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Renowned filmmaker Kodi Ramakrishna passes away
In a sad news for fans of the entertainment industry, veteran renowned filmmaker Kodi Ramakrishna passed away Friday afternoon. Ramakrishna had made several Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films.
His health became critical, following which he was hospitalized at AIG Hospital, Gachibowli, in Hyderabad. Kodi had recovered after suffering from heart attack. Read more
Pulwama Attack: SC asks states to prevent attacks on Kashmiris
The Supreme Court on Friday asked 10 states and the centre to ensure that Kashmiris do not face social boycott, harassment or attacks, following the Pulwama terror attack.
Bench headed by Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi said police officers appointed as nodal officers to deal with incidents of mob lynching will be responsible to deal with cases of alleged assaults on Kashmiris. Read more
Decision on India-Pakistan WC match to be taken later, BCCI in talks with govt
“We’ll write to ICC expressing our concerns about attacks that took place & that security of players, officials & everybody else must be taken care of. We’re telling cricketing community that in future we must sever ties with nations from where terror emanates.”, Vinod Rai was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. Read more
Two Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists arrested in Uttar Pradesh, say Police
Two Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists arrested in Uttar Pradesh, according to police.
Two terror suspects, owing allegiance to the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit, have been nabbed from Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, Director General of Police (DGP) O.P. Singh said on Friday.
PM Narendra Modi awarded Seoul Peace Prize in South Korea
On his visit to South Korea India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded Seoul Peace Prize.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday had said here that the time has come for the global community to “come together” and “go beyond words” to act against terrorism, as he expressed his gratitude for South Korea’s support in the wake of the Pulwama attack. Read more
