Heavy rains, gales claim 13 lives in Telangana

Hyderabad (IANS) As many as 13 people were killed in separate incidents as heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning lashed several parts of Telangana on Sunday night.

Heavy rains coupled with strong gales wreaked havoc…

Moderate impact of Cyclone Remal in coastal Bengal, high alert continues

Kolkata (IANS) After making a more or less moderate impact in certain pockets of West Bengal, Cyclone Remal weakened into a 'cyclonic storm' and is expected to weaken further in the day, said the weather department on Monday. 

The state…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

EC releases absolute numbers of voters turnout for first five phases

New Delhi (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Saturday said that they have decided to further expand the format of the release of turnout data to include the absolute number of voters in every parliamentary constituency as it announced these…

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…

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…