North Korea affirms breakthrough missile test
NORTH Korea has claims a victorious test of a new high-precision, tactical guided missile, as its army threatened a overwhelm penalize against South Korea for carrying out live fire drills near their maritime border. The launch of the “cutting-edge” missile was watched by North Korean leader... read more »
Delhi court summons sonia, rahul in national herald case
NEW DELHI: A local Delhi court has ordered Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi to appear before it in a case alleging misappropriation of funds, the first time that this generation of the Congress’ first family have been summoned in this manner before an Indian... read more »
Andhra Pradesh: GAIL Pipeline Fire Killed 15
The blast took place at 5:30 am in a pipeline owned by the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) in East Godavari district. Reports suggest the number of dead could rise. “We have recovered 13 bodies so far,” said Andhra Pradesh’s Home Minister N. Chinna Rajappa. 10 people have... read more »
Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 shifts south
SYDNEY: The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will shift further south in the Indian Ocean, Australian authorities said on Thursday, ushering in yet another new phase of the long, costly and so far fruitless search. The Boeing 777, carrying 239 passengers and crew, disappeared on... read more »
Let Modi not be lost in the Varanasi fair
Varanasi: It’s 10am and the campus of the hallowed Benaras Hindu University (BHU) is bustling with activity. A huddle at the entrance to the Department of Arts. The topic of discussion?... read more »
Police asks Kumar Vishwas’s wife, family members to leave Amethi, claims AAP
LUCKNOW: A posse of police swooped on party candidate Kumar Vishwas’s house late on Monday night, asking all family members who are not voters of Amethi to leave or else they will be... read more »
Cargo ship sinks, 11 missing near Hong Kong: Officials
HONG KONG: Authorities launched an air and sea rescue operation on Monday to find 11 crew members from a Chinese cargo ship after it collided with another vessel and sank just outside Hong... read more »
Toll rises to 259 in South Korean ferry sinking
Toll rose to 259 Monday in the South Korean ferry disaster as divers were struggling to enter passenger cabins blocked by floating objects. Fourty-three others still missing, officials... read more »
Maharashtra train derailment kills 21; traffic resumes
The death toll in the train derailment in Maharashtra’s Raigad district has gone up to 21 even as the traffic on the affected stretch was restored on Monday morning. The official said the death... read more »
