Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) As many as 140,902 non-bailable warrants (NBW) have been executed since December in West Bengal, an Election Commission official said here on Saturday “As many as 140,902 NBWs have been executed…
Islamabad, March 12 (IANS) At least seven labourers were killed and 45 others trapped when a coal mine collapsed in Pakistan’s northwest tribal area of Orakzai Agency on Saturday night, ARY channel reported.
Ahmedabad, March 12 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and over 25 injured when a tractor-trolley carrying a body for cremation fell into an open well in a Gujarat village on Saturday. The incident…
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday continued grilling the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines’ former CFO A. Raghunathan in the ongoing probe into a money-laundering case and defaulting loans of around Rs.900…
Shimla, March 12 (IANS) Two days after eight trackers went missing on their way to Chanderkhani peak in Himachal Pradesh, a helicopter was deployed on Saturday to locate them, an official said. The rescue team…
Shimla, March 12 (IANS) Two days after eight trackers went missing on their way to Chanderkhani peak in Himachal Pradesh, a helicopter was deployed on Saturday to locate them, an official said. The rescue team…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Two ex-servicemen working as private security guards were killed during indiscriminate firing after a heated argument among some people at a liquor party at a councillor’s office here, police said…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why beleaguered business tycoon Vijay Mallya was allowed to leave…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday discussed the implementation of the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) among other issues with…
Washington, March 12 (IANS) By looking at Twitter data, it is possible to determine the damage caused by a natural disaster in just a few hours, say researchers who analysed Twitter activity before, during and…
Jakarta, March 12 (IANS) A 45-year-old Indonesian man choked to death during a chicken eating competition in capital Jakarta, the media reported on Saturday. The competition, organised by fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on…
Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) At least ten people were killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district when a speeding truck lost control and mowed down members of a marriage procession, police said. The accident occurred at…
Johannesburg, March 12 (IANS) A South African teen holidaymaker may have found a piece of debris that could be a part of the missing Malaysian airliner MH370, aviation authorities has said. The metre-long piece of…
Sao Paulo, March 12 (IANS/EFE) A rainstorm that struck the Sao Paulo metropolitan area has left at least 21 people dead, a dozen injured and several cities flooded, official sources reported on Friday. Four people…
Sao Paulo, March 12 (IANS/EFE) A rainstorm that lashed this Brazilian metropolis and its suburbs left at least 15 dead, a dozen injured and several cities flooded, authorities announced on Friday. Four people died in…
Panaji, March 11 (IANS) The Goa Police’s Crime Branch on Friday filed a charge sheet against a ruling BJP legislator Michael Lobo and three others for allegedly cheating and forging documents related to CRZ clearances…
Rome, March 11 (IANS/AKI) The Italian police on Friday arrested 19 officials, road contractors and a lawyer amid a widening probe into alleged corruption at the state-owned road construction agency ANAS. A finance police statement…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) A city court on Friday rejected the bail plea of Sambia Sohrab, the prime accused in the hit-and-run case that killed an IAF officer but granted the relief to two others…
Taipei, March 11 (IANS) Two people were killed and another was in critical condition when a rescue helicopter with five people on board plunged into waters off New Taipei City in northern Taiwan on Friday…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) As many as 164 ponzi, or chit fund, companies are currently being probed by central agencies for duping customers across the country, parliament was told on Friday. Cases relating to…