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Pilot of Kobe Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog

Investigators work scene of Kobe Bryant’s chopper crash

12:06 am January 28, 2020

CALABASAS, California: Investigators worked Monday on a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles where a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others crashed in foggy weather considered dangerous enough that local police departments had grounded their choppers. About 20 investigators were on the scene where everyone aboard was killed Sunday morning in a wreck that left […]

Osmania University Professor held for alleged links with Maoists

1:59 pm January 18, 2020

Hyderabad: A professor of the Osmania University here was arrested on Saturday for suspected links with the Maoists, police said. Associate Professor of Telugu department, C Kasim was allegedly involved in a case registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act among other sections in Mulugu Police station in 2015. “That case is under investigation and we […]

Rooftop indicators on new taxis in Mumbai from Feb 1

11:23 pm January 13, 2020

Mumbai: The Maharashtra transport department has decided to install rooftop indicators on new ‘black-and-yellow’ taxis registered in Mumbai from February 1, an official said on Monday. The colour coded indicators, which would signal if the cab is free or occupied, are expected to bring down the rampant ride refusals by drivers. The state government has […]

NMC begins taking shape, AIIMS’ Professor SC Sharma appointed its first chief

8:58 pm January 2, 2020

New Delhi: The chief of Delhi AIIMS’ ENT head-neck surgery department, Professor Suresh Chandra Sharma, was on Thursday appointed the chairman of National Medical Commission, the new medical education regulator to replace scam-tainted Medical Council of India, according to a Personnel Ministry order. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Sharma […]

Lindsay Lohan remembers ‘best friend’ Harry Morton

2:55 pm November 25, 2019

Los Angeles: Actor Lindsay Lohan paid tributes to her former boyfriend, restaurateur Harry Morton, who passed away over the weekend. Morton, owner of Pink Taco restaurant chain, reportedly died last Saturday. He was 38. Lohan took to Instagram on Sunday to remember her ex. “Best friends. Best life,” she captioned a photo of the two […]