Fire in Delhi’s Hauz Khas area, one dead
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A man died and a French woman was injured in a fire that broke out in a house in south Delhi’s Hauz Khas area on Wednesday, police said. The fire…
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38 die in Italy earthquake
Rome, Aug 24 (IANS/AKI) A devastating, 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit central Italy on Wednesday, leaving at least 38 persons dead, 150 missing and thousands homeless, as rescuers raced to dig survivors out of the rubble….
World’s largest aircraft crashes in Britain
London, Aug 24 (IANS) The world’s largest aircraft known as the “Flying Bum” on Wednesday crash-landed during its second test flight at Bedfordshire’s Cardington Airfield in Britain only a week after its maiden flight. The…
BJP chief says concerned over flood situation
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the flood situation in various states, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, and directed party MPs, MLAs and other elected representatives…
Delhi court orders trial of two women for girl’s false rape charge
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A sessions court here has acquitted a young man of a rape charge and has ordered a woman and her mother to be booked for allegedly forcing the woman’s minor…
Bihar flood victims protest over inadequate relief
Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) Protests by flood victims continued across Bihar for the third day on Wednesday against inadequate assistance provided to them by the state government. The protesters blocked roads and heckled district officials,…
Europol, BiH to ink cooperation agreement to combat international crime
Sarajevo, Aug 24 (IANS) Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the European Police Office (Europol) will sign an Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation here on August 31, media reported on Wednesday. Director of Europol Rob…
ED summons Nalini Chidambaram in Saradha scam probe
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s wife Nalini Chidambaram for questioning in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, an official said on…
British woman says her daughter’s murder in Goa was hushed up
Panaji, Aug 24 (IANS) Fiona MacKeown, mother of British teenager Scarlett Keeling who was sexually assaulted and left to die on a Goa beach in 2008, continues to believe there was a police-government nexus which…
Mild tremors rock Bihar towns
Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) A mild earthquake was felt in many parts of Bihar on Wednesday, causing widespread panic among the people but no damage to property or loss of life, officials said. People rushed…
Bulandshahr gang-rape accused plead innocence, seek narco test
Lucknow, Aug 24 (IANS) The four accused in the Bulandshahr gang-rape case on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in a Bulandshahr court and demanded a narco-analysis test to prove their innocence. Salim Chamar and his three…
Mild tremors felt in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24 (IANS) Panic gripped people in several parts of Odisha, including state capital Bhubaneswar, as mild tremors were felt on Wednesday afternoon. Tremors were felt at about 4.08 pm in several areas of…
On ARY News attack, US says critical opinion should be encouraged
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) The US has said that critical opinion should be “encouraged, not silenced” with regard to freedom of the press in a democracy. The comment came in the wake of an attack…
Terror motive suspected in Australia stabbing attack
Canberra, Aug 24 (IANS) A French national allegedly cried “Allahu Akbar” during a stabbing attack that left a 21-year-old British woman dead and two others injured at a backpackers hostel in Australia, media reported on…
24 arrested in Spain in joint EU operation against child porn
Madrid, Aug 24 (IANS) Spanish Civil Guards, as part of a joint European Union (EU) operation, detained 24 persons for the production and distribution of child pornography, officials said on Wednesday. The joint operation with…
Northeast India shaken by Myanmar quake
Agartala/New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) For the second time in two days, several northeastern states were rocked on Wednesday by a quake in adjoining Myanmar, but there was no report of major damage, officials said….
Modi expresses concern over flood situation in Varanasi
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the flood situation in Varanasi, the holy city by the Ganga river, saying his office was monitoring the situation closely….
Strong quake in Myanmar, tremors felt in Kolkata, northeast
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Myanmar on Wednesday — the second in two days — with its effects also felt in neighbouring Bangladesh and…
Metro services halted as Kolkata, Bengal districts feel tremors
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) Metro railway services were halted and an early holiday was declared at the state secretariat as tremors were felt in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal on Wednesday following a…
Earthquake leaves at least 38 dead in Italy
Rome, Aug 24 (IANS) An apocalyptic earthquake in Italy destroyed a string of medieval towns and villages on Wednesday, trapping people beneath building debris and killing at least 38 persons with several others still missing….