19 pilgrims killed in Saudi Arabia bus accident
Riyadh, March 19 (IANS) At least 19 Arab pilgrims were killed and 22 injured on Saturday in a bus accident on a road linking Saudi Arabia’s holy cities Makkah and Madina. Initial reports said that…
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Two Indians among 62 killed as FlyDubai plane crashes in Russia
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) At least 62 people including two Indian nationals were killed on Saturday when a passenger jet crashed while attempting to land in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don city, media reports said. The FlyDubai Boeing…
S.A.R. Geelani arrested on sedition charges, gets bail
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A court on Saturday granted bail to former Delhi University professor S.A.R. Geelani, arrested on sedition charges. Additional Sessions Judge Deepak Garg granted bail to Geelani. On Friday, the Delhi…
Two Indians among those killed in Russia plane crash
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Two Indians are among those killed in the FlyDubai plane crash in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Vikas Swarup said on Friday. He said the…
Court grants bail to S.A.R. Geelani
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A court on Saturday granted bail to former Delhi University professor S.A.R. Geelani, arrested on sedition charges. Additional Sessions Judge Deepak Garg granted bail to Geelani.
Eight killed due to rains, landslides in Pakistani Kashmir
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) At least eight people were killed overnight due to rains and landslides in Pakistani Kashmir, police said. A rockfall hit half a dozen of houses in Sarli Sacha Sharqi village on…
Fire at multi-storeyed building in Lucknow
Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) A fire broke out here on Saturday at the eighth floor of Indira Bhawan building that houses dozens of Uttar Pradesh government offices, police said. According to police, many files and…
61 killed as plane crash-lands in Russia
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) At least 61 people were killed on Saturday when their passenger jet faced bad weather and crashed while attempting to land Russia’s Rostov-on-Don city, media reports said. Flydubai flight FZ981 was…
Improper refrigerated vaccines risk lives in China
Beijing, March 19 (IANS) China has been urged by food and drug administration to investigate approximately 570 million yuan ($88 million) worth of improperly refrigerated vaccines sold since 2010, which could put patients’ lives at…
Chinese temple fined for illegal possession of lion
Beijing, March 19 (IANS) A Buddhist temple in Chinas Shaanxi province, was fined 3,000 yuan ($463) for the illegal possession of a lion within its premises, the media reported on Saturday. Officials confirmed that the…
62 killed in Russia plane crash
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) At least 62 people — 55 passengers, seven crew members — were killed on Saturday when a passenger jet crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, media reports said. Flydubai…
61 killed in Russia plane crash
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) At least 61 people were killed on Saturday when a passenger jet crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, media reports said. Flydubai flight FZ981 was en route from Dubai…
55 killed in plane crash in Russia
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) All 55 passengers on board a plane, flying from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don city in Russia, were killed after the aircraft crashed at the city airport, officials said on Saturday. The plane,…
Delhi University teachers’ body demands Geelani’s release
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Expressing solidarity with university professor S.A.R. Geelani, Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) on Friday demanded his release after dropping the sedition charge against him. The Supreme Court had clearly laid…
Followers of Shia cleric protest in Baghdad
Baghdad, March 18 (IANS) Thousands of followers of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, one of the most influential religious and popular figures in Iraq, began anti-corruption sit-in protests under heavy security outside the Green Zone in…
BJP legislator arrested for maiming horse
Dehradun, March 18 (IANS) Uttarakhand BJP legislator Ganesh Joshi, accused of hitting and severely injuring a police horse which necessitated the amputation of one of its legs, was arrested on Friday, police said. The horse…
Allegations against Geelani grievous, police tell court
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A court hearing the bail plea of former Delhi University professor S.A.R. Geelani, arrested on sedition charges, was on Friday told Delhi Police that the allegations against him are grievous….
Insecticide in actor’s body, family suspects foul play
Kochi, March 18 (IANS) The family of Malayalam actor-singer Kalabhavan Mani, who died on March 6, on Friday said there may have been foul play as forensic experts said insecticide was found in the man’s…
CEO’s email account spoofed, not hacked: Flipkart
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) Refuting media reports that Flipkart CEO Binny Bansal’s email account has been hacked, the etailer on Friday said it was spoofed but not hacked. “We would like to clarify it is…
Khalid, Anirban get six month interim bail
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A court here on Friday granted six months interim bail to JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, arrested on charges of sedition. Both have been asked to furnish a…