Coal scam: Former Minister gets 3-year jail term
A Delhi court today awarded three-year jail term to former Union Minister Dilip Ray in a coal scam case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block in 1999
MLA involved in Kerala gold smuggling case: Customs
The Customs Department has reportedly said in a secret report that a legislator was also involved in the gold smuggling racket that was busted in Kerala in July.
Triplicane Sri Parthasarathy gets 3 kg gold crown
A Chennai-based jeweller has offered a ‘Pandian Kondai’ made from three kilograms of gold to Lord Parthasarathy of Triplicane in the city.
Malaysia’s king rejects to declare emergency
Malaysia’s king on Sunday rejected a proposal by embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to declare a state of emergency to fight a new outbreak of the coronavirus.
Senior al Qaeda leader al-Masri killed
Afghan security forces have killed Abu Muhsin al-Masri, a senior al Qaeda leader who was on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted Terrorists list, Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a tweet late on Saturday.
Pakistan could be next polio-free country: WHO
A top official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Pakistan could be the next polio-free country, after years of continued efforts to eradicate the crippling disease.
Obama slams Trump over Covid-19 pandemic response
While hitting the campaign trial for Democratic president nominee Joe Biden, former US President Barack Obama slammed his successor Donald Trump’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, which is currently the worst-hit with the world’s highest number of confirmed cases and deaths.
Rajini holds meeting with A C Shanmugam
Amidst expectations that Rajinikanth would float his own political party soon, the actor today held discussions with Puthiya Needhi Katchi chief A C Shanmugham at his Poes Garden residence here today.
Free corona vaccines to all in India: Union Minister
All citizens of India will get free Covid-19 vaccine, Union Minister Pratap Sarangi has said. He has said this amidst demand by the Opposition for free vaccine for all and not only in poll-bound Bihar as announced by the BJP.