Big fish facing the law today because of govt's zero-tolerance policy against corruption: PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an exclusive conversation with IANS on Monday, spoke on a wide spectrum of issues ranging from the endorsement of Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal by Pakistan and also highlighted his government's…

Seven newborns die in Delhi hospital fire

New Delhi (IANS) Seven newly born babies died after a fire broke out in a baby care centre in Delhi’s Shahdara, police said on Sunday. 

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Surendra Chaudhary said that on Saturday at around 11:30 p.m. a…

Massive fire at Rajkot amusement park leaves 35 dead; 'extremely distressed’, says PM Modi

Rajkot (IANS) At least 35 people, including 12 children, were reportedly killed in a massive fire at an amusement and theme park in Gujarat's Rajkot city on Saturday.  

The fire broke out at 'TRP' -- an amusement and theme park…

13 Indians successfully rescued and repatriated from Laos

Vientiane (IANS) The Embassy of India in Laos said on Sunday that it has successfully rescued and repatriated 13 Indians, including seven Odiya workers from a wood factory in Attapeu province and six Indian youngsters from the Golden Triangle Special…

Cyclone Remal: Indian Navy's diving and flood relief teams on standby in Kolkata, Visakhapatnam and Chilka

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Navy on Sunday said that it has initiated preparatory actions, following existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), to mount a credible Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) response in the aftermath of…

Manipur: Army averts major incident, defuses three IEDs

Imphal (IANS) In a significant success, alert soldiers of the Indian Army foiled a major incident by effectively defusing three big Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Manipur on Sunday, officials said.

Defence spokesman Lt Col Amit Shukla…

Severe cyclone likely to hit Bengal; NDRF teams deployed, Army & Navy on alert

New Delhi (IANS) India Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast wind speeds of up to 110-120 kmph gusting to 135 kmph in the severe cyclonic storm that is “very likely” to strike the West Bengal coast on Sunday midnight (May 26). 

IMD…

Amid violence & tension, Bengal's 8 LS seats record 36.88 pc polling

Kolkata (IANS) Brisk polling for eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal was witnessed on Saturday taking the voting percentage to 36.88 in the first four hours till 11 a.m. 

Massive violence was reported from Keshpur under the Ghatal…

Massive fire breaks out in Delhi factory

New Delhi (IANS) A massive fire broke out at a factory in Delhi's Mundka area on Saturday, an official said, adding that no causality, so far, was reported.  

Delhi Fire Services chief Atul Garg said a call regarding a blaze at a factory…

Dombivli blast: Factory owner sent to police custody till May 29

Thane (Maharashtra) (IANS) A Thane court on Saturday sent the owner of Amudan Chemical Pvt. Ltd. in Dombivli, where a huge blast-cum-blaze killed 13 persons on May 23, to police custody till May 29. 

Malay P. Mehta (38), the owner-director…