Massive fire breaks out in Texas plastic plant
Houston, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A massive fire broke out at a plastic plant in the US state of Texas, officials said, adding that the blaze was likely to burn for days. Local fire department officials…
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UP man set ablaze by cousin dies, accused held
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 40-year-old man, Rakesh Varma, has succumbed to injuries after being set on fire by his cousin over an alleged family dispute in Firozabad. Varma died on Wednesday. His…
Pilot injured after FedEx plane makes emergency landing in LA
Los Angeles, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A pilot was injured after a FedEx plane made an emergency landing at the Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. FedEx Flight 1026, a Boeing 767-300, had landed safely after…
Agra doctor’s killer confesses
Agra, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Agra doctor who went missing has been found dead and her alleged killer has confessed to his crime, police said. Vivek Tiwari is the doctor who was arrested from Uttar…
Over 20 San Francisco Bay Area parks closed due to wildfires
San Francisco, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 20 parks in the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California were forced to close down due to raging wildfires in the region, officials said. The closures were…
Female doctor murdered in Agra, suspect in police custody
Agra, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The body of a female doctor of Agra’s S.N. Medical College has been found, after her family lodged a complaint that she was missing, police said, adding that a suspect was…
30 injured as bus overturns on Agra-Lucknow expressway
Etawah (UP), Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A bus carrying 45 passengers overturned on the Agra-Lucknow expressway in Uttar Pradesh in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. Thirty people were injured in the accident. However, no…
Delhi Police nab son of carjacker Manoj Bakkarwala
New Delhi, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi Police on Wednesday nabbed Ashish Bakkarwala, who was following on the footsteps of his carjacker father Manoj Bakkarwala, after a brief encounter in Prahladpur near Rohini. The police…
Sacked football coach stole players’ cellphones for revenge
New Delhi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi Police have arrested a former football coach for stealing mobile phones of the players from the dressing room of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium during a Delhi football league…
Decide on assets’ release plea: Delhi HC to Kochhar’s firm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has asked Pacific Capital Service Private Limited owned by Deepak Kochhar if it wishes to pursue its plea for the release of assets seized by the…
Probe Goa rave party, like cops investigated SSR death: BJP
Panaji, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Goa Police should take a leaf out of the Maharashtra Police’s investigation into the Sushant Singh Rajput death case and establish a detailed call trail of Kapil Jhaveri, who has been…
38 Delhi policemen track down a blackmailer from Rajasthan
New Delhi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) A team of 38 Delhi police personnel tracked down a criminal from Rajasthan who was blackmailing a Delhi woman and threatening to upload her personal photographs on the internet if…
Jharkhand man kills wife, commits suicide
Ranchi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) A man allegedly hacked his wife to death in Jharkhand’s Palamau district, before committing suicide on Wednesday morning, police said. Police said Virodhi Singh, 40, of Vinayaka village under Tarhasi police…
Watch out! bogus govt websites targeting job hunters
By Zafar Abbas New Delhi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) White collar criminals are coming up with new ways to dupe the unemployed and needy looking for government jobs. The Delhi police cyber cell has recently unearthed…
Terrorist killed in encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian
Srinagar, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) A terrorist has been killed in an ongoing encounter at Chitragam in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday, officials said. Police said the security forces had received a specific input about…
Navy sailor found hanging in Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 29-year-old unmarried Navy sailor was found hanging in the Colaba naval area early on Wednesday, naval officials said. “Prima facie, it appears to be a case of suicide. A statutory…
Yogi orders action in bus hijack case
Lucknow, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sought a report on the ‘bus hijack’ incident that took place in Agra on Wednesday morning when representatives of a finance company drove off with…
Sushant case: JD-U, RJD, LJP welcome SC order for CBI probe
New Delhi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ruling Janata Dal-United, its alliance partner Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the principal opposition party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court order for a CBI…
Bus with 34 passengers on board hijacked by Financer’s men
Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Employees of a finance company allegedly took control of a bus with 34 passengers on board in Agra over non-payment of EMIs on Wednesday morning. The bus was traveling…
UP man set ablaze by cousin, battles for life
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a shocking incident, a 40-year-old man was set ablaze by his cousin following a family dispute. The incident happened on Tuesday evening. Disturbing video clips of the man,…