Youk Chhang from Cambodia, Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz from East Timor, Howard Dee from the Philippines and Vo Thi Hoang Yen rom Vietnam are other winners of the award
An Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Suryadeo Mahto committed suicide by shooting himself with an AK-47 rifle in Jharkhand's Garhwa district on Thursday morning.
Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar has said that the government is trying to bring in a new law so that the families of martyred and retired jawans can get all their funds and facilities within three months.
The opposition in Bihar on Thursday demanded the resignation of Social Welfare Minister Kumari Manju Verma and the arrest of her husband in connection with the alleged rape of over 40 minor girls in a shelter home in Muzaffarpur district.
The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution renaming the state as "Bangla".
South Korean tech giant Samsung on Thursday launched new wireless earbuds called "Gear IconX" with 4GB built-in storage, activity tracking capabilities and support for voice assistant Bixby for Rs 13,990 in India.
A slew of Bollywood stars including Hema Malini, Abhishek Bachchan, Kailash Kher and Taapsee Pannu on Thursday paid tributes to Indian soldiers and martyrs on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas.
The S&P BSE Senseex and the NSE Nifty50 touched thier new record highs during the intra-day trade session on Thursday.
San Diego-based chipmaker Qualcomm has walked away from buying Dutch firm NXP Semiconductors for $45 billion after the Chinese regulators did not grant last-minute approval to the deal.
Interesting would be, Raghavan added, to see what the opposition parties do. The question remains as to what they will do about the mandate that has come out, the former Indian High Commissioner said.
