Six dead in Russia coalmine blast
Moscow, Feb 28 (IANS) At least six people were killed in a coalmine blast in Russia on Sunday, the country’s emergency ministry said. Sunday’s blast took place a day after a similar blast occurred in…
Accident
Truck kills five in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Five people were killed when a speeding truck rammed into several shops in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, police said on Sunday. Three others were critically injured in the accident…
Chandy unhurt in car mishap
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. (File Photo: IANS) Kottayam (Kerala) Feb 28 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was unhurt as the car he was travelling in lost control and skidded off the road on…
Man kills 14 family members, commits suicide in Thane
Thane, Feb 28 (IANS) A 32-year old man killed 14 members of his family, including seven children, and later hanged himself in a house here on Sunday, police said. The incident took place in the…
14-member family massacred in Thane
Thane, Feb. Feb 28 (IANS) Fourteen members of a family, including seven children, were found massacred, and one seriously injured, in a house here early Sunday, police said. The incident took place in the city’s…
Two killed in Bengal explosion
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) At least two people were killed after crude bombs stored in a house exploded in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Saturday, police said. The explosion took place in a house at…
Fake currency seized, smuggler held near Bangladesh border in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) The BSF has seized fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) with face value exceeding Rs. six lakh and held a man for allegedly trying to smuggle foreign currency in two different operations…
School torched, tribal house demolished in Mizoram
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…
Two killed in Bengal explosion
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…
Canadian court stops honour killing accused’s deportation to India
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…
Cybercrime shot up significantly in 2015: Report
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…
Retired official ousted from CPC for discipline violations
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…
Nepal to probe Air Kasthamandap plane accident
KALIKOT, Feb. 27, 2016 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2016 shows the crash site in Kalikot district in far western Nepal. Two pilots were killed when the 9N-AJB plane of Air Kasthamandap, carrying…
Stray bullets kill Indian in Saudi Arabia
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) An Indian national was killed after being hit by stray bullets in Saudi Arabia, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Friday….
Three tourists killed during waterfall tour in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Feb 26 (IANS) Three foreign tourists were killed on Friday during an adventure tour at Datanla waterfall in Vietnam’s Lam Dong province. According to authorities, the victims were one man and…
Nepal plane crashes, two pilots killed
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) Two pilots were killed when an aircraft belonging to the private sector Kasthamandap Air crashed in far western Nepal’s Kalikot district on Friday, an official said. Tje two pilots — Captain…
Senior officer, wife killed in road accident in J&K’s Doda
Jammu, Feb 26 (IANS) A senior officer of the Jammu and Kashmir government and his wife were killed on Friday in a road accident in Doda district of Jammu region. “Kalyan Singh, additional secretary in…
Family of Chinese MH370 victim sues Malaysia Airlines
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 26 (IANS) A Chinese woman has sued Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) for negligence and breach of contract, seeking damages following the disappearance of MH370 flight. K. Sri Devi, 32, wife of…
Nepal plane crash lands, passengers injured
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) An unspecified number of people were injured when an aircraft with nine passengers and two crew members on board crash landed in Nepal’s Kalikot district on Friday, the media said. The…
Aircraft crash-lands in Nepal
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) An unspecified number of passengers were injured when an aircraft crash landed in Kalikot district in Nepal on Friday. The Air Kasthamandap plane bound to Jumla from Nepalgunj landed in Chilkhaya…