Fire in Kolkata metro, 16 injured
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) At least 16 people were injured after an air-conditioned rake of a metro train in Kolkata caught fire on Thursday evening, however no casualties were reported in the incident, police said….
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Pakistani government bans Zardari from leaving country
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Thursday decided to ban former President and PPP co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari and another 171 people from leaving the country over a money laundering case…
Two Navy officers killed in freak accident
Kochi, Dec 27 (IANS) In a freak accident, two Naval officers were killed here on Thursday after getting trapped beneath the iron shutter of the helicopter hangar. Two naval sailors of the aviation electrical branch,…
Pakistani government bans Zardari from leaving country
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Thursday decided to ban former President and PPP co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari and another 171 people, linked to a money laundering case being probed on…
Delhi Police aspirant stabbed to death
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) A youth who appeared for a Delhi Police exam was stabbed by a unknown person and his friend suffered critical injuries when he came to his rescue in north Delhi,…
Fire in Kolkata Metro, no casualties
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) Panic gripped commuters as an air-conditioned rake of a metro train in Kolkata caught fire on Thursday evening, however no casualties were reported, police said. Thick smoke was seen coming out…
TV sting: Yogi orders suspension of three PS to ministers, forms SIT
Lucknow, Dec 27 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday took a grim view of a sting operation report aired by a private TV channel against three secretariat employees and ordered their suspension,…
35 students on way to attend Modi’s rally injured
Dharamsala, Dec 27 (IANS) Forty-three people, including 35 students of a computer training centre, were injured when the private bus in which they were travelling overturned in Jawali subdivision of Kangra district on Thursday, police…
Court sends IS suspects to 12-day police custody
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday sent 10 persons, arrested for being a part of a module of the Islamic State (IS), to police custody for 12 days, officials said. Vacation…
Bengal man arrested for hacking a Central website, tampering with scholarships
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) A 28-year-old-man of West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district was arrested for hacking a Central website and uploading names of fake scholarship applicants, police said on Thursday. “Based on the complaint of…
Elephant electrocuted to death in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Dec 27 (IANS) An elephant died after being electrocuted in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district early on Thursday, officials said. According to Forest Department officials, an elephant was roaming around Purchiasai village, trying to eat…
China’s former spy chief jailed for life
Shenyang (China), Dec 27 (IANS) China’s former intelligence chief Ma Jian was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for crimes, including taking bribes and insider trading. Ma, a former vice Minister in China’s powerful…
Pakistan government to put Zardari’s name on ECL
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Thursday decided to put former President and PPP co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari on the Exit Control List (ECL) over the ongoing money laundering probe against…
China’s former vice State Security Minister gets life for graft
Shenyang (China), Dec 27 (IANS) Chinese former vice Minister of State Security Ma Jian was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for taking bribes. Ma was also punished for forced transactions and insider trading,…
Indian-origin police officer shot dead in California
New York, Dec 27 (IANS) An Indian-origin police officer was shot and killed by an unidentified man during a traffic stop in the US state of California, officials said. Officer Ronil Singh, 33, had been…
Two Navy officials killed in freak accident
Kochi, Dec 27 (IANS) In a freak accident, two Naval officers were killed here on Thursday after getting trapped beneath the iron shutter of the helicopter hangar, police said. According to police, the incident occurred…
Coal India to start rescue ops in Meghalaya coal mine
Guwahati, Dec 27 (IANS) Coal India Limited (CIL) on Thursday said it is preparing to launch a rescue operation at the coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills to rescue the 15 trapped miners. The…
Staqu launches AI app for UP Police
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Gurugram-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up Staqu Technologies on Thursday announced the launch of Trinetra, an AI-based application for the Uttar Pradesh Police Department. The application digitises and searches records using…
Would busting of IS module have been possible without interception, asks Jaitley
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday lauded the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for cracking the “dangerous terrorist module” and defended the government’s decision on monitoring of computers by 10…
Indonesia flights rerouted as volcano alert level raised
Jakarta, Dec 27 (IANS) All flights around Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano were re-routed and the alert level was on Thursday raised to the second-highest possible, days after the volcano triggered a tsunami leaving over 400…