Washington, April 2 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit 100 km northeast of Chignik Lake, Alaska around 8.50 p.m. (local time) on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with…
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) At least a dozen people suffered injuries in a jail riot in Varanasi when inmates attacked prison guards on Saturday and held hostage two senior jail officials, police said. Jail Superintendent…
Kolkata: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visiting flyover collapse site in Kolkata on April 2, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday visited the city’s Posta area…
Manila, April 2 (IANS) A fire broke out on Saturday at a university campus in Philippines’ capital Manila. The blaze struck the Manila campus of the University of the East (UE) at around 9.35 a.m.,…
Kuala Lumpur, April 2 (IANS) Four Malaysian crewmen were abducted in Malaysian waters off southern Philippines, police said on Saturday. Accordingt o authorities, the four Malaysians were abducted on Friday evening by eight armed militants…
Bengaluru, April 1 (IANS) Karnataka Pre-University (PU) board director Pallavi Akurathi was transferred on Friday night a day after chemistry question paper of the second year PUC re-exam was leaked on Thursday. According to an…
Kolkata: The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Heart-wrenching cries of relatives taking custody of the dead and…
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, known for her role of adult Anandi in the popular serial “Balika Vadhu”, allegedly committed suicide here on Friday, police said. The news has left the industry…
Kolkata: Rescue operations underway at the site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata on April 1, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Three employees of Hyderabad-based IVRCL…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Election Commission on Friday said it was considering West Bengal government’s request for relaxation in the model code of conduct over its announcement of compensation for the victims of the…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Heart-wrenching cries of relatives taking custody of the dead and anguished kins waiting for the latest update on the grievously injured were the recurrent scenes in hospitals here as the toll…
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Prime Ministerâs Office Dr Jitendra Singh addresses at an ASSOCHAM Conference: Startup India 2016 organised in New Delhi on Jan 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 1…
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, known for her role of adult Anandi in the serial “Balika Vadhu”, allegedly committed suicide here on Friday, police said. Pratyusha hanged herself from a fan at…
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) A special CBI court here n Friday rejected the bail plea on health grounds filed by former media baron Indrani Mukerjea – one of the prime accused in the Sheena Bora…
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) In a bizarre diktat, a Jirga – elders’ body – has reportedly settled a gang rape case for a compensation of 30 mounds of wheat in Sindh province of Pakistan, the…
By Darshan Desai Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), April 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court has directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court not to even open the commission report on relief and rehabilitation work undertaken by the state…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The city police have brought murder charges among others against the Hyderabad-based IVRCL and detained at least ten of its employees in connection with the flyover collapse in the city that…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) An eerie silence, the dust of debris and the fear of eviction hung over the site of a collapsed flyover in this eastern metropolis on Friday, a day…
Accra, April 1 (IANS) At least 13 people who claimed to be Islamic missionaries from Pakistan were arrested while preaching in Ghana’s Assin Foso district. All 13, who claimed to be Ahmadiya missionaries and said…
Shimla, April 1 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the state government’s status report on jaundice outbreak and directed the chief secretary to file another report on the steps taken…