Shimla, Aug 17 (IANS) One person was killed and at least four feared trapped under the debris when a five-storey residential building collapsed in upper Shimla on Wednesday, police said. Four persons were taken out…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday asserted that Delhi government had not delayed a file on ban on use of Chinese manjha (kite string) — which has caused several…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that no new liquor shop with a government license would be opened in the national capital. Communicating the Delhi cabinet decision to…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) leader Kanhaiya Kumar to approach the sessions court with his bail application. Justice P.S. Teji refused to…
Shimla, Aug 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has suffered a loss of Rs 567.32 crore due to rains that have also claimed 28 human lives, the state government said on Wednesday. Roads and bridges suffered the…
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) With three more bodies recovered, at least eight of the West Bengal fishermen who were reported missing in the Bay of Bengal last week, have been found dead, a state minister…
Colombo, Aug 17 (IANS) Four elephant calves died when they were hit by a passenger train in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, Police said. The baby elephants were walking on a newly constructed railway line in…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A central minister’s wife has filed a complaint that one person has been allegedly blackmailing her and demanding Rs 2 crore as extortion money, the Delhi Police said on Wednesday….
Brasilia, Aug 17 (IANS) Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff has proposed a plebiscite be held on calling an early presidential election if she would be restored to power. In a long letter read out “to…
Patna, Aug 17 (IANS) As the toll in the mystery deaths in Bihar’s Gopalganj district climbed to 13 on Wednesday, opposition blamed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the tragedy. “Three more people died on Wednesday,…
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 17 (IANS) An oil tanker was hijacked shortly after it left a Malaysian port, authorities said on Wednesday. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said it received a report about the missing tanker…
Los Angeles, Aug 17 (IANS) At least 82,000 persons were forced to evacuate California’s San Bernardino county as wildfire broke out in the region, the media reported on Wednesday. Hot weather conditions, dry winds and…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A central minister’s wife has filed a complaint against one person for allegedly blackmailing her and demanding Rs 2 crore as extortion money, police said on Wednesday. The minister’s wife…
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, Aug 17 (IANS) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officials in Uttar Pradesh have begun to explore ways to help their former colleague, retired Coal Secretary H.C. Gupta, an accused in the multi-million…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Maharashtra government on a petition challenging a Bombay High Court order permitting consumption of beef brought from states that allow cow…
Patna, Aug 17 (IANS) At least 11 people died overnight under mysterious circumstances in Gopalganj district of Bihar. The administration on Wednesday morning ordered a probe after families claimed it to be a hooch tragedy,…
Lucknow, Aug 17 (IANS) At least 13 persons were killed in the past 24 hours in rain related incidents in Uttar Pradesh, a home department official said on Wednesday. It has been raining heavily in…
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) At least 12 persons were killed after a fire broke out at a limestone mine in China, officials said. The incident took place in Zhangye City in China’s Gansu Province on…
Bengaluru, Aug 17 (IANS) Three days after the controversial event, Bengaluru Police Commissioner N.S. Megharikh on Tuesday night confirmed that ‘Azadi’ (freedom) slogans were raised at a cultural programme Amnesty International India organised here on…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Security forces got into a flap on Tuesday after a man made a hoax call about impending bomb blasts at the Red fort and Rajghat in the national capital. “A…