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The killing of four heavily-armed terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) --Masood Azhar's jihadist outfit -- in an encounter by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on November 19, at the Ban Toll Plaza near Nagrota has exposed Pakistan's fresh offensive to sabotage the valley's first major democratic exercise. ....
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Congress President Rahul Gandhi have offered their condolences on the demise of Assam ex-chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday evening after battling post-Covid compications. Gogoi was 86 years old and the longest serving Chief Minister of Assam. ....
Tarun Gogoi, the octogenarian three-time chief minister of Assam, who breathed his last on Monday evening, was one of northeast India's tallest statesmen who changed the face of Assam from a terrorism-ravaged state to a land with opportunities for trade, business and economy during his 15-year reign. ....
He counts among the greatest ever on the Indian screen, without doubt. To say Naseeruddin Shah is an icon as a cine artiste would be an understatement. From the art of acting he exuded in Paar, Sparsh, Pestonjee, Junoon, Mirch Masala or Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, to the unforgettable screen presence of mainstream roles in Masoom, A Wednesday, Jalwa, The Dirty Picture or the Ishqiya films, the 70-year-old Bollywood veteran has been there, done that. ....
Well-known Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Sadiq passed away late on Tuesday night after a prolonged illness. ....
The Malayalam film, Jallikattu, has been selected as the official Indian entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming 93rd Academy Awards, 2021. ....
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 60 million on Wednesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. ....
Delhi Police resorted to firing tear gas shells to disperse protesting farmers as they reached Singhu border (Haryana-Delhi border) on Friday. ....
In a major relief for Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, the Bombay High Court on Friday quashed the BMC's demolition notice and subsequent action to undertake partial demolition at her Bandra bungalow in September, and ordered suitable compensation to her. ....
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab or Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti celebrates the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak. This is one of the most popular and sacred festivals in Sikhism. There are 10 Sikh gurus who are responsible to shape the beliefs of Sikhs and Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism. Their birthdays are known as Gurpurab. ....