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Gunmen Attack Afghan Intelligence Training Centre, 1 Militant Killed
At least one militant was killed on Monday in an attack on a training centre of Afghanistan's main intelligence agency in Kabul, where terrorists and security forces are engaged in a shootout, officials said. ....
Only 27% Indians Covered By Health Insurance: Report
Only 27 per cent of Indians have health insurance coverage, a joint report by FICCI and KPMG revealed on Monday. ....
High-value Notes Worth Rs 2.46 Lakh Cr Not Released: SBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had printed high denomination notes worth Rs 15,78,700 crore as on December 8, of which Rs 2,46,300 crore has not been supplied to the market, state-run State Bank of India (SBI) said on Wednesday. ....
Ekta Lone Indian In Both ICC ODI, T20I Teams Of The Year
Indian women's team left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht emerged the lone Indian to feature in both the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI and T20I teams of the year with Englands Heather Knight named as captain of the 50-over side and West Indian Stafanie Taylor appointed captain of the 20-over side.....
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. ....
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. ....
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.....
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. ....
Jio To Give 'surprise Cashback' On Recharges Before Jan 15
Reliance Jio will provide "surprise cashback" of up to Rs 3,300 on recharges of Rs 399 and above, effective on recharges before January 15, 2018, according to industry sources.....
