One killed in Texas shooting
Houston, July 31 (IANS) A woman was killed and four others were injured on Sunday in separate shootings in the US state Texas. Two females and a male were taken to the University Medical Centre…
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Eight killed in Thane building collapse
Thane (Maharashtra), July 31 (IANS) At least eight people were killed when a two-storey dilapidated building collapsed in Thane district’s Bhiwandi town, police said. “So far, we have recorded eight deaths, 22 have been rescued…
Another AAP MLA arrested, AAP targets Modi
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Another AAP legislator, Sharad Chauhan, was arrested along with five others here on Sunday in connection with the suicide by a woman party worker, police said. The woman, Soni, committed…
Nearly 400 baby crocodiles seized in China
Beijing, July 31 (IANS) At least 399 baby Siamese crocodiles, a protected species, were seized by the border police in China’s Guangxi Zhuang region. They were found in a rented house in Dongxing city on…
Odisha chit fund scam accused attempts suicide in jail
Bhubaneswar, July 31 (IANS) Pradeep Sethy, the prime accused in Rs 1,200 crore Aartha Tatwa chit fund scam, attempted to kill himself by slashing his wrist in a special jail here late on Saturday night,…
Pakistan bus accident toll rises to 26
Islamabad, July 31 (IANS) The deaths among a wedding party whose bus was swept away by flash floods in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agency on Saturday, have risen to 26, an official said on Sunday morning….
Aurangabad airport chief arrested while taking bribe
Aurangabad, July 31 (IANS) The Director of the Chikhalthana Airport here was arrested while taking a bribe of Rs 10,000, an official said on Sunday. According to a complaint, Alok Varshney demanded a bribe of…
Five killed in Thane building collapse
Thane (Maharashtra), July 31 (IANS) Five persons were killed and 12 injured on Sunday when a two-storied dilapidated building collapsed in Thane district’s Bhiwandi town, an official said. Another 10 persons were rescued but at…
Murdered Pakistani-origin woman committed suicide, claims father
Islamabad, July 31 (IANS) The father of a Pakistani-origin British woman who was allegedly killed for “honour” in Punjab province on July 20, has reportedly changed his statement by saying that his daughter had committed…
Case against two in Pakistan for Facebook hate posts
Islamabad, July 31 (IANS) A case was registered against two people in Pakistan’s Punjab province for uploading alleged hate posts on a social media giant Facebook. The complainant Mateeullah, said Rozi Khan and Muhammad Nadeem…
16 die in hot air balloon crash in Texas
Houston, July 31 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed on Saturday morning after a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed near Lockhart, a city in the central part of the US state of…
Lightning kills 30 in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 30 (IANS) At least 30 persons were killed and 35 others injured due to lightning strikes in different parts of Odisha, police said on Saturday. While the maximum number of eight deaths were…
Muslims join Dalits’ fight in Gujarat, thousands to attend big Sunday rally
By Darshan Desai Ahmedabad, July 30 (IANS) Prominent Muslim body Jamiat-e-Ulema-Hind has declared support for a massive public rally being organized in Ahmedabad on Sunday by around 30 different Dalit groups of Gujarat to protest…
Three killed, two missing in Meghalaya floods
Tura (Meghalaya), July 30 (IANS) Three people – a young woman and two minors, drowned and two others were missing in the flood-hit areas of western Meghalaya on Saturday, even as thousands of people are…
2.2 million hit by floods across Bihar
Patna, July 30 (IANS) More than 2.2 million people in Bihar have been affected by floods across the state’s 10 districts, with rivers overflowing their banks, officials said on Saturday. Vayasji, the principal secretary of…
Cleric, 60, marries 6-year-old girl in Afghanistan; arrested
Kabul, July 30 (IANS) A 60-year-old cleric has been arrested for allegedly marrying a six-year-old girl in Afghanistan’s Ghor province, police said. The cleric, Mohammad Karim, has claimed that the girl was offered to him…
Rijiju conducts aerial survey of Arunachal’s flood-hit areas
Itanagar, July 30 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijju on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit areas of Arunachal Pradesh where more than three lakh people have been affected. Rijiju, who…
Congress accuses RSS of trafficking tribal girls in Assam
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday alleged that three affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were involved in trafficking of 31 tribal girls from Assam under the garb of better education,…
Delhi Police lodges FIR against Uttarakhand BJP leader Harak Singh Rawat
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Delhi Police has lodged a first information report (FIR) against Uttarakhand BJP leader Harak Singh Rawat for allegedly raping a woman at his residence in the national capital, police said…
Telangana CID arrests three more in medical exam paper leak
Hyderabad, July 30 (IANS) Telangana’s CID has arrested three more accused including a key broker in TS EAMCET-II-2016 (medical) question paper leakage case. Sanikam Rajagopal Reddy, who acted as a broker was arrested in Bengaluru….