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Mamang Dai, Ramesh Kuntal Win Sahitya Akademi Award
Authors Mamang Dai and Ramesh Kuntal Megh have won this year's Sahitya Akademi award for their work "The Black Hill", a novel, and "Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar", a literary criticism, in English and Hindi respectively. ....
Pakistan Again Violates Ceasefire On LoC
Pakistan Army on Friday again violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, leading to a heavy exchange of fire with Indian troops that was on late into the evening, officials said.....
Pence Warns Pakistan Against Harbouring Terrorists
Making a surprise visit to Afghanistan, US Vice President Mike Pence has alleged that Pakistan had provided a safe haven to the Taliban and other groups for too long. ....
Schmidt To Step Down As Executive Chairman Of Alphabet
Eric Schmidt, a long-serving Google executive, will step down as Executive Chairman of Google's parent company Alphabet in January, the company has announced. ....
Delhi Ex-Lt Governor Banwari Lal Joshi Passes Away
Delhi's former Lt Governor Banwari Lal Joshi died at a hospital in Delhi after undergoing treatment for cardiac and respiratory issues, said doctors on Friday. He was 81. ....
India Beat Sri Lanka By 88 Runs In Second T20I
A good all-round performance helped India beat Sri Lanka by 88 runs in the second Twenty-20 International (T20I) match at the Holkar Cricket Stadium here on Friday.....
3 Soldiers Killed As Pakistan Violates LoC Ceasefire
Three Indian Army soldiers, including a major, were killed and another soldier injured on Saturday in a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.....
Over 100 Booked In Ghaziabad For Rioting Over 'love Jihad' Marriage
Over 100 workers of the BJP and other Hindu outfits, including a dozen-odd leaders, were booked in Ghaziabad on the charge of clashing with police and rioting over the marriage of a Hindu woman with a Muslim man, police said on Saturday.....
Air Deccan Flies To Maharashtra Towns Under Udan
India's first low-cost carrier Air Deccan took to the skies again on Saturday after nearly a decade, connecting Mumbai with Jalgaon in northern Maharashtra under the 'Udan' regional connectivity scheme. ....
Neymar Celebrates Christmas With Family In Brazil
Football star Neymar, who is on vacation from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) until early January, spent Christmas Eve with his family in Santos, a coastal city in Brazil's Sao Paulo state.....
