Gas explosion in Russian building kills 3
Moscow, Dec 31 (IANS) At least three people died and 79 others were missing after a gas explosion in an apartment building in southern Russia, authorities said on Monday. An entrance hall in the apartment…
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Kolkata youth stabbed to death
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) A youth was allegedly stabbed to death by a group of miscreants in East Kolkata’s Tangra area on Monday morning, police said. Tarak Mondal, a resident of Tangra’s Pagladanga Road area,…
Efforts on to trace trapped miners, Congress protests against Meghalaya government
Ksan (Meghalaya), Dec 31 (IANS) The divers of Indian Navy and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Monday resumed their operation to trace and rescue 15 miners trapped inside an illegal coal mine for the…
Tribal man brutally killed for suspected witchcraft in Tripura
Agartala, Dec 31 (IANS) Suspected of practising black magic and witchcraft, an elderly tribal man was hacked to death in the northeastern state of Tripura, police said here on Monday. Police arrested four people in…
Cyclone Usman leaves 68 dead in Philippines
Manila, Dec 31 (IANS) At least 68 people have died in a tropical storm that brought heavy rains and triggered deadly landslides over the weekend in the Philippines, officials said on Monday. Storm Usman hit…
Indian commits suicide in UAE due to ‘health issues’
Abu Dhabi, Dec 31 (IANS) A 35-year-old Indian man was found hanging at his accommodation in Ras Al Khaimah city in the UAE and a suicide note found from his phone said he took the…
Five books to look forward to in January 2019
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) As 2018 speeds by, bibliophiles will have an opportunity to ring out the old and ring in the new with major literary festivals, awards and, as always,…
Railways parking, catering contracts go online to checkmate alleged mafia
By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) In a major policy shift, bidding for parking, catering and parcel-leasing – worth about Rs 3,000 crore a year — will be awarded through an e-tendering…
2 killed in Russia gas explosion
Moscow, Dec 31 (IANS) At least two people died and several others were injured after a gas explosion rocked an apartment building in Russian city of Magnitogorsk, officials said on Monday. The explosion occurred at…
Lion escapes at US zoo, kills worker
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) A 22-year-old graduate, who started job at a wildlife conservatory in the US state of North Carolina two weeks ago, was mauled to death by a lion that escaped a locked…
People buying boats on Facebook to reach Britain illegally: Report
London, Dec 31 (IANS) Smugglers and migrants are using Facebook to buy boats for crossing the Channel from the French port city of Calais to come to Britain, The Telegraph reported. The Facebook “Marketplace” has…
Tokyo court extends detention of Nissan’s former chief
Tokyo, Dec 31 (IANS) A Tokyo court on Monday extended to January 11 the detention of Nissan Motor?s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested in connection with financial misconduct allegations. The 64-year-old French-Brazilian businessman…
New IS module: NIA conducts searches in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The National Investigation (NIA) carried out searches at several places in Delhi and questioned few people in connection with its probe into the new Islamic State module of Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam, officials…
Four Andhra policemen injured in attack by gamblers
Vijayawada, Dec 30 (IANS) Four policemen, including a Circle Inspector, were injured in an attack by gamblers in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on Sunday, police said. The attackers also set afire a police vehicle. The…
No news of trapped miners as Navy, NDRF men dive down the coal pit in Meghalaya
Ksan (Meghalaya), Dec 30 (IANS) The Indian Navy and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday began their operation to rescue 15 miners trapped inside a flooded illegal coal pit for 18 days in Meghalaya’s…
Ghazipur constable’s murder: Police arrest 11, Akhilesh slams Yogi’s ‘thoko neeti’
Ghazipur/Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday said that it has arrested 11 people in the killing of a head constable by a violent mob on Saturday. “We have arrested 11 people…
Telangana DGP confident Maoists will not stage comeback
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Though Maoists tried to make their presence felt in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh during 2018 with sensational killing of a state legislator, the Telangana police chief is confident that the extremists would…
Hannover Airport shut down over drug-fueled break-in
Berlin, Dec 30 (IANS) The Hannover Airport was shut down for several hours on Saturday after a man high on drugs drove a car through a gate and onto the tarmac of the airport, the…
Morocco arrests Spanish-Swiss dual citizen in tourists’ murder
Madrid, Dec 30 (IANS) The man detained Saturday in Morocco for his suspected connection with the men arrested for murdering two Scandinavian tourists is a Spanish-Swiss dual citizen with a Spanish passport, sources in the…
‘Jungleraj in UP’ says Congress after another cop lynched
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) With another policeman killed in Uttar Pradesh by a mob on Saturday, the Congress said there was “jungle raj” under the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP regime, and that “mobocracy” has replaced…