• Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Bipin Rawat, wife’s mortal remains to reach Delhi on Dec…

THE mortal remains of General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and other armed forces personnel, who were killed in a military helicopter crash in a forested area in Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday (8), is expected to be flown to New Delhi by Thursday (9) evening, sources said. The…

India’s ‘honour killing’: Boy, mother behead pregnant sister

IN what is suspected to be a case of ‘honour killing’, a teenager allegedly beheaded his pregnant sister older to him and also clicked a selfie with the woman’s severed head and showed it to the neighbours. They did it to her for having married a man without the family’s…

Why polarisation over General Rawat’s death is not good sign

THE untimely death of General Bipin Rawat in a military helicopter crash in a forest area in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday (8) is a big tragedy. Rawat, a former chief of the Indian Army, became the country’s first chief of the defence staff in January…

India defence staff chief Bipin Rawat, wife killed in military…

BIPIN Rawat, the chief of India’s defence staff, and his wife Madhulika were killed along with many other personnel in a helicopter crash on Wednesday (8), the country’s air force said. The tragedy took place in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. “With deep regret, it has now been…

‘Rawat chopper crash info to be shared at appropriate time’

THE Indian government on Wednesday (8) said information about the crash of the military helicopter that had chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat on board along with his wife and other officials in the southern state of Tamil Nadu will be shared at an appropriate time. Information and broadcasting…

5G rollout should be India’s priority: Mukesh Ambani

RELIANCE Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani, who is in charge of India’s biggest wireless carrier Reliance Infocomm, on Wednesday (8) said the country should roll out 5G telecommunications as a priority besides ensuring that devices become more affordable. Speaking at the three-day Indian Mobile Congress which was inaugurated in New…

Bipin Rawat chopper crash: Air force chief rushes to Sulur…

INDIA'S chief of air staff Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on Wednesday (8) rushed to Sulur base of the Indian Air Force in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu after a military helicopter carrying chief of defence staff Bipin Rawat and 13 others crashed in a forest area near…

US: Indian-American gas-station owner killed on daughter’s birthday

AN Indian-American owner of a gas station in Columbus in the US state of Georgia has been killed on his minor daughter’s birthday in an incident of brazen daylight robbery in front of a bank which even shares a building with a local police station. The tragic incident took place…

Indian military helicopter carrying defence staff chief Bipin Rawat crashes

A HELICOPTER of the Indian Army on Wednesday (9) crashed in a forest area near Coonoor in Nilgiris district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and it had the country’s chief of defence staff Bipin Rawat and his family members on board. Eleven out of 14 people who…

Former Obama official hails India-US Trade Policy Forum

A FORMER top commerce official in the administration of Barack Obama (2009-17) has said that the India-US Trade Policy Forum has a key role to play in deepening the understanding of each other’s positions in a non-negotiating, non-transaction-oriented setting. Arun Kumar, who served as the assistant secretary of commerce for…