Category: Disaster

Man jumps before Metro train, dies

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A man believed to be in his late 20s was killed when he jumped before…

10 years ago

6.9-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu

Port Vila, April 6 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit 102 km west of Sola, Vanuatu,…

10 years ago

14 die in Pakistan accident

Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 29 injured on Wednesday when a coach collided with…

10 years ago

Flyover tragedy: One more person arrested

Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) One more person has been arrested in connection with the Kolkata flyover collapse that left 26…

10 years ago

Japanese court turns down appeal to suspend n-reactors

Tokyo, April 6 (IANS) A Japanese high court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal from local plaintiffs filed last year and…

10 years ago

Kejriwal condemns police action on NIT-Srinagar students

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday condemned the police action on students of the…

10 years ago

Man commits suicide by jumping on Metro track

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A man in his late 20s committed suicide by jumping on a Metro track here…

10 years ago

Probe initiated into Varanasi jail riot

Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) A high-level probe has been initiated in Varanasi prison riot that left many injured on Saturday…

10 years ago

Rahul Raj Singh should be hanged, says Pratyusha’s father

Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee's father Shankar Banerjee said that actor Rahul Raj Singh, with whom his…

10 years ago

40 injured as Gujarat bus falls off bridge

Ahmedabad, April 5 (IANS) At least 40 people were injured, three of them seriously, when a Gujarat State Road Transport…

10 years ago

Four killed as police van falls off bridge in UP

Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) Three policemen and a prisoner were killed on Tuesday when a police van carrying undertrials to…

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CRPF trooper shoots himself dead

Jammu, April 5 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) head constable, posted near the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in…

10 years ago

Seven injured in Meghalaya squall

Shillong, April 5 (IANS) Seven people were injured and many families affected in a cyclonic storm here in the Meghalaya…

10 years ago

Motion to impeach South African President Zuma defeated

Cape Town, April 5 (IANS) A motion to impeach South African President Jacob Zuma, proposed by the opposition, was defeated…

10 years ago

ICC dismissed Kenya’s William Ruto’s case

The Hague, April 5 (IANS) The International Criminal Court on Tuesday threw out the case against Kenyan Deputy President William…

10 years ago

Row over height lengthening surgery at Hyderabad hospital

Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) A corporate hospital here landed in a row over the height lengthening surgery performed on a…

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Panama Papers: Iceland PM resigns

Reykjavik, April 5 (IANS) Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson on Tuesday resigned -- the first major casualty of the Panama…

10 years ago

Probing all angles in NIA officer’s murder: Police

By S.P. Singh Bijnor, April 5 (IANS) Both personal issues and the terrorist angle are being examined thoroughly to determine…

10 years ago

Court directs Rs.1 lakh compensation for minor rape victim

New Delhi April 5 (IANS) Terming children "important national assets", a court here has ruled that "concept of welfare and…

10 years ago

Youth dies while clicking photos at Hyderabad zoo

Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) A youth died falling into an artificial lake while clicking photos in Nehru Zoological Park here…

10 years ago



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