Realtor shot dead in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A realtor was shot dead by his rivals in Hyderabad’s Madhapur area on Monday, police said. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. near Neerus signal under the limits of Madhapur police…
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4 Gujarati youths arrested for entering US illegally; probe ordered
Mehsana (Gujarat), Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four Gujarati youths were arrested for entering the US illegally last week, sources said on Monday. Following the incident, the Indian Embassy has asked the Mehsana police to investigate as…
Beautician killed in car crash in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A beautician was killed and two others injured in a road accident in Shamshabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad in the wee hours of Monday. The accident occurred when the car…
10 people electrocuted in Bengal
Kolkata, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ten people were electrocuted while they were travelling in a pick-up van in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district, authorities said, adding that six others were also critically injured. Initial probe has…
Death toll due to floods in Iran reaches 69
Tehran, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of deaths caused by flash floods in Iran triggered due to the heavy rain over the past one week has increased to 69, while 39 people were also injured…
4 French firefighters injured while battling wildfires
Paris, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four firefighters were injured while battling the raging wildfires in the city of Aubais, located in the French department of Gard, which have so far burnt 200 hectares of land and…
5 dead as heavy rain lashes Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least five people were killed due to the heavy rain in Kerala. While two deaths were reported on Sunday, a car while overtaking a bus on Monday, lost control and…
4 arrested in B’luru for extorting widows, divorced women over nude videos
Bengaluru, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four members of a gang have been arrested in Bengaluru in connection with assaulting, blackmailing and extorting widows and divorce women over nude videos, police said on Monday. According to the…
5 killed by unknown gunmen in Colombia
Bogota, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five persons were shot dead by unknown assailants at a party in the Colombian municipality of La Union, in the country’s southwestern Valle del Cauca Department, local authorities reported. La Union…
Late night shooting in Orlando leaves seven injured
Washington, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Seven persons were injured after a mass shooting in downtown Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, police said. Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith told reporters that the shooting followed a fight in…
21 held from UP over cheating during revenue officer exam
Prayagraj, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force have arrested 21 people, including students, ‘solvers’ and gang leaders, for allegedly using unfair means during the Lekhpal recruitment exam. The solvers were writing answers…
6 youth drown at beach in Pakistan’s Karachi
Islamabad, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least six persons drowned in the Arabian Sea in two separate accidents during the past 24 hours in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, a rescue organisation said. According to…
Part of Beirut port silos collapses after weeks of fire
Beirut, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The northern part of the Beirut port grain silos has collapsed after being on fire for weeks, causing a huge cloud of dust, the National News Agency reported. The dust cloud…
1 killed in Kerala waterfall due to flash flood caused by rains
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) One person died and another got injured, both hailing from Tamil Nadu, after being swept away in a flash flood at a poular tourist attraction — Kumbhavurutty Falls located in Kollam…
4 Hry MLAs received death threat calls from Middle East; 6 held
Chandigarh/Gurugram, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four legislators in Haryana received death threat and extortion calls from multiple phone numbers tracing to the countries in the Middle East from June 24 to 28, the police said. First…
ED arrests Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in Patra Chawl scam case
New Delhi, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday at 12 a.m. in connection with a prevention of money laundering case pertaining to the Rs…
Family of 3 die after train hits car in Assam
Guwahati, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three members of a family were killed on Sunday when a car in which they were travelling was hit by a speeding train at a level crossing in Assam’s Nagaon district,…
More foreign cigarettes, smuggled from Myanmar, seized in Mizoram
Aizawl, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Rifles troopers have seized foreign cigarettes, valued at Rs 3.25 crore, in Mizoram, within 24 hours after the seizure of foreign cigarettes, valued at Rs 1.04 crore, being smuggled from…
Consecutive earthquakes strike Balochistan coast
Quetta, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two consecutive “moderate” earthquakes struck off the coast near Pasni in rain hit Balochistan province of Pakistan on Sunday. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the first earthquake of 5.6…
Dubai-bound passenger held with foreign currency worth Rs 60 lakh at IGI
New Delhi, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Dubai-bound passenger was held with foreign currency worth Rs 60 lakh at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday, the CISF said. A CISF official said that around 11.30…