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SUSPECT NO FOUL PLAY IN DEATH OF ZUBEEN GARG: SINGAPORE POLICE

Silchar, Oct. 18 -- Singapore police have found no evidence of foul play in the death of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, the force said in a statement, citing preliminary investigations. The conclusion c... Read More


Top US business lobby sues Trump over 'prohibitive' $100k H-1B visa fee

India, Oct. 18 -- President Trump said his proposed 100% tariff on goods from China would "not be sustainable", but blamed Beijing for the impasse in trade talks that began with China tightening rules... Read More


China's Missile decoded; DRDO to add features in Astra Mark-2

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The Defence Research and Development Organisation has decided to incorporate advanced features from the Chinese PL-15 air-to-air missile into its indigenous Astra Mark-2 programm... Read More


nitish freed bihar from shackles of jungle raj: shah backs jd(u) chief

PATNA, Oct. 18 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar has freed Bihar from "jungle raj" in the past 20 years, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Friday as he launched an attack on former CM and Rashtriya J... Read More


how indian political economy has changed since independence

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey by Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian is a broad-brush comprehensive account of India's political economy since inde... Read More


SC ON DIGITAL ARREST

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the growing menace of "digital arrest" scams - a sophisticated form of cyber fraud in which criminals impersonate law en... Read More


2 dead, 4 injured in explosion at goa pvt shipyard

PANAJI, Oct. 18 -- Two men were killed and five others seriously injured in an explosion that took place at a private shipyard in south Goa. The explosion, which took place at a shipyard belonging to ... Read More


Man who 'killed' wife in Gzb surrenders in a separate 2011 case

India, Oct. 18 -- A 42-year-old man, who allegedly killed his wife in Raj Nagar Extension on October 14, surrendered before a Muzaffarnagar court in a 14-year-old accident case on Thursday. The suspe... Read More


K'taka CM hits out AT murthys for skipping caste survey

Bengaluru, Oct. 18 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah took on Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murty on Friday for refusing to participate in the state's ongoing social and ... Read More


SC forms panel to draft equal opportunity policy for transpersons

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Friday said that the protection afforded under law to transgender persons in India remains a "dead letter" and an "empty formality" as it issued a slew of di... Read More