New Delhi: The Indian Navy secures the release of 11 Iranian and eight Pakistani nationals who were taken hostage by pirates off Africa’s Somalian coastline. INS Sharada was deployed to intercept the hijacked fishing vessel, FV Omari. This is the fourth such operation carried out by the Navy in a week. Photo Courtesy: Navy
Kota student dies by suicide, 3rd case in 2 weeks
Kota (Rajasthan): A BTech student, Noor Mohammed (27), allegedly died by suicide at his paying guest room in Kota, the police said on Friday. This is the third suicide reported from Kota in two weeks. PTI
Another Indian student dies in US, probe on
New York: The police are probing the death of Indian student Shreyas R Benigeri in Ohio, the fourth such case in a month in the US. The Consulate General of India said no foul play was suspected. PTI
UPI launched at iconic Eiffel Tower in France
New Delhi: India on Friday launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at the iconic Eiffel Tower, terming it as taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “vision of taking UPI global”. TNS
Govt to sell ‘Bharat Rice’ at Rs 29/kg from next week
New Delhi: The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Friday said it would sell 'Bharat Rice' in the retail market at Rs 29/kg from next week to give relief to the common man.
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