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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Houston, Dec 15 (IANS) A vessel docked at the port of Houston, Texas, caught fire on Monday, the media reported. The motor caught fire on the Navigator Europa, the coast guard are working together with…
Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Five people were burnt to death and six others injured in a collision between an autorickshaw and a car in Telangana’s Karimnagar district on Sunday, police said. The collision occurred near…
Vijayawada, Dec 11 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh on Friday sought Rs.5,760 crore assistance from the central government to tackle drought and also for relief and rehabilitation in districts affected by heavy rains. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu…
Chennai: An aerial view of flood affected Chennai on Dec 7, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Dec 8 (IANS) The catastrophic loss of property and lives due to the floods in Tamil Nadu could cost insurance…
Hyderabad, Nov 4 (IANS) After the death of his daughter-in-law and three grandsons under mysterious circumstances, Congress party’s Siricilla Rajaiah has decided to opt out of November 21 by-election to Warangal Lok Sabha constituency. According…
Cairo, Nov 2 (IANS) The Russian aircraft disintegrated in midair before it crashed over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, state-run Ahram newspaper reported on Sunday. Ahram said an official with Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee said…