2 dead in gas leak mishap at Vizag pharma company

Visakhapatnam (IANS) Tragedy struck the port city of Visakhapatnam yet again in the form of a gas leak at a pharmaceutical company on Monday night. Two persons died while four persons were admitted to hospital following benzimidazole gas leakage at…

Two terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday morning.

The encounter took place in the Waghma village. The police in a statement on Twitter said: "Waghama…

Foreign inmates turn violent, attempt Tihar jail break

New Delhi (IANS) The Tihar Jail authorites have informed the Delhi High Court on Monday that that "some foreign prisoners forced their way out of the ward and also damaged the locks of gates"

"On 16.06.2020 morning, 15-20 foreign inmates created…

Syed Ali Shah Geelani quits Hurriyat Conference

Srinagar (IANS) Senior hardline separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Monday said he is distancing himself from the separatist platform -- the All Party Hurriyat Conference.

In a press statement the octogenarian separatist leader, Geelani…

Heavy rain triggers landslide, damages road stretch in Darjeeling hills

Kolkata (IANS) A spell of heavy rain triggered a landslide in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, damaging a stretch of the main road linking Rimbik and Lodhama areas in the hills and affecting traffic flow, police sources said on Monday.

The…

India records 19,459 new corona cases, 380 deaths in 24 hours

New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India on Monday witnessed a spike of 19,459 cases in last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 5,48,318, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The country continued to be the fourth worst-hit among…

7.97 lakh students fail in Hindi in UP Board Exams

Lucknow, (IANS) Nearly 7.97 lakh students in the Uttar Pradesh - known as the Hindi heartland - have failed in Hindi in the UP Secondary Board examinations for class 10 and 12, the results of which were announced on Saturday.

According to…

Rahul urges people to join campaign against rising fuel prices

New Delhi, (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday again took a swipe at the Central government for the rising fuel prices and urged people to join the campaign against it.

The former Congress party chief took to Twitter to show his…

Locust attacks in UP, districts put on alert

Lucknow (IANS) Several districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, Bhadohi, Azamgarh and Ambedkar Nagar, have been facing locust attacks in the past 48 hours.

In Uttar Pradesh, locust swarms have invaded…

RGF's work: Just 2,900+ beneficiaries in 18 yrs in one programme, a Rajiv archive

New Delhi (IANS) After a donation from the Chinese government and allegations of links with CAIFC, a Chinese body that the US branded as an intelligence gathering front of China, questions are now being raised about the mismatch between the financial…