Another businessman shot dead in Bihar
Patna, Dec 26 (IANS) A businessman was shot dead in Bihar’s Vaishali and another seriously injured in Araria, police said on Wednesday, with the attacks coming close on the heels of a spree of murders…
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1 AK-47 rifle seized, 2 arrested in Bihar
Patna, Dec 26 (IANS) Police in Bihar’s Munger district on Wednesday seized one AK-47 rifle during a search operation and arrested two people in connection with it, police said. Deputy Inspector General of Police Jitendar…
Rahul targets Modi over miners stuck in Meghalaya mine
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not offering the necessary help to rescue a group of miners trapped in a Meghalaya…
New IS module traced: Group leader among 5 detained in NIA raids in Delhi, UP
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The NIA on Wednesday carried out searches at 16 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in connection with a new Islamic State module ‘Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam’ and detained five persons, including one…
4.8-magnitude quake hits Sicily
Palermo (Italy), Dec 26 (IANS) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday hit Sicily around Europe’s most active volcano Mount Etna, injuring at least two people, Italian media reported. The earthquake struck at 3.19 a.m. near Viagrande,…
Mexico helicopter crash: No trace of explosives found at crash site
Mexico City, Dec 26 (IANS) No traces of explosives were found in the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed on Monday, causing the death of Puebla Governor Martha Erika Alonso, her husband Senator Rafael Moreno…
NIA searches 16 places in Delhi, UP over new IS module
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday is carrying out searches at 16 places in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in connection with a new Islamic State module ‘Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam’, officials said….
Soldier killed in J&K
Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier has shot to death following a verbal spat by his colleague in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said. “Havaldar Rajesh was fired upon by his colleague…
2 killed in US fires
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) Two fires on Christmas Eve and Christmas in Houston in the US state of Texas, killed two persons and injured three others. An 83-year-old woman died after a Christmas morning house…
Indonesian tsunami rescue efforts continue as country marks 2004 disaster
Jakarta, Dec 26 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Wednesday resumed the search for 154 people missing after a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait coasts as the country commemorates the anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami…
Mexican governor, senator honoured with state funeral
Puebla (Mexico), Dec 26 (IANS) Mexico paid tribute on Christmas Day to Puebla state Gov. Martha Erika Alonso and her husband, former Gov. Rafael Moreno Valle, who died earlier this week in a helicopter crash….
Syria’s air defences intercept Israeli missiles over Damascus
Damascus, Dec 26 (IANS) The Syrian air defences were triggered on Tuesday evening to a heavy Israeli missile attack that targeted areas in the countryside of the capital Damascus, media reported. The Israeli attack was…
Man arrested for painting swastikas on Trump’s Hollywood star
Los Angeles, Dec 26 (IANS) Authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man suspected of spray-painting swastikas on US President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, media reported. Jose Ortega of Los Angeles was…
Guatemalan boy dies in US immigration custody on Christmas: Authorities
Houston Dec 26 (IANS) An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died in government’s custody in the US state of New Mexico on early Tuesday, according to US immigration authorities. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said…
Egypt condemns terror attack on Libyan Foreign Ministry HQ
Cairo, Dec 26 (IANS) Egypt on Tuesday strongly condemned the terror attack that targeted the headquarters of Libyan Foreign Ministry in the capital earlier the day. Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Egypt…
Factory owner, his friend suffocate to death
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) A factory owner and his friend allegedly suffocated to death when they slept in their flat by keeping the fire stove burning, police said on Tuesday. Police said the incident…
Three killed in cracker unit blast in UP
Lucknow, Dec 25 (IANS) Three persons were killed and half-a-dozen injured in a blast at a cracker manufacturing unit in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday evening, police said. The accident took place at…
Rain hampers rescue efforts as Indonesia tsunami toll hits 429
Jakarta, Dec 25 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Tuesday raised the death toll in the deadly tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption in Sunda Strait to 429, with search and rescue teams struggling to find survivors…
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 30 coup suspects
Istanbul, Dec 25 (IANS) Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued warrants for the arrest of at least 30 suspects, including 24 former military doctors, over their alleged links to a group accused of masterminding a failed…
5 killed as hijacked bus crashes into pedestrians in China
Fuzhou (China), Dec 25 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 22 others were injured after a bus which had been hijacked in China’s Fujian province crashed into pedestrians on a street on Tuesday,…