11 killed in Georgia hotel fire
Tbilisi, Nov 25 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and 21 others injured as a fire ripped through a hotel in Georgia’s Black Sea resort, officials said. The victims died from inhaling fumes at…
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Argentine submarine not on secret mission: Navy
Buenos Aires, Nov 25 (IANS) The Argentine submarine that went missing nine days ago while heading northward from the country’s southern tip was not on a secret mission and authorities have no reason to believe…
Google faces inquiry over location data collection
San Francisco, Nov 25 (IANS) After Google reportedly confirmed the practice of gathering location data from Android devices even when the service was disabled by users, regulators in South Korea summoned representatives of the tech…
Thane building collapse toll climbs to four
Thane (Maharashtra), Nov 25 (IANS) The overnight toll in a building collapse here on Friday shot upto four, with the body of a woman recovered from the debris on early Saturday, an official said. The…
Woman held for killing neighbour’s minor boy
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) A 30-year old woman has been arrested for kidnapping and killing her neighbour’s minor boy over a tiff with them, police said on Friday. Police said the incident occurred on…
Jewellery trader from Amritsar shot dead in Bihar
Patna, Nov 24 (IANS) A jewellery trader from Amritsar in Punjab died and his companion received injuries as unidentified criminals on Friday night opened fire at them in Bihar’s Chhapra town, the district headquarters of…
Man held for helping two Al Qaeda front’s militants enter India
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) Three days after the arrest of two suspected members of Bangladesh-based Islamist group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a Bangladeshi who helped them cross over to India illegally was arrested here on…
Four juveniles held for killing man in Delhi bus
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Four juveniles have been arrested on the charge of murdering a young man in a moving Delhi bus after a row over a missing mobile phone, police said on Friday….
SIT on illegal mining questions Goa ex-CM Kamat for three hours
Panaji, Nov 24 (IANS) Former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat was on Friday questioned for nearly three hours by Goa Police Crime Branch’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) in an illegal mining case. Kamat, who filed for…
ED grills Indrani Mukerjea in money laundering case
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) A team of Enforcement Directorate on Friday interrogated Indrani Mukerjea, inside the Byculla women’s jail, in connection with a money laundering case lodged against her, official sources said. A Special CBI…
Punjab CM flays foreign governments for stand on terror suspect’s arrest
Chandigarh, Nov 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday rejected as “baseless” the statements emanating from the UK, Canada and other countries on the arrest and alleged torture of UK national Jagtar Singh Johal…
Maoist-triggered blast in market kills Maharashtra policeman
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Nov 24 (IANS) A policeman on duty was killed and a policewoman seriously injured when suspected Maoists triggered a blast in a bustling market place here on Friday afternoon, a police official said….
World’s security agencies must collaborate to fight cyber threats: Doval
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Security agencies across the world must forge greater collaboration to ward off cyber threats and to counter cyber criminals, including terrorists, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said here on Friday….
Order modification: SC asks GJM leader to respond to Bengal DGP’s plea
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed GJM leader Bimal Gurung not to make speeches or hold demonstrations and asked him to respond by November 27 to a plea for modification…
Three killed in Thane building crash, 10 injured
Thane (Maharashtra), Nov 24 (IANS) Three persons, including a teenaged girl, were killed and 10 others injured when a three-storied building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi town on Friday morning, officials said. According to the Disaster…
Drill for tsunami held along India’s eastern coast
Hyderabad, Nov 24 (IANS) A multi-state mock exercise for tackling the situation in case of a tsunami was conducted along the eastern coast of India on Friday, officials said. Those who participated include the State…
Juvenile cases to be disposed off by bench only: Himachal HC
Shimla, Nov 24 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday set aside a Juvenile Justice Board judgment relating to a criminal offence, as it was delivered by the Principal Magistrate alone without involving the…
Amid ‘Padmavati’ row, man found hanging in Jaipur
Jaipur/New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The body of a man was found hanging at Jaipur’s Nahargarh Fort on Friday with messages denouncing “Padmavati” scribbled on rocks nearby even as passions for and against the controversial…
2 killed, one injured in Delhi building collapse
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Two persons were killed and one injured when a multi-storey building collapsed here on Friday, police said. Three persons were extricated from under the debris and taken to hospital, where…
US Navy calls off search for 3 missing sailors
Tokyo, Nov 24 (IANS) The US Navy on Friday called off its search for three sailors missing since two days when a transport plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean on its way to the USS…