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- India
Video: Under-construction bridge on Ganga in Bihar collapses, no casualities
Patna: An under-construction four-lane bridge in Bihar on the Ganga river between Sultanganj in Bhagalpur district connecting Khagaria collapsed on Sunday, an official said. According to sources, many labourers were working on…
- Delhi
Fire at Maulana Azad medi college hostel, around 100 rescued, 2 firefighters injured
New Delhi: Around 100 girls and teachers were rescued through the roof after a fire broke out at a madarsa-cum-hostel in east Delhi on Sunday evening, a fire department official said. Delhi…
- India
Naxal violence dropped by 70% under Modi govt: BJP leader
Chandrapur: Former Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Hansraj Ahir on Sunday claimed that the Narendra Modi government has tackled the Naxal menace in an effective manner and brought down the…
- India
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in India on two-day visit
New Delhi: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in India on Sunday on a two-day visit to explore ways to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, especially in areas of transfer of critical…
- India
UP govt taking strong action against ‘love jihad’, says minister
Badaun: The Uttar Pradesh government is taking strong action against “love jihad” and will continue to do so, the state’s secondary education minister said on Sunday. Replying to reporters at a programme…
- India
Odisha train tragedy: Even ticketless travellers will receive compensation
New Delhi: The railways on Sunday said that even ticketless travellers on board the passenger trains involved in the Odisha accident will receive compensation. This is in line with a Supreme Court…
- India
Odisha train crash: Love poems found scattered on tracks
Kolkata: Scattered sheets of paper, with poems in Bengali professing love, were strewn on the tracks beside a mangled coach of the Coromandel Express as rescuers rummaged through belongings of the victims…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Three killed as truck rams into temple
Amaravati: Three persons were killed when a truck rammed into a temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district on Sunday, police said. According to police, the accident occurred early Sunday morning near A.…
- India
Govt sets up 3-member panel to probe Manipur violence
New Delhi: The Centre on Sunday set up a Commission of Inquiry, headed by the former chief justice of the Gauhati High Court Ajai Lamba, to probe the recent series of violence…
- Middle East
Iran to form naval alliance with 4 Gulf countries; India, Pakistan
Tehran: The Iranian navy announced a joint alliance with Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq alongside India and Pakistan, according to Iranian media. This Commander of the Iranian Navy Admiral Shahram Irani…
- Kashmir
Situation in Kashmir won’t improve till India, Pak hold dialogue: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said holding the G20 event in Kashmir will not benefit tourism in the Valley till India and Pakistan resolve the “future” of the Union…
- India
Love in the danger zone: Understanding why romances turn fatal
New Delhi: Mohammad Sahil Khan (20) claimed that he was in love with 16-year-old Sakshi, but Praveen, her ex-boyfriend, had re-entered in her life. This was the moment when insecurities started to…
- India
How many Muslims become IAS officers every year?
The number of Muslim candidates successfully becoming IAS officers in India remains low year after year. This year too, maximum six Muslim candidates are likely to become IAS officers. The UPSC recently…
- India
Biden says he is heartbroken by train crash in India
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Saturday said he is heartbroken by the tragic news of a train crash in India that has killed over 280 people. The crash in Odisha’s Balasore…
- India
Odisha train tragedy: Ambulance demands Rs 45K to bring back body
Patna: The ghastly train accident in Odisha’s Balasore has claimed the life of a native from Motihari town in Bihar’s East Champaran district. With the ambulance service demanding Rs 45,000 to bring…
