If you are already looking for cover at the sight of the next red rose, teddy bear or heart-shaped balloons — thanks to all the talk of “love” — you are not alone, let me assure you. Agreed, it’s great to love and be loved but let’s just agree on the overdose bit (or at least I presum...
FILES REVISITED// Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the first set of 100 secret files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on the birth anniversary of the legendary freedom fighter, in presence of Bose's family members. Modi released digital copies of 100 files at the National Archives of India, foll...
BLIZZARD LEAVES 19 DEAD ACROSS THE US; PARALYSES MAJOR CITIES
CALAMITY// A massive blizzard brought Washington, New York and other northeastern US cities to a standstill, killing at least 19 people in several states last month. Millions of residents, business owners and workers were affected; the storm was the second-biggest in New York City history. Thirtee...
Khyber Twenty people killed in Pakistan university attack
TERRORISM// At least 20 people were killed, including students and a professor, in an attack on the Bacha Khan University in northwest Pakistan on January 20, 2016. Attackers scaled a wall and cut through barbed wire at the university in Charsadda, about 140km from Islamabad, the capital city. Rep...
India, France ink Rs 60,000 crore Rafale deal
DEAL// India and France signed a MoU for the purchase of 36 Rafale jets. The deal, announced in April by Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi has been in limbo after negotiations hit a roadblock over price issues. The purchase of the 36 Rafale jets from France would cost India around Rs 60,000 crore. At t...