue’ faced by the heavy transport drivers may be addressed soon as the national Capital’s transport arm - Delhi Transport Corporation- is here to address the concern that cause 40 percent road mishaps across the country including Delhi. Passengers plying on DTC buses can now take a...

Electoral Bonds’ details not under RTI Act: SBI

Friday, 12 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi/Kolkata

The State Bank of India (SBI) has refused to disclose under the RTI Act the details of the electoral bonds furnished to the Election Commission (EC), claiming that it is personal information held in a fiduciary capacity, even though the records are in the public domain on the poll panel’s...

Drunken driving leaves six school children dead

Friday, 12 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi/Chandigarh

Six children were killed and around 20 injured on Thursday after a school bus carrying them overturned in Mahendragarh.  Reports indicated the driver was allegedly drunk and the bus did not have the fitness certificate. Also, questions were posed as to how the school was open despite public holiday on...

Centre proposes CAA, NRC; Mamata disposes

Centre proposes CAA, NRC; Mamata disposes

Friday, 12 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi/Kolkata

A fresh round of tug of war between the BJP and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee erupted on Thursday with the latter asserting that she will not allow implementation of the CAA, NRC and the Uniform Civil Code in the state. While the BJP accused Mamata of resorting to...

In 10th list of BJP, sitting MPs dropped

In 10th list of BJP, sitting MPs dropped

Thursday, 11 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

After days of speculation, the BJP on Wednesday released its 10th list of candidates dropping sitting MPs Kirron Kher, Rita Bahuguna Joshi,  Virendra Singh and fielded former Union Minister Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia, Neeraj Shekhar, son of former Prime Minister Chandrasekhar for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The BJP announced the...

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