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Vodafone Idea names new CEO: Who is Abhijit Kishore?

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- India's Vodafone Idea on Thursday named insider Abhijit Kishore as CEO. Kishore, currently chief operating officer, will replace CEO Akshaya Moondra when his term ends on August... Read More


Gunshots fired into air in front of house in Muthuhenawatte

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Two masked individuals, who arrived on a motorcycle at around 10 p.m. last night (13), in front of a house in the Nadun Uyana area of Muthuhenawatte, have fired shots into the ai... Read More


SP expels UP MLA who praised CM Adityanath

Lucknow, Aug. 14 -- The Samajwadi Party on Thursday expelled its Prayagraj (West) MLA Pooja Pal over charges of anti-party activities and serious indiscipline. The move comes after she publicly praise... Read More


Punjab CM pledges to fulfil freedom fighters' dreams

Chandigarh, Aug. 14 -- On the eve of Independence Day, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann reaffirmed his government's resolve to realise the vision of the nation's freedom fighters by focusing ... Read More


Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to hoist Tricolour at Faridkot on I-Day

Chandigarh, Aug. 14 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann will hoist the national flag on Independence Day at a state-level function to be held in Faridkot. Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of th... Read More


UP Assembly sees fierce exchanges

Lucknow, Aug. 14 -- The Uttar Pradesh Assembly witnessed a marathon sitting that began at 11 am on Wednesday and continued through the night, and ended at 11 am Thursday. The debate, focused on the st... Read More


Now, Chandigarh MC terminates services of 33 employees hired during Covid

Chandigarh, Aug. 14 -- In a fresh rationalisation of manpower, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) has terminated the services of 33 employees who were hired during the Covid-19 pandemic for con... Read More


Breeze Airways flight diverts as drunk passenger yells racial slurs, breaks free from restraints twice

India, Aug. 14 -- An intoxicated male passenger was manhandled and placed in restraints on a Breeze Airways flight after he ran amok and yelled racist slurs at airline staff, TMZ reported. As a result... Read More


Why removal of dogs creates more problems than it solves: Maneka Gandhi

India, Aug. 14 -- In 1994, the municipal commissioner of Surat, Gujarat, ordered the killing of all the city's dogs. Within two weeks, every single one was dead. Just two weeks later, the first case o... Read More


Ahead of I-Day, Chandigarh Police bust inter-state arms, drug racket, four arrested

Chandigarh, Aug. 14 -- In a major pre-Independence Day crackdown, the Chandigarh Police Operations Cell conducted a major operation against inter-state arms suppliers and drug peddlers and arrested fo... Read More