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Rescuers on May 20 found a helicopter that was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches the day before, though “no sign of life” was detected, state media reported.
As the sun rose on May 20, rescuers saw the helicopter from a distance of some 2 kilometers (1.25 miles), the head of the Red Crescent Society, Pir Hossein Kolivand, told state media. He did not elaborate and the officials had been missing at that point by over 12 hours.
The incident comes as the country under Mr. Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel last month and has enriched uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.
Source – https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/iran-helico
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Eminent author Ruskin Bond has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour given by the literary organisation.
Due to his ill health, the honour was given to him by Sahitya Akademi president Madhav Kaushik and Sahitya Akademi secretary K. Sreenivasarao, at his Mussoorie home, an official release said.
His early works of fiction include short-story collections and novels as well as some autobiographical works. Later, he also wrote non-fiction, romance and children’s books. His favourite genres are essays and stories.
Source- https://www.thehindu.com/books/ruskin-bo
