Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington early on Thursday to attend the two-day Nuclear Security Summit where world leaders from over 50 countries are expected to share their assessment of the threat from nuclear weapons and materials. During his two-day stay in Washington, Mr. Modi is scheduled to interact with a number of world leaders including the host President […]
» Read moreAt least 18 people were killed, and over 60 others as portion of a flyover that was under construction collapsed on a congested road intersection in Burrabazar area of Kolkata. The police said that 18 persons have died in the incident. State administration officials said 62 people have been injured and taken to hospital, while several others were feared trapped […]
» Read moreAt least 40 people, mostly from Pakistan’s minority Hindu community, have died and dozens were taken to hospital after drinking tainted liquor days ahead of a major festival, police said on Wednesday. Most of the victims were from the Hindu Kohli community who had been drinking on Monday ahead of Thursday’s Holi festival, which marks the beginning of spring, Irfan […]
» Read moreIn another sensational claim, Pakistani-American terrorist and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley told a court that after he was arrested by the United States’ Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in 1997, the agency instructed him to visit Pakistan and had sponsored the trip as well. Headley, who was made an approver in the Mumbai 26/11 trial, made this claim on […]
» Read moreAll 55 passengers and seven crew of a passenger jet were killed on Saturday when the plane crashed in southern Russia, officials said. The Dubai Media Office says those killed in the crash include 44 Russians, eight Ukrainians, two Indians and one from Uzbekistan. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, crashed at 03:50 (0030 GMT) at the […]
» Read moreTwo Indians were among the 55 passengers who perished when FZ981, a Flydubai aircraft, crashed in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia earlier today, officials have confirmed. Seven crew members also died in the crash. “The two Indian names in the list put out by the Russian authorities are of Anju Kathirvel Aiyappan and Mohan Shyam,” an official source told The Hindu […]
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