Grand welcome for Madhumita Kumari in Ranchi
Indian women’s compound team signed off with a silver medal after losing to South Korea in the finals at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Tuesday.
The Indian team comprising Muskan Kirar, Madhumita Kumari and Jyothi Surekha Vennam, lost 228-231 to Korea in a contest that went down to the wire till the final set of arrows.
Vistara turns retro
Vistara unveils its new aircraft at IGI airport in Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena
To mark 150 years of Tata Sons Ltd, Vistara, the joint venture of TATA and Singapore Airlines unveiled its retro-themed VT-ATV aircraft. This is the 22nd flight in its fleet. "Presenting VT-ATV, a special livery painted in retro color scheme, similar to that on the 1940s Tata Airlines DC-3 aircraft," the company tweeted.
National Conference
President Ram Nath Kovind and Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra at a National conference in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated a National Conference organised by the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association in New Delhi on Saturday.
Salem bus accident
The mangled remains of two private buses, which collided head-on near Salem | Photo Credit: E. LakshmiNarayanan
Seven people, including two women were killed when a private carrier and an omni bus collided head on at a national highway near Salem. A total of 37 persons, including 11 women, travelling in both the buses suffered injuries and were rushed to the nearby hospitals.
Delhi rain
Water logging in roads during downpour in Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena
After days of rise in temperature, rain brought respite to Delhiites on Saturday. The Met Department has predicted more rainfall and thunderstorms in most parts of Delhi.
U.S. mourns McCain’s loss
Members of the public walk past the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of John McCain of Arizona, in the U.S. Capitol rotunda in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP
Thousands of people lined up outside the U.S. Capitol to say goodbye to John McCain, the Arizona senator who passed away on August 26 after battling brain cancer for more than a year. McCain, a prisoner of war in a Vietnamese camp, served the Senate for 35 years and went on to be Republican presidential nominee.