Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) The owner of a gypsum mine, which collapsed in China’s Shandong province with one person dead and 17 trapped, committed suicide on Sunday, according to the authorities. The accident happened at…
Hyderabad, Dec 27 (IANS) A fire broke out on Sunday during ‘Ayutha Chandi Maha Yagam’ being conducted by Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao at his farmhouse near here. Fire engulfed Yagashala where the rituals…
Kano (Nigeria), Dec 27 (AFP) At least 14 people were killed and several others injured by Boko Haram gunmen in a Christmas Day attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria, vigilantes have said. Attacking astride…
Chicago, Dec 26 (AFP) Millions of residents in the southern United States struggled today to recover from fierce storms and floods that officials say have left at least 17 people dead in Mississippi, Tennessee and…
Chicago, Dec 27 (AP) A Chicago police officer shot and killed two people early today while responding to a domestic disturbance call on the city’s West Side, police said. The Cook County medical examiner identified…
Washington, Dec 26 (AFP) US authorities today were investigating a suspicious fire at a mosque in Texas, weeks after a mass shooting in California by a Muslim couple that sparked fears of a backlash against…
Los Angeles, Dec 26 (PTI) Ricardo Cornelius, a crew member of “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter”, died after a US Army Hummer accidentally crushed him on the movie’s set in Cape Town, South Africa. Ricardo,…
Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) A former IAF officer whose only son disappeared after the 2004 tsunami hopes to find him in the next one year starting from January 2016 — on the strength of astrological…
Mexico City, Dec 26 (IANS) A man believed to be the world’s most obese passed away on Friday in Mexico, barely two months after undergoing a weight-loss surgery. Andres Moreno, 38, died of a heart…
Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) A landslide that has left dozens missing in south China’s Shenzhen City was a work safety incident, not a geological disaster, a State Council investigation team confirmed on Friday. The tragedy…
Faridabad, Dec 23 (PTI) In an apparent suicide bid, an 18-year-old boy allegedly jumped into Agra Canal here after being scolded by his school teacher, police said today. The boy’s father in his complaint to…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Delhi government on Wednesday announced a grant of Rs.1 crore as compensation to the family of the policeman who was killed in a firing incident at a court in Delhi….
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday led hundreds of Border Security Force and Sashastra Seema Bal personnel in paying tribute to 10 BSF and SSB men killed in a…
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) One man was pulled out of debris alive early Wednesday, more than 60 hours after a landslide hit an industrial park in China’s Shenzhen city. Tian Zeming, 19, was rescued around…
Tezpur, Dec 22 (PTI) TV actor Mohin Khan is feared drowned in river Jiabharali at Tipi near Bhalukpung along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, a senior police official said today. The Mumbai-based actor and producer drowned…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Veteran corporate communication professional and Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) governing council chairman N.D. Rajpal died in a Delhi hospital on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 71…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Ten people were killed when a chartered plane ferrying BSF personnel to Ranchi crashed on Tuesday shortly after taking off from here, officials and witnesses said. The dead included the…
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) A Jet Airways shuttle bus on Tuesday rammed into a stationary Air India flight at the city airport here. However, no casualty or injury was reported, an official said. The bus…
Tokyo, Dec 21 (IANS) A man died of caffeine intoxication in the first such reported case in Japan, the media reported on Monday. According to a study conducted by Fukuoka University, the man in his…
Beijing, Dec 21 (IANS) A total of 91 people remain missing a day after a landslide hit an industrial park in Shenzhen city, China’s Guangdong province, according to authorities. The missing people include 59 males…