Six dead in Russia coalmine blast
Moscow, Feb 28 (IANS) At least six people were killed in a coalmine blast in Russia on Sunday, the country’s emergency ministry said. Sunday’s blast took place a day after a similar blast occurred in…
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Truck kills five in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Five people were killed when a speeding truck rammed into several shops in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, police said on Sunday. Three others were critically injured in the accident…
Man kills 14 family members, commits suicide in Thane
Thane, Feb 28 (IANS) A 32-year old man killed 14 members of his family, including seven children, and later hanged himself in a house here on Sunday, police said. The incident took place in the…
14-member family massacred in Thane
Thane, Feb. Feb 28 (IANS) Fourteen members of a family, including seven children, were found massacred, and one seriously injured, in a house here early Sunday, police said. The incident took place in the city’s…
German national complains of rape to DCW
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A 19-year-old German national has complained to the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) via an e-mail that she was raped and assaulted by an auto-driver in the city on December…
Two killed in Bengal explosion
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) At least two people were killed after crude bombs stored in a house exploded in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Saturday, police said. The explosion took place in a house at…
Fake currency seized, smuggler held near Bangladesh border in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) The BSF has seized fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) with face value exceeding Rs. six lakh and held a man for allegedly trying to smuggle foreign currency in two different operations…
Man kills wife, dumps body in drain
Gurgaon, Feb 27 (IANS) A 25-year-old man murdered his 22-year-old wife as he suspected she was having extramarital affairs and dumped the body in an industrial waste drain, police said here on Saturday. The incident…
Man held for raping daughter over five years in Haryana
Gurgaon, Feb 27 (IANS) A 40-year-old man was arrested here for raping his 14-year-old daughter multiple times over a period of five years, the police said on Saturday. The accused Anil Singh, who hails from…
Victims of violence in Haryana want army to stay longer
Rohtak: Security beefup in Rohtak in the wake off Jats demonstration on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Gurgaon, Feb 27 (IANS) The residents of violence-hit Jhajjar district in Haryana on Saturday told a visiting central…
School torched, tribal house demolished in Mizoram
Aizawl, Feb 27 (IANS) A primary school was burnt down and a house was demolished at the Chakma tribe inhabited Tuichawng Chhuah village in Mizoram’s Lunglei district, an official statement said on Saturday. Mizoram Chakma…
Two killed in Bengal explosion
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) At least two people were killed in a bombing in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Saturday, police said. The bombs were suspected to have been stored inside a house in Suri…
Canadian court stops honour killing accused’s deportation to India
Toronto, Feb 27 (IANS) A Canadian court has stopped the deportation of a man and his sister to India to face trial for the honour killing of the man’s niece in Punjab on grounds that…
Cybercrime shot up significantly in 2015: Report
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Multinational computer technology company Dell on Saturday warned that cybercrime increased significantly around the world in 2015 despite organisations deploying end-to-end security solutions perfectly. Cybercriminals employed a number of new tactics…
Retired official ousted from CPC for discipline violations
Beijing, Feb 27 (IANS) A former senior official in China’s Guangzhou was dispelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) for serious discipline violations. Wu Sha, a former standing committee member of the CPC Guangzhou…
Australian widow of MH370 victim sue Malaysia Airlines
Melbourne, Feb 25 (IANS) The widow of a Melbourne-based Chinese businessman who was a passenger on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has sued the company, claiming the crew may have orchestrated its mysterious disappearance….
Aussie ‘prank video’ Jalal Brothers arrested
Melbourne, Feb 25 (IANS) Three young Australians, who make controversial online prank videos were on Thursday arrested after their latest online video stunt that depicted them faking a terrorist attack, caused an uproar. The Jalal…
Bihar acts tough against cheating in board exams
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) The state authorities have decided to take tough measures to conduct cheating-free exams as over one million students across Bihar started their Class 12 exams on Wednesday. Around 70,000 officials, including…
Fire in Delhi shopping mall
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A fire broke out on Monday at the Ansal Plaza shopping mall in south Delhi, the fire service said. The fire reportedly started in a bank located on the first…
Mount Bromo Volcano Erupts in Indonesia
Jakarta, Dec 15 (IANS) Mount Bromo volcano in Indonesia’s East Java erupted on Tuesday, spewing columns of ash up to 1.5 km high, an official said. Powerful bursts of hot ash and gravel erupted…