A personnel of Defence Security Corps (DSC) was killed at the Heavy Vehicles Factory at suburban Avadi today after his colleague opened fire, Defence sources said.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the accord between Bodo groups and the government will strengthen the unity and integrity of Assam, pointing that the five-decade-old issue found resolution on the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan described Gandhi as ”one of the most important ambassadors of world peace” and termed his assassin, Nathuram Godse, an ”allegedly patriotic Indian.”
A positive case of Novel Coronavirus has been reported in Kerala, the Health Ministry said today.
Kane Williamson’s effortless 95 followed by 11 runs in the super Over went in vain as his knock couldn’t help his side save the T20 series against India as the visitors took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series here on Wednesday.
An unassailable lead has opened up the window for experimentation but there will be no letup in India’s intensity when they face a heartbroken New Zealand team in the fourth T2o International here on Friday.
Microsoft has said that its profits rose sharply in the past quarter, boosted by improving sales across a range of consumer products and business services, sending its shares higher. Overall profit for the quarter ending December 31 rose 38 per cent from a year ago to $ 11.6 billion, while revenues jumped 14 per cent to $ 36.9 billion. The earnings highlighted Microsoft’s successful transition from a pure consumer software firm to a diversified tech giant focused heavily on business services.
Australia was bracing for a heatwave to sweep across the country’s fire-ravaged southeast in the coming days, with the forecast stoking fears the soaring temperatures could inflame bushfires. Temperatures reached above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday in South Australia state, where dangerous fire weather warnings were issued in several bushfire-prone areas. The heatwave is then expected to hit Melbourne and Canberra on Friday before parts of Sydney reach 45 degrees Celsius on the weekend.
Rich nations are funnelling cash through government-backed financial institutions to provide $30 billion to fossil fuel projects each year that “run counter to the Paris Agreement”, a new analysis showed. The export credit agencies (ECAs) of G20 countries currently provide more than 10 times more state-backed finance to oil, gas and coal projects abroad than they do to renewable energy schemes, the analysis said. Under the Paris Agreement, emissions from these projects do not count as part of donor nations carbon footprint.