14 die in Pakistan accident
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 29 injured on Wednesday when a coach collided with trailer in Pakistan’s central district of Bhakkar, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Flyover tragedy: One more person arrested
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) One more person has been arrested in connection with the Kolkata flyover collapse that left 26 people dead, police said on Wednesday. The Tuesday night arrest of Ranjit Bhattacharya, assistant vice…
Japanese court turns down appeal to suspend n-reactors
Tokyo, April 6 (IANS) A Japanese high court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal from local plaintiffs filed last year and opted aggainst granting an injunction to suspend the operation of two nuclear reactors restarted at…
Kejriwal condemns police action on NIT-Srinagar students
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday condemned the police action on students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar, saying the government “must stop this immediately”. “Lathicharge…
Man commits suicide by jumping on Metro track
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A man in his late 20s committed suicide by jumping on a Metro track here on Wednesday morning, police said. The incident took place at Rohini West Metro station at…
Probe initiated into Varanasi jail riot
Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) A high-level probe has been initiated in Varanasi prison riot that left many injured on Saturday and Monday, an official said on Wednesday. The probe is being conducted by S.K.Srivastava, deputy…
Rahul Raj Singh should be hanged, says Pratyusha’s father
Mumbai: Shankar Banerjee father of Pratyusha Banerjee who commited suicide by hanging herself at her flat; at Siddharth Hospital in Mumbai, on April 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee’s…
40 injured as Gujarat bus falls off bridge
Ahmedabad, April 5 (IANS) At least 40 people were injured, three of them seriously, when a Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation bus fell off a bridge in Tapi district of Gujarat on Tuesday, officials said….
Four killed as police van falls off bridge in UP
Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) Three policemen and a prisoner were killed on Tuesday when a police van carrying undertrials to the district court in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur fell from a bridge, police said. Officials told…
CRPF trooper shoots himself dead
Jammu, April 5 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) head constable, posted near the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, shot himself dead on Tuesday, police said. “A head constable…
Seven injured in Meghalaya squall
Shillong, April 5 (IANS) Seven people were injured and many families affected in a cyclonic storm here in the Meghalaya capital on Tuesday, officials said. High velocity winds, accompanied by rain and lightning, blew away…
Motion to impeach South African President Zuma defeated
Cape Town, April 5 (IANS) A motion to impeach South African President Jacob Zuma, proposed by the opposition, was defeated in parliament on Tuesday. The motion comes after the Constitutional Court, in an unanimous judgment…
ICC dismissed Kenya’s William Ruto’s case
The Hague, April 5 (IANS) The International Criminal Court on Tuesday threw out the case against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto. The presiding judge declared it a mistrial because of a “troubling incidence of witness…
Row over height lengthening surgery at Hyderabad hospital
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) A corporate hospital here landed in a row over the height lengthening surgery performed on a youth with his parents alleging that they were not informed about it. Nikhil Reddy (22)…
Panama Papers: Iceland PM resigns
Reykjavik, April 5 (IANS) Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson on Tuesday resigned — the first major casualty of the Panama Papers leaks which have shed an embarrassing spotlight on the world of offshore finance, BBC…
Probing all angles in NIA officer’s murder: Police
By S.P. Singh Bijnor, April 5 (IANS) Both personal issues and the terrorist angle are being examined thoroughly to determine who murdered NIA official Mohammad Tanzil Ahmad, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. The…
Court directs Rs.1 lakh compensation for minor rape victim
New Delhi April 5 (IANS) Terming children “important national assets”, a court here has ruled that “concept of welfare and well-being of children is basic for any civilised society” as it directed Rs.1 lakh as…
Youth dies while clicking photos at Hyderabad zoo
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) A youth died falling into an artificial lake while clicking photos in Nehru Zoological Park here on Tuesday, police said. Manjeet Kumar, 16, who was on picnic with his family members,…
Mamata Banerjee has destroyed Bengal: BJP
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday accused Trinamool Congress supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of “destroying” West Bengal. The party also likened the Left to a frying pan. “If the Left…
Mamata Banerjee has destroyed Bengal: BJP
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The BJP on…