Train kills 12 Dussehra revellers in Punjab

Amritsar (IANS) In a terrible disaster, at least 12 people watching the burning of Ravan effigy were mowed down by a train here in Punjab on Friday, police said.

A large number of people were watching the Ravan effigy in flames…

Big B to pay off loans of over 850 UP farmers

Mumbai (IANS) Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan says over 850 farmers from Uttar Pradesh have been identified, and their loans to the tune of Rs 5.5 crore will be taken care of.

"A list of over 850 farmers from Uttar Pradesh…

Women skip Sabarimala temple after huge protests

Sabarimala (Kerala) (IANS) Huge protests by hundreds of devotees at the entrance of Sabarimala temple forced the Kerala Police accompanying two women on Friday to call off their journey towards the Lord Ayyappa shrine.

At 10.50…

7 soldiers injured in J&K IED explosion

Srinagar (IANS) Seven soldiers were injured when militants triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said on Friday.

The explosion took place when an armored Army vehicle was…

No mobile phone to be disconnected: Government

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Thursday dismissed a news report claiming around 50 crore mobile phone numbers are at risk of disconnection, saying it is "completely untrue and imaginary".

"The news report tries…

UP court receives complaint against Facebook's Zuckerberg

Lucknow (IANS) A complaint has been registered in a Uttar Pradesh court against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and three others for using national symbols and letterheads of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…

Truck hits Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express, 2 coaches derail

New Delhi (IANS) At least two coaches of a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express derailed on Thursday after it was hit by a truck near Thandla in Madhya Pradesh, an official said. No passenger has been injured.

Rajesh Dutt Bajpai, Media and…

ED attaches Nirav Modi, Choksi's assets worth Rs 218 crore

New Delhi (IANS): The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached assets in India and abroad worth Rs 218 crore belonging to fugitive diamond merchants Nirav Modi and his maternal uncle Mehul Choksi.

The duo, who have fled the…

NCW welcomes Akbar's resignation

New Delhi (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday welcomed Union Minister M.J. Akbar's resignation from the government following allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by several women journalists as…

UAE Defence Minister visits HAL facility

Bengaluru (IANS): United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Defence Affairs Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi Al Falacy on Wednesday visited the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in this tech hub for the first-hand account of its technology and products,…