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New Delhi, Jan 7: Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday hit back at Congress President Rahul Gandhi after he accused her of lying in Parliament about procurement orders worth Rs 1 lakh crore for state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). In her counter offensive, Sitharaman said it was a matter of “shame” that the Congress president was misleading the country on the

Sydney, Jan 7: India ended a 71-year-long wait for a Test series victory in Australia, with their 2-1 triumph finally being confirmed after the rain-affected fourth and final Test ended in a draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) early on Monday afternoon. The finale may have ultimately turned out to be a damp squib but Virat Kohli`s side utterly dominated the action to deservedly become the

Bangkok, Jan 7: A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport on Monday appealed for asylum and for other passengers to help protest her looming deportation, in desperate tweets from the hotel room where she barricaded herself. The incident comes against the backdrop of intense scrutiny of Saudi Arabia over its investigation and handling of the shocking murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year

Bangkok, Jan 7: A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport on Monday appealed for asylum and for other passengers to help protest her looming deportation, in desperate tweets from the hotel room where she barricaded herself. The incident comes against the backdrop of intense scrutiny of Saudi Arabia over its investigation and handling of the shocking murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 7: Malaysia's king abdicated on Sunday in a historic first for the country that ended weeks of speculation about his future after he took medical leave and reportedly married a Russian ex-beauty queen. Sultan Muhammad V's decision marks the first time a king has stepped aside during his five-year term in the Muslim-majority country. The national palace confirmed the resignation

Chennai, Jan 6: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan Sunday wished Prakash Raj "all the best" for his political journey ahead and said the actor walks the talk. The critically-acclaimed actor Raj Saturday said he will be contesting the coming Lok Sabha elections from the Bengaluru Central constituency as an independent candidate. "Wishing My friend Mr. @prakashraaj all the very best in his

Beirut, Jan 6: Historically, the game of cricket is associated with English-speaking world but the notion is now being challenged by few Syrian refuge children residing in Shatila camp of Beirut in Lebanon. During the Syrian civil war, millions of people fled the country and took shelter in Lebanon. According to The Telegraph, out of the total number of people living in the Shatila camp, about a

Belagavi,Jan 6: Six persons, including a child, of a family died in a road accident near Nippani on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Dilavar Bapuso Jamadar, 58; his wife, Rehana, 50; sons Mohsin Dilawar Jamadar, 35, and Junaid Mohsin Jamadar, 30; daughter-in-law Afrin Mohsin Jamadar, 30, and granddaughter Ayan Mosin Jamadar, 4. They were residents of Murgod town of Kolhapur district

Jan 6: Jeanne Calment died in 1997 in the southern French town in which she was born, and her death drew a flurry of attention. At 122, an age that had been certified by the Guinness World Records as well as public health researchers, she was the oldest documented person to ever have lived. But a Russian mathematician is casting doubt on her record. Nikolay Zak, of the Moscow Center For Continuous

Mumbai, Jan 6: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, a prime accused in the PNB fraud case + , told a court in Mumbai on Saturday that he cannot return to India due to safety concerns and also because his case has been politicised. Nirav's lawyer filed his reply to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea seeking to declare the diamond merchant a fugitive under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act