National News
Indian Air Force aircraft with 29 personnel on board goes missing, massive search underway
An AN-32 plane of the Indian Air Force (IAF) with 29 personnel, including six crew members on board has gone missing in the Bay of Bengal. The aircraft was on its way from Chennai to Port Blair, PTI reported. Read More
Bhagwant Mann offers unconditional apology, removes parliament video from Facebook
Under strident attacks from all around, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann has finally removed the controversial parliament video from his Facebook account. He has also “apologised unconditionally” for posting a video on Facebook that exposed security arrangements made inside the Parliament. Read More
No demolition of scam-ridden Adarsh Society, rules SC; asks Centre to take over possession within a week
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to take over possession and secure the controversial Adarsh society building in Mumbai which was originally meant for Kargil war heroes. The apex court told the government not to demolish the building while taking possession of it. Read More
National Herald row: ED books former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda for alleged money-laundering
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today registered a case against former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in a disproportionate land allotment case. Read More
Member of Zakir Naik’s foundation held for recruiting youths for ISIS
A joint team of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and Kerala Police on Wednesday night arrested Arshid Qureshi, a youth allegedly associated with controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's foundation Islamic Research Foundation (IRF). Read More
International News
Nawaz Sharif’s PML (N) sweeps Assembly elections in PoK
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the party of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is all set to form the new government in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. According to trends available for all 41 seats of the Assembly, PML-N was leading in as many as 31 seats. Read More
Donald Trump slams Hillary Clinton’s legacy of ‘death, destruction, terrorism’; vows to restore order
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump today declared that the ‘US is in crisis’ and vowed to fix within the confines of traditional politics. Trump said that ‘as President he will restore the safety, strictly curb immigration and save the nation from Hillary Clinton's record of death, destruction, terrorism and weakness’. Read More
Waiting for the day Kashmir joins Pakistan, says Nawaz Sharif
After his party PML-N swept the Assembly elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said that he was waiting for the day when Kashmir will join the Islamic Republic. Read More
Business News
Reserve Bank to monitor banks on customer rights
In an attempt to improve the service quality of operating banks, Reserve Bank will shortly start monitoring banks on issues relating to customer rights in five broad areas, a senior official said on Thursday. Read More
Federal Bank partners with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service
Federal Bank has signed a strategic partnership with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service. Reliance Jio Money is a wallet application which will soon be launched for mobile devices where Federal Bank will allow a direct payment option for its customers. Read More
Allotment of PAN, TAN in a day as govt fast-tracks application processes
The Finance ministry today said that new application processes have been introduced to fast-track allotment of Permanent Account Number (PAN) and Tax deduction Account Number (TAN) for both individual and company applicants. Read More
Entertainment News
Rajini fever: ‘Kabali’ creates 7 records before release, all set to storm Box-office today
Megastar Rajinikanth’s upcoming movie ‘Kabali’ has become the most avidly awaited movie of the year. There has been a rage amongst the audience for the movie. People are totally engulfed in fan frenzy of the movie. Read More
Google pays tribute to legendary singer Mukesh on his 93rd birth anniversary
Bollywood has given several legends to the world of cinema. These legends have given their commendable contribution to the industry. One such marvel is singer Mukesh. Mukesh, who was acclaimed as the ‘voice of actor Raj Kapoor’, had won the hearts of millions of people with his soulful voice. Read More
Guess who? This cricketer watched the first day first show of ‘Kabali’ and was impressed
Star cricketer Suresh Raina is one of the million fans of the superstar Rajinikanth. And just like any ardent fans he watched the first day first show of ‘Kabali’ and came out of theatre as happy and content man. Raina shared this news on Instagram captioning that the movie is amazing. Read More
Sports News
Ind vs WI, 1st Test: Virat Kohli hits unbeaten 143 as India reach 302/4 at stumps on Day 1
Leading from the front, skipper Virat Kohli smashed his 12th Test century to guide India to an impressive 302/4 at stumps on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Sir Viv Richards stadium on Thursday. Read More
CAS upholds ban on Russian athletes from participating in 2016 Rio Olympics
Former India test captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has expressed his happiness over his association with the Craig McDermott International Cricket Academy (CMICA), a leading, state of the art private cricket and educational sports academy in Australia. Read More
Russia facing calls for all-out Rio ban
Russia was facing calls to be kicked out of the Olympics after their highly-regarded track and field squad lost their appeal over being banned from Rio for state-sponsored doping. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on the athletics team is seen as a key indicator as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) debates whether to order a blanket ban on Russia from the Rio Games that start August 5.
