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Spartanburg plane crash leaves 2 dead: What went wrong mid-air before tragedy struck

India, June 17 -- A routine flight from Spartanburg to Myrtle Beach turned deadly on June 14, when a small twin-engine Beechcraft aircraft crashed near the South Carolina-North Carolina border, claimi... Read More


Int'l Mother Tongue Journalist Confce declaration handed over to Bangladesh Ambassador in Nepal

Dhaka, June 17 -- The declaration of the Second International Mother Tongue Journalist Conference held recently in Kathmandu has been handed over to Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal Md Shafiqur Rahman. ... Read More


Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi urges Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to investigate ONGC Sivasagar explosion case

New Delhi, June 17 -- Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has urged Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to investigate the matter related to the explosion at the ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) oi... Read More


Government not willing to act upon hearsay when it comes to mass graves in North: Justice Minister

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Information published about several mass graves in the North are based on hearsay and the government is not willing to act on these without proper information, Minister of Justic... Read More


39 government departments exceed budget limits, energy and defense lead

Pakistan, June 17 -- ISLAMABAD - At least 39 federal departments in Pakistan have overspent their allocated budgets for the current fiscal year, with the energy and defense sectors emerging as the top... Read More


SJB MPs walk out of Parliament

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and MP Ravi Karunanayake walked out of Parliament today accusing Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne of acting in a dictatorial manner. "We decided to... Read More


Mint Explainer: What's at stake as Bar Council reviews its rules on foreign law firms

New Delhi, June 17 -- On 12 June the Bar Council of India (BCI) set up a high-powered committee headed by Cyril Shroff, managing partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, to evaluate the implications of n... Read More


BBMP to provide funds to Forest dept if it develops parks on its lands: Dy CM DK Shivakumar

Bengaluru, June 17 -- Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) would provide funds to the Forest Department if it comes forward to develop... Read More


Liquor, Lies, and Flames: Pernem Truck Fire Ignites Political Storm

Goa, June 17 -- A truck transporting illegal liquor caught fire at Mahakhajan Dhargal in Pernem, exposing yet again the persistent problem of illicit trade in the region. The sudden blaze caused chaos... Read More


How could Mamata Banerjee arrange alternate space so quickly?: Suvendu Adhikari cries conspiracy in Khidirpur market fire

Kolkata/IBNS, June 17 -- West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the massive fire that gutted 1,300 shops at the Orphan Ganj Baza... Read More