52 trains delayed, 10 rescheduled due to fog
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) At least 52 trains were running late and 10 rescheduled on Wednesday due to heavy fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to the Northern…
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Prabhu orders probe into Kanpur train accident
New Delhi/Kanpur, Dec 28 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday ordered a thorough probe after the Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh early morning. “Personally monitoring the situation in the wake of unfortunate derailment…
Abe offers no apology during Pearl Harbour visit
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not offer any apology during his visit to Pearl Harbour for the sneak World War II attack that claimed more than 2,400 lives. Though the…
15 hurt after flight skids off runway in Goa, accident averted in Delhi
Panaji/New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) At least 15 passengers were injured on Tuesday when a Jet Airways flight skidded off the runway during take off from Dabolim International Airport in Goa, while a major accident…
Tolerance is in country’s DNA: Naqvi
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday described India’s culture of harmony, unity and tolerance as its ‘DNA’. Naqvi said this while inaugurating the grand…
Ice skating begins in Asia’s oldest rink
Shimla, Dec 27 (IANS) A red balloon was tethered to the roof of the British-era municipal corporation building here on Tuesday for the first time this season, signalling the opening of Asia’s oldest ice-skating rink….
Stray dogs eat foreigner’s body in Bihar
Patna, Dec 27 (IANS) In a shocking incident, the body of a foreign tourist kept outside the post-mortem room at a Bihar hospital was eaten by stray dogs, police said on Tuesday. The negligence of…
Sweden taps neighbours to deliver migrants’ baby boom
Stockholm, Dec 27 (IANS) An unexpected migrant-propelled baby boom in Sweden has forced the “ill-prepared” Nordic nation to send many expecting mothers to neighbouring countries to deliver, media report said on Tuesday. Sweden, which like…
Major accident averted at IGI in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) A major mishap was averted at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Tuesday morning after an Indigo and a SpiceJet aircraft came face to face on the taxiway. “An…
Swaraj demands Aryan back with his parents
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday demanded that five-year-old Aryan, who was taken from his parents by the Norwegian Child Welfare Department (NCWD) over allegations of abuse, be returned…
Goa airport operational after Jet airways mishap
Panaji, Dec 27 (IANS) The Dabolim International Airport in Goa that was closed for operations after a flight skidded off the runway early on Tuesday, has been made operational again, a senior DGCA official said….
Pope, India must help release Priest from IS: relative
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27 (IANS) A close relative of the IS abducted Catholic Priest Thomas Uzhunnallil on Tuesday urged Pope Francis and the Indian government to secure his release. Uzhunnallil has been in captivity for nine…
Japan strengthens measures to prevent deaths by overwork
Tokyo, Dec 27 (IANS) The Japanese government has adopted a series of emergency measures to prevent deaths due to overwork, following the deaths of two employees of a prominent advertising agency that became public recently,…
Mishap averted at IGI in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) A major mishap was averted here at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Tuesday after an Indigo and a SpiceJet aircraft came face-to-face on the runway. “An Indigo flight…
US police asks Amazon to stop selling controversial shirt
New York, Dec 27 (IANS) The largest police union in the US has urged online retailer Amazon to stop selling a controversial shirt related to the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest movement. Last week, the shirt,…
Will spare no effort to secure Father Tom: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that the government will spare no effort to secure Father Tom Uzhunnalil’s release from captivity in Yemen. “I have seen the video…
Defying UN, Israel prepares to build more settlements
Jerusalem, Dec 27 (IANS) Undeterred by a resounding defeat at the UN, the Israeli government has said that it would move ahead with thousands of new homes in the disputed West Bank area, a media…
32 trains delayed, 2 cancelled due to fog
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) At least 32 trains were running late and two others cancelled on Tuesday due to heavy fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to the…
Nepal hosts elephant festival, seeks to revive tourism
Kathmandu, Dec 27 (IANS) The 13th edition of Nepal’s five-day Chitwan Elephant Festival kicked off here with the participation of over 50 elephants. The annual festival which brings fun, sports and adventure together was inaugurated…
Mexico’s Colima volcano belches mile high smoke column
Mexico City, Dec 27 (IANS) The Colima volcano in western Mexico belched out a column of smoke and ash 1.5 km high, the Civil Protection chief Luis Felipe Puente said. Puente did not issue an…