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…

Hamas steps up attack on Israel, fires barrage of missiles; first in past few months

New Delhi (IANS) Palestine-based militant outfit Hamas on Sunday launched a fresh missile attack on Israel, prompting the latter to blare warning sirens across Tel Aviv, the first such incident in the past few months. 

Hamas armed wing Al-Qassam…

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…

Voting ends on four seats of Jharkhand, Mahendra Singh Dhoni casts vote in Ranchi, highest turnout of 57.11 percent in Giridih

Ranchi:  Voting has ended on four Lok Sabha seats of Jharkhand, Giridih, Dhanbad, Ranchi and Jamshedpur.

Now only people standing in line at the polling station will be able to cast their votes.

A total of 93 candidates are in the fray…

Impact of Super Cyclonic Storm 'Remal' to be visible in Jharkhand from Sunday, possibility of heavy rain with thunderstorm

Ranchi:  The impact of cyclonic storm 'Remal' will be seen in Jharkhand from Sunday.

According to the weather centre, from Sunday, May 26 to May 31, there may be rain with thunder, lightning and strong winds in many places of the state. 

Not a single vote was cast in the upgraded middle school Chhodiya, Jamshedpur till 12 noon

Jamshedpur:  Not a single vote was cast in the upgraded middle school Chhodiya till 12 o'clock in the day.

After 12 o'clock, after the administration made the villagers understand, one person Kartik Singh Sardar exercised his franchise.

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…