Benegal is survived by his wife, Nira Benegal and daughter Pia.
Author: Press Trust of India
Indian woman chops off boyfriend’s genitals after marriage talks fails
Civil Lines police station SHO Ashutosh told reporters that police, on getting information, rushed to the spot and took the injured man to the district hospital in a serious condition where he is undergoing treatment.
Ferry-Navy craft crash: Death toll rises to 15, body of missing boy found off Mumbai coast
Of the 113 persons on board both the vessels, 15 have died and 98, including two injured, were rescued.
28-year-old Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore for hurting rival gang member
An Indian-origin man was jailed for six weeks in Singapore on Friday, December 20, after he pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt to a rival gang member.
Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme emerging threat to America, says White House
Such a remark by the top White House official comes a day after the US slapped sanctions on four Pakistani entities, including the state-owned flagship aerospace and defence agency — National Development Complex (NDC) — on charges of them contributing to Pakistan’s ballistic-missile programme.
Rupee’s 12 paise tumble takes it to all-time low of 85.06 against USD in early trade
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note and breached the crucial 85.00 level against the greenback.
Indian-origin man receives life sentence for murdering mother in the UK
Following a 16-day trial at Leicester Crown Court, Singh was found guilty of murder and sentenced this week to life in prison with a minimum term of 31 years behind bars before being considered for parole.
India and US strengthen space partnership, focus on human spaceflight and joint exploration
A meeting in this regard was held in Houston on December 17. The participants in the meeting were US Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Kwatra.
Ravichandran Ashwin bids adieu to international cricket
Ashwin was part of both the squads which won the 2011 ODI World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy, under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
US officials downplay impact of recent indictments on India-US ties
The outgoing Biden administration on Tuesday, December 17, exuded confidence that India and the US will be able to “weather” the challenges to their relationship that arose after two recent indictments — one related to a Sikh separatist and the other to an Indian billionaire.
