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…
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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,…
Nawaz Sharif moved to jail in Lahore
Lahore, Dec 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was shifted on Tuesday from a prison in Rawalpindi to the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, where he will serve the seven-year prison sentence handed…
US court orders N. Korea to pay $501m in student’s death
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) A federal judge in Washington ordered North Korea to pay $501 million to the parents of Otto Warmbier, holding the country accountable for the “barbaric mistreatment” and death of the University…
Actor Kevin Spacey charged with sexual assault
Los Angeles, Dec 25 (IANS) Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager at a bar in Massachusetts. He will appear in court on January 7 over the incident, which allegedly…
Indonesia tsunami: Rain hinders search for survivors
Jakarta, Dec 25 (IANS) Days of heavy rain on Indonesia’s Java coast was making it difficult on Tuesday for search and rescue teams looking for survivors of the Sunda Strait tsunami. The emergency teams were…
At least 32 killed in attack on Afghan govt building
Kabul, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 28 civilians, one police officer and three attackers were killed after a deadly explosion and ensuing gun firing rocked a government office near a diplomatic district in Afghan capital…
Mexican governor, senator killed in helicopter crash
Mexico City, Dec 25 (IANS) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday confirmed the deaths in a helicopter crash of Puebla state Governor Martha Erika Alonso and her husband, former Governor Rafael Moreno Valle,…
Possible death of Mexican governor in helicopter crash: Report
Mexico City, Dec 25 (IANS) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday reported the possible death of the governor of the state of Puebla, Martha Erika Alonso, and her husband and ex-Gov. Rafael Moreno…
US court orders N.Korea to pay $501 mn over Otto Warmbier’s death
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) A federal judge in Washington ordered North Korea to pay $501 million to the parents of Otto Warmbier, who died in 2017 shortly after being released from a North Korean prison….
Turkey mulls over UN probe into Saudi journalist killing
Ankara, Dec 25 (IANS) Turkey is working with other countries to carry the investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to the UN, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. “Turkey is continuing…
At least 28 killed in attack on Afghan govt building
Kabul, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 28 people died, including 25 employees of the Vice Ministry for Martyrs and the Disabled, and another 20 were wounded on Monday in an attack on that government department…
JD-S worker killed in Karnataka over ‘personal rivalry’
Bengaluru, Dec 24 (IANS) A Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) worker H. Prakash was killed by four assailants due to alleged personal rivalry in Karnataka’s Maddur town in Mandya district, police said on Monday. “Prakash, 50, was…
Three arrested for trying to extort Rs 1 crore from Delhi businessman
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Delhi Police arrested three persons on charges of trying to extort Rs 1 crore from a businessman in the name of dreaded gangster Ashok Pradhan at west Delhi, an officer…
Boy found living with mother’s corpse in Kolkata
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) The police on Monday said they have found a man living with his mother’s decomposed body in Kolkata’s Salt Lake area. “Maitreya Bhattacharya is being interrogated after neighbours complained about a…
373 dead in Indonesia amid fear of more tsunamis
Jakarta, Dec 24 (IANS) The death toll in a devastating tsunami that hit the coast of Indonesia after a volcanic eruption reached 373 on Monday, as rescuers continued digging through the rubble with bare hands…
Candle march against killing of businessman in Bihar
Patna, Dec 24 (IANS) Hundreds of businessmen and traders took out a candle march in Bihar’s capital on Monday to protest the killing of a young businessman. Bihar Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav also joined the…