Daily Archives: August 26, 2024
Tractor-trolley swept away in flooded river in Gujarat’s Morbi; 10 rescued, 7 missing
MORBI: A search operation by NDRF is under way in Gujarat’s Morbi district to trace 7 persons swept away along with their...
CBI conducts lie detector test on key accused in Kolkata rape-murder case
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Sunday conducted a lie detector test on Sanjay Roy, the prime accused in the rape and murder...
Crime against women unpardonable: Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday signalled zero tolerance towards crimes against women, terming them unpardonable and urging state governments...
BJP announces 1st list of 44 candidates for JK Assembly polls
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday released its first list of 44 candidates for the elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir...
Metro services resume as Dhaka returns to normalcy
DHAKA: With the Metro resuming services, buses and taxis plying regularly and university students enjoying carefree evening strolls in the gardens of...
Mudslide in Thailand’s Phuket kills 13
BANGKOK: Thirteen people, including a Russian couple, died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, the authorities said Sunday,...
11 pilgrims among 40 killed in two bus mishaps in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: At least 40 people, including 11 Shia Muslim pilgrims, were killed and several others injured in two separate bus accidents in...
13 killed, 6 missing after deadly flash floods, landslides in Indonesia’s North Maluku province
JAKARTA: Thirteen bodies were found and six were still missing after flash floods and landslides destroyed houses and infrastructure in Indonesia’s eastern...
Israeli strikes against Hezbollah ‘not the end of the story’, says Benjamin Netanyahu
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel took pre-emptive action against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement in Lebanon and...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees tests of ‘suicide drones’
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched as new "suicide drones" took off and destroyed test targets, including a mock tank,...