Minor fire at South Block
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A minor fire broke out at South Block, which houses the ministries of defence and external affairs as well as the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), an official said. “A minor…
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BJP demands CBI probe into actor Mani’s death
Chalakkudy (Kerala), March 20 (IANS) The BJP’s Kerala unit on Sunday sought a CBI probe into popular actor Kalabhavan Mani’s death as his brother R.L.V. Ramakrishnan demanded a lie-detector test on Mani’s associates often seen…
Soldier’s body recovered from under snow in Kargil
Jammu, March 20 (IANS) The body of an army soldier buried under an avalanche was recovered on Sunday in Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Army rescue teams have recovered the mortal remains of Sepoy…
BSF seizes four kg heroin in Punjab, two held
Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) troopers on Sunday caught two people and seized four kg of heroin on the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Amritsar sector, a senior BSF officer said. The heroin…
Suspected MH370 debris arrives in Australia for verification
Kuala Lumpur, March 20 (IANS) Malaysian officials said on Sunday that two pieces of suspected debris of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 have arrived in Australia for verification. Both pieces of debris arrived in…
FlyDubai pays $20,000 per crash victim to family
Dubai, March 20 (IANS) Dubai-based low-cost carrier FlyDubai said on Sunday it will pay $20,000 per victim following the crash of its plane from Dubai to Russia. The airline said it was their priority to…
Two Thai police officials face probe over students’ death
Bangkok, March 20 (IANS) A Thai anti-corruption commission will investigate police officials who were accused of mishandling a probe into a car crash that killed two students last week, the media reported on Sunday. Post-graduate…
Manipur teacher held for attempting to rape schoolgirl
Imphal, March 20 (IANS) An elderly teacher has been arrested on charges of molesting and attempting to rape a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Thoubal district of Manipur. The incident happened on Friday night in the hostel…
Indians in Qatar mourn five-year-old accident victim
Doha, March 20 (IANS) Scores of the Indian expatriate community members mourned the death of five-year-old Adien Mathew Shaji, who was killed in a bus accident, a media report said. Adien’s body was flown to…
Indian-Canadian found dead in car
Toronto, March 20 (IANS) The man found dead in an accident in the Newton area of the city is an Indian-Canadian man who was allegedly involved in the local drug trade, police in the Canadian…
Seven killed as plane crashes into Brazil house
Brasilia, March 20 (IANS) At least seven people were killed when a plane crashed into a house in Brazil’s Sao Paulo city, the media reported on Sunday. The accident occurred on Saturday as the plane…
Truck explosion in China kills five, injures 20
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) Five people died and 20 others were injured after a truck exploded on a highway on Saturday in central China’s Hunan Province, according to local authorities. The truck suspected to be…
Nigeria to deploy troops in Benue to end communal killings
Lagos, March 20 (IANS) The Nigerian Army will adjust deployment of troops as part of measures to end the killings in Agatu communities in central north Benue State, a top military officer said on Saturday….
Man attacks neighbours with machete, police shoot him dead
Guwahati, March 19 (IANS) Police in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Saturday shot a man dead after he attacked and injured four people with a machete. Bhadra Gogoi, a resident of Kharikatia village in Bordubi area,…
Heavy rain kills 79 in Pakistan
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) At least 79 people were killed and 97 injured in separate rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan over the past 10 days, authorities said on Saturday. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said…
Man kills himself by jumping in front of Metro train
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A 24-year-old man committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving Metro train here on Saturday, police said. The incident took place at the M.G. Road station around 11.20…
Himachal HC suspends sentence of Congress legislator
Shimla, March 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Saturday suspended one-year sentence awarded to Congress legislator Asha Kumari in a land grab case dating back to 1998. Hearing the plea of the Dalhousie…
Kerala couple among dead in Russia plane crash
Kochi, March 19 (IANS) A couple from near Perumbavoor in Kerala was among the 62 people killed on Saturday in a plane crash in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don city, officials said. The FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 from Dubai…
Woman, daughter washed away by swollen J&K river
Jammu, March 19 (IANS) A woman and her daughter were washed away by the swollen waters of the Tawi river in Jammu city on Saturday, police said. “A mother and her son and daughter were…
Plane crashes in Russia, two Indians among 62 killed
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) A Boeing 737-800 passenger jet operated by low cost airline FlyDubai crashed while attempting to land in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday, killing all 62 passengers, including two…