Two killed in Bengal explosion
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) At least two people were killed in a bombing in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Saturday, police said. The bombs were suspected to have been stored inside a house in Suri…
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Canadian court stops honour killing accused’s deportation to India
Toronto, Feb 27 (IANS) A Canadian court has stopped the deportation of a man and his sister to India to face trial for the honour killing of the man’s niece in Punjab on grounds that…
Cybercrime shot up significantly in 2015: Report
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Multinational computer technology company Dell on Saturday warned that cybercrime increased significantly around the world in 2015 despite organisations deploying end-to-end security solutions perfectly. Cybercriminals employed a number of new tactics…
Retired official ousted from CPC for discipline violations
Beijing, Feb 27 (IANS) A former senior official in China’s Guangzhou was dispelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) for serious discipline violations. Wu Sha, a former standing committee member of the CPC Guangzhou…
Nepal to probe Air Kasthamandap plane accident
KALIKOT, Feb. 27, 2016 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2016 shows the crash site in Kalikot district in far western Nepal. Two pilots were killed when the 9N-AJB plane of Air Kasthamandap, carrying…
Stray bullets kill Indian in Saudi Arabia
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) An Indian national was killed after being hit by stray bullets in Saudi Arabia, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Friday….
Three tourists killed during waterfall tour in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Feb 26 (IANS) Three foreign tourists were killed on Friday during an adventure tour at Datanla waterfall in Vietnam’s Lam Dong province. According to authorities, the victims were one man and…
Nepal plane crashes, two pilots killed
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) Two pilots were killed when an aircraft belonging to the private sector Kasthamandap Air crashed in far western Nepal’s Kalikot district on Friday, an official said. Tje two pilots — Captain…
Senior officer, wife killed in road accident in J&K’s Doda
Jammu, Feb 26 (IANS) A senior officer of the Jammu and Kashmir government and his wife were killed on Friday in a road accident in Doda district of Jammu region. “Kalyan Singh, additional secretary in…
Family of Chinese MH370 victim sues Malaysia Airlines
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 26 (IANS) A Chinese woman has sued Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) for negligence and breach of contract, seeking damages following the disappearance of MH370 flight. K. Sri Devi, 32, wife of…
Nepal plane crash lands, passengers injured
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) An unspecified number of people were injured when an aircraft with nine passengers and two crew members on board crash landed in Nepal’s Kalikot district on Friday, the media said. The…
Aircraft crash-lands in Nepal
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) An unspecified number of passengers were injured when an aircraft crash landed in Kalikot district in Nepal on Friday. The Air Kasthamandap plane bound to Jumla from Nepalgunj landed in Chilkhaya…
Gurgaon road accident kills three
Gurgaon, Feb 25 (IANS) Three members of a Haryana family, including a six-year-old girl, were killed when a van they were travelling in collided with a tractor trolley here on Thursday, police said. Vijay, his…
Nepal plane crash: All bodies recovered
Kathmandu, Feb 25 (IANS) The authorities in Nepal’s western Myagdi district on Thursday said the bodies of all 23 victims of the previous day’s passenger plane crash have been recovered. The bodies were being brought…
BSF trooper dies in accidental firing
Srinagar, Feb 25 (IANS) A border security force (BSF) trooper was killed in an incident of accidental firing in Srinagar district, an official said here on Thursday. “Constable Muhammad Yusuf of 92 battalion of BSF…
Australian widow of MH370 victim sue Malaysia Airlines
Melbourne, Feb 25 (IANS) The widow of a Melbourne-based Chinese businessman who was a passenger on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has sued the company, claiming the crew may have orchestrated its mysterious disappearance….