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New Delhi, Sept 8: Legendary lawyer and former Union law minister Ram Jethmalani passed away early on Sunday morning. He was 95. Jethmalani had been on round the clock medical help for last two weeks. He is survived by his son, noted lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani, and a US-based daughter. His other daughter Rani Jethmalani had pre-deceased him. Ram Jethmalani breathed his last at 7.45 am at his

Gaza, Sept 7: Israeli forces attacked Hamas positions in Gaza after rockets fired from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state, the military said early Saturday. The exchange came hours after two Palestinian teenagers were killed by Israeli fire during clashes on the Gaza border. Late Friday, "five projectiles were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel," the army said. The projectiles

Los Angeles, Sept 7: A US-based Indian couple and an Indian-origin scientist were among those who died from smoke inhalation when they were trapped on a boat packed with scuba divers that caught fire and sank off the California coast, according to media reports. On Monday, a massive fire broke out on the 75-foot charter boat called ''Conception'' when the passengers were sleeping below the deck

New Delhi, Sept 7: The Delhi Police has issued around 5,000 challans per day for violating traffic rules in the national capital since the implementation of the new traffic fines, a senior police official said. According to a senior police officer, a total of 254 drunken driving, 1,229 without seat belt, 4,097 without helmet, 1,527 dangerous driving and 2,698 red light violation challans have been

Guwahati, Sept 7: Prominent scientist and an advisor of Chandrayaan-2 Moon mission Jitendra Nath Goswami and his family members name were not figured in the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), which was published on August 31. Jitendra Nath Goswami had opted not to apply for inclusion of their names in the NRC list. Jitendra Nath Goswami's brother Hitendra Nath Goswami, who is Assam

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 6: Former union minister Arif Mohammed Khan, who strongly advocates toe abolition of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, on Friday took oath as the new Governor of Kerala. Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Hrishikesh Roy administered the oath of office to Khan in presence of state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Khan had arrived in the state's capital Thiruvananthapuram

Mangaluru, Sept 6: In a surprise move, Sasikanth Senthil, the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada today tendered his resignation from the Indian Administrative Service citing personal reasons. Though he called his decision “purely personal one”, Mr Santhil added: “I have taken this decision as I feel that it is unethical to continue as a civil servant in the government when fundamental

Mangaluru, Sept 6: In a surprise move, Sasikanth Senthil, the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada today tendered his resignation from the Indian Administrative Service citing personal reasons. Though he called his decision “purely personal one”, Mr Santhil added: “I have taken this decision as I feel that it is unethical to continue as a civil servant in the government when fundamental

New Delhi, Sept 6: Days after meeting Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, AAP's disgruntled MLA Alka Lamba on Friday said the time has come to resign from the primary membership of the Aam Aadmi Party. Lamba on Tuesday met Gandhi, fuelling speculation of her joining Congress. "The time has come to say Good Bye to #AAP and to resign from the primary membership of the Party. The past 6years journey was a

Singapore, Sept 6: Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe has died aged 95, the country's President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on his official Twitter account. Mugabe died in Singapore, where he has often received medical treatment in recent years, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. “It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of Zimbabwe's founding father