12 killed in Nepal road accident
Kathmandu, April 12 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed in a bus accident in eastern Nepal on Tuesday. A bus was travelling from Khotang district to Kathmandu when it plunged 300 metres down the…
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‘South Africa’s former president has no links with Gupta family’
Johannesburg, April 12 (IANS) Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has no links with the Gupta family, under fire for allegedly exerting undue influence on the government, and did not at any point introduce the…
Fire engulfs Bhiwandi building, many feared trapped
Thane, April 12 (IANS) A major fire broke out at a factory-cum-residential complex in Bhiwandi powerloom town of Thane district here on Tuesday, officials said. According to Thane Police, several people are feared trapped and…
Kerala fire tragedy: Six Puttingal officials arrested
Kollam (Kerala) April 12 (IANS) Two days after the fireworks tragedy at Puttingal Devi temple in Paravur in Kollam that left 109 people dead and more than 350 injured, police on Tuesday recorded the arrest…
Kerala fire tragedy: Five Puttingal officials surrender
Kerala (Kollam): The Paravur Puttingal temple where 96 people lost their lives following an accident caused by a firework display on April 10, 2016 in Kollam district of Kerala, about 60 km from state capital…
Kerala temple inferno: Five absconding temple office-bearers surrender
Kollam (Kerala), April 12 (IANS) The committee members who absconded soon after the fireworks tragedy at the Puttingal Devi temple in Paravur in Kollam that left 109 people dead and more than 350 injured, surrendered…
Akhilesh directs all help for kin of UP students killed in Ukraine
Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday condoled the killing of two medical students, hailing from the state, in Ukraine and ordered officials to extend all possible help to their…
Two die in stampede at Jayalalithaa rally
AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. (File Photo: IANS) Chennai, April 11 (IANS) At least two people were killed and several others injured in a stampede at an election rally addressed by…
Charge sheet filed against Akbaruddin Owaisi in hate speech case
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) Police in Telangana have filed charge sheet against MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi in the alleged hate speech case. The state home ministry informed this to the High Court of Judicature here…
Murder accused escapes from Delhi Police custody
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) An undertrial in a murder case escaped from Delhi Police custody here on Monday while being taken to Haryana for court appearance, an officer said. Deepak Dabas, in his late…
Blame game begins over Kerala temple inferno
Kerala (Kollam): One of the victims of Paravur Puttingal temple accident being treated at a hospital in Kollam district of Kerala, about 60 km from state capital Thiruvananthapuram on April 10, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kollam…
Passenger held at Delhi airport for stealing other’s money
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A passenger was nabbed by the CISF at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here for stealing money belonging to another passenger, officials said. Rajesh Kapoor, who was supposed to travel…
Centre orders funds for buying fodder in drought-hit states
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Expressing its resolve to tackle the situation arising due to drought and deficient rains in various parts of the country, the Centre on Monday ordered immediate allocation of funds to…
Kerala temple tragedy leaves 15 houses ruined
Kollam: A view of damaged Paravur Puttingal temple where at least 110 people lost their lives following an accident caused by a firework display in Kollam district of Kerala, about 60 km from state capital…
Fires destroy Nepal forests on 1.3 million hectares in 15 days
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 11 (IANS) As many as 1.3 million hectares of forest cover in Nepal has been destroyed by wild fires within a fortnight, officials said on Monday. The home ministry said…
Women held with gold worth Rs.33 lakh in Bengal
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) The Border Security Force said it on Monday apprehended a woman and seized gold worth over Rs.33 lakh from her near the Bangladesh border West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. In…
Man who hurled shoe at Kejriwal denied bail, sent to 14 days jail
New Delhi: Ved Prakash of the Aam Aadmi Sena who was detained while trying to throw a shoe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal when he was addressing a press conference in New Delhi in…
Murder accused escapes from Delhi Police custody
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) An undertrial in a murder case escaped from Delhi Police custody here on Monday while being taken to Haryana to be presented before a court, an officer said. Deepak Dabas,…
Plea for independent probe into Patiala House court violence justified: SC
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that the plea for SIT probe into the assault on JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others by some lawyers at Patiala House…
Man slits wife’s throat in Hyderabad court
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a man slit the throat of his wife in the court premises here on Monday, police said. The incident occurred in a court in Rajendernagar on the…