13 killed in S.Korea boat capsize
Seoul, Dec 3 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and two others reported missing on Sunday after a South Korean fishing boat capsized off the coast of the city of Incheon. The 9.77-tonne chartered…
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Cyclone Ockhi: Kerala fishermen community begins rescue operations
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (IANS) The fishermen community here on Sunday decided to launch their own rescue operations as 55 boats ventured into the sea to search for the 115 missing fishermen. According to the latest…
Seven killed in S.Korea boat capsize
Seoul, Dec 3 (IANS) Seven people were killed and two reported missing on Sunday after a South Korean fishing boat capsized off the coast of the city of Incheon. The vessel, weighing more than 9…
At least 20 killed, 5 missing in Indonesian landslides, floods
Jakarta, Dec 3 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and five others were missing as landslides and floods struck Indonesia’s East Java province, a government official from the disaster agency said on Saturday. The…
Congress candidate against Gujarat CM arrested after attack on brother
Rajkot, Dec 2 (IANS) Congress’ Gujarat legislator Indraneel Rajyaguru, who is contesting against Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani from Rajkot West, was on Saturday arrested following a ruckus between party workers and police after his…
Cash, gold seized in tax raids on Bengaluru medical labs
Bengaluru, Dec 2 (IANS) The Income Tax (I-T) Department has seized Rs 1.4 crore in cash and 3.5 kg gold and jewellery during raids conducted on five medical labs and two In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)…
Bhopal gas tragedy: Many women couldn’t become mothers again
By Sandeep Pauranik Bhopal, Dec 2 (IANS) The tragedy that struck this city 33 years ago following methyl isocyanate leak from an industrial unit has not allowed some women to be mothers again and many…
Two teachers remanded by court in child sexual assault case
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) A court here on Saturday sent two physical education teachers, arrested in connection with the shocking incident of a four-year-old girl sexually abused inside a school, to two days police custody….
Murdered Gurugram schoolboy’s advocate attacked by Delhi Police officer
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Sushil Thekriwal, the counsel of murdered Gurguram schoolboy Pradhuman Thakur, was on Saturday evening attacked by a Delhi Police official here, his wife said. Police however denied it. Thekriwal’s wife…
In India, you’re not alone: Sushma on Italian accident victim
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) After an Italian national was reportedly injured in an accident on the Yamuna Expressway near here, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday that the victim is not alone…
Criminal held for attacking Delhi Police personnel
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) A 21-year-old criminal has been arrested for attacking a Delhi Police personnel with knife when the later tried to nab him while robbing a biker along with his three accomplices…
Robbers decamp with over Rs 40-lakh of ornaments in Delhi heist
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Around a dozen robbers early on Saturday morning looted 23 kg silver and 350gm gold ornaments valued at over Rs 40 lakh after breaking the shutter of a jewellery shop…
Six former ultras held over Tripura bank officials’ abduction
Agartala, Dec 2 (IANS) Six surrendered militants were arrested on Saturday in connection with the kidnapping of four Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB) officials, who returned home on Friday — a week after their abduction, police…
Indian techie murder: Ex-US Navy veteran pleads not guilty
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) A former US Navy veteran charged with killing an Indian engineer and injuring two others in a racially motivated hate crime at a bar in Kansas city earlier this year has…
Cyclone Ockhi: Four Kerala fishermen dead, 102 untraced
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 2 (IANS) The bodies of four Kerala fishermen were recovered on Saturday, taking the toll to six so far in the aftermath of Cyclone Ockhi, while there is no word about 102 fishermen…
Fishermen families, others protest in Kanyakumari for rescue and relief
Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) Family members of around 1,000 fishermen and residents of some Cyclone Ockhi-hit localities in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari hit the streets in protest on Saturday to draw the attention of the authorities…
NIA summons Odisha man in J&K terror funding case
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) summoned an individual from Odisha for questioning in the Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case, an official said on Saturday. A senior NIA official told…
Police crack Ghaziabad dacoity case, five arrested
Ghaziabad, Dec 2 (IANS) Police on Saturday said they have solved a dacoity committed at a doctor’s residence here on November 28 and arrested all the accused, along with the looted valuables. “On the basis…
Cancel DSSSB papers, hold exams again: Kejriwal to Baijal
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged Lt. Governor Anil Baijal to approve the government’s decision to cancel the DSSSB examination for recruiting teachers held on October 29 following…
Woman molested in broad daylight in Delhi’s Connaught Place
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) A 32-year-old woman was groped and molested by an unidentified man in his 20s on the terrace of her office in the capital’s busy Connaught Place, police said on Saturday….