Rain pummels Mumbai: 22 killed in wall collapse incidents
Mumbai, : At least 22 people were killed in wall collapse incidents in the financial capital in the wee hours of Tuesday. Heavy rains have been battering the city disrupting air and rail traffic. The Maharashtra government has declared Tuesday as a public holiday in the entertainment capital in view of the India Meteorological Department’s […]
PM chairs BJP Parliamentary Party meet
New Delhi,: The first meeting of BJP Parliamentary Party in the ongoing Budget session of Parliament and since the elevation of J P Nadda as the party’s working president was held here on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister and BJP national president Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other leaders attended […]
Ten killed in private plane crash in Texas
Houston, : Ten people were killed after a twin-engine plane crashed into a hangar while it was taking off from Addison Airport in the US state of Texas on Sunday morning. The Beechcraft BE-350 King Air crashed into a hangar, caught fire and was totally destroyed, according to city of Addison spokeswoman Mary Rosenbleeth. “Everyone […]
Sultry morning in Delhi, min temp at 30.6 deg C
New Delhi,: Delhiites on Monday woke up to a sultry morning, with minimum temperature being recorded at 30.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the normal. The relative humidity till 0830 hrs was pegged at 53 per cent. According to the MeT Department, there will be heat wave during the day. The maximum temperature is likely […]
Driver, two children killed as HRTC school bus plunges into gorge
Shimla, : Two school children and a bus driver were killed while five children sustained injuries when their bus skidded off the road and fell into a 200 feet deep gorge near lower Khalini, here on Monday. According to the police, a Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus which plunged into a deep gorge […]
World Pride underscores that all people are born ‘free and equal’ in dignity, human rights
United Nations, : The empowering message straight from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and human rights” resonated on Sunday from UN-GLOBE members who participated in the World Pride parade in New York City. Their signs brought to life UDHR’s stirring words “Everyone […]
Number of injured in Kabul blast mounts to 68
Kabul, : The number of people injured in the heavy explosion that took place in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday morning reached 68, Health Ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said. According to Sputnik, a car bomb targeted Puli Mahmood Khan Area, not far from a logistic supply compound belonging to the Afghan Defence Ministry. […]
Omar condoles death in Kishtwar road accident
Srinagar,: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed condolence to the families of deceased persons killed in Kishtwar road accident this morning. In a tweet Omar said “Terrible news coming in about the high death toll in a bus accident in Kishtwar. Condolences to the families of the deceased & prayers […]
UN Chief praises efforts by US, N Korea to resume dialogue
United Nation,: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the recent meeting of US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and resuming a working-level dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang, United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. On Sunday, Trump met with Kim in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas and held […]
Second batch of 4417 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine from Jammu
Jammu, : Amid chants of “Bam Bam Bhole”, the second batch of 4417 pilgrims left for the Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Monday. The fleet of vehicles ferrying pilgrims was escorted by CRPF personnel in jeeps and on motorbikes. However, for Pahalgam route, 2800 pilgrims comprising 2321 […]