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At least 18 including pilots dead in Kozhikode AI Express plane tragedy

ION correspondentAugust 8, 2020August 8, 2020

At least 18 people, including the pilot of the aircraft Capt Deepak Vasanth Sathe, lost their lives in the Dubai-Calicut Air India Express flight crash at Karipur airport last...

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A timeline of the major air crashes in India

ION correspondentAugust 8, 2020August 8, 2020

Here is a timeline of the major air crashes in India January 1, 1978: AI-XY5 flight crashed into Arabian Sea, killing 213. June 21, 1982: AI-403 flight crashed at...

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India to host ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2021

ION correspondentAugust 8, 2020August 8, 2020

International Cricket Council has confirmed that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 that was postponed due to Covid-19 will be held in Australia in 2022. India will host...

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Death toll in Rajamala landslide reaches 22

ION correspondentAugust 8, 2020August 8, 2020

Five more bodies have been recovered from the landslide spot in Rajamala in Kerala where a massive landslide took place during the wee hours on Friday taking the death...

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Recovery rate of India’s COVID-19 patients now nearly 68 percent

ION correspondentAugust 7, 2020August 8, 2020

India continued on the path of COVID-19 management boosted by two significant achievements – continuously rising recovery rate among the COVID-19 patients and Case Fatality Rate that has remained...

In pictures – Bhumi Poojan for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya

ION correspondentAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today participated in the Bhoomi Pujan to mark the building of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. His first visit to Ayodhya in 29 years,...

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Bhumi Poojan for Ram Temple in Ayodhya concludes

ION correspondentAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020

The Bhumi Poojan for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya concluded exactly at 11.40 am as scheduled with Prime Minister Narendra Modia taking part in the function. This...

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Beginning of Ram Janmabhoomi movement in Ayodhya – a timeline of events

ION correspondentAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020

Even as preparations gathered momentum for the foundation stone laying ceremony for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya today, let’s take a look at the timeline of...

Over 70 killed, thousands injured as huge explosions rock Beirut

ION correspondentAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020

Two huge explosions rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands of others. The blasts rocked the Port of Beirut, shaking buildings...

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India coronavirus recovery rate at 66.31 percent, 52,779 new cases in 24 hours

ION correspondentAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020

India’s COVID-19 tally reached 19,08,254 on Wednesday, with 52,779 cases being reported in a day, even as recoveries rose to 12,82,215 including 51,706 in past 24 hours. There are...