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New Delhi, March 17 The Congress on Tuesday condemned the air strike by Pakistan that hit a hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul and asserted that such barbarism must be strongly rejected globally.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "On behalf of the Indian National Congress, we are...

Baripada, March 15 Two people were killed, five others seriously injured, and more than 200 houses damaged after a nor'wester struck Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Sunday, officials said.More than 200 houses in 12 villages were damaged in the nor'wester. Due to the strong winds, several trees...

Idukki (Kerala), March 13 Two teenagers drowned in a river in Marayoor on Friday, officials said.The deceased were identified as Sanjith Kumar, also known as Senthil (15), from GM Puram in Idukki, and Balamurughan (14), from Keezhanthur in the district.Officials at the Munnar Fire and Rescue...

Nagpur, March 11 A 29-year-old woman was killed and a teenage girl was seriously injured when they were attacked by a Gaur (Indian bison) in Pendhari village in Nagpur district of Maharashtra on Wednesday, police said.The incident occurred around 1:30 pm when Reshma Vikesh Dhurve and Nisha...

Kochi, March 8 Two people are missing after a fishing boat sank following a collision with a ship off the Kollam coast, officials said on Sunday.According to coastal police, two crew members are missing, while nine others were rescued by the ship involved in the collision.The fishing boat...

New Delhi, March 3 The Indian Navy said on Thursday that it joined the search and rescue operation after receiving a distress call from the Iranian warship IRIS Dena, which sank off the coast of Sri Lanka after being hit by a torpedo fired by a US submarine.The Iranian warship was returning...

Tehran, March 5 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Aragchi strongly condemned the United States for attacking and sinking the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, describing the incident as an “atrocity at sea” and warning that Washington would “bitterly regret” setting such a...

Kathmandu, March 3 Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a portal on Tuesday to collect information about Nepalese citizens currently in the United Arab Emirates and to take necessary steps for their rescue, amid the ongoing conflict in the Gulf region.The ministry has issued a notice...

Amethi/Mainpuri (UP), March 2 Several people, including four students, from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi are stranded in Iran following the attack on the Islamic nation by the US and Israel, police said on Monday.All those stranded are residents of Bhanauli village in the Musafirkhana area of the...

Nagpur, March 1 For Kanta Chachane, Sunday began like any other workday at an explosives factory in Nagpur, but within hours, her world collapsed when a powerful blast claimed the life of her daughter, who was working in a different unit on the premises.Chachane is shocked and struggling to...

March 01, New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep concern today over the explosion at a factory in Nagpur, Maharashtra.In extending his condolences to the families of those who died, the Prime Minister prayed for the quick recovery of the injured and affirmed that the local...

Vetlapalem (Andhra Pradesh), February 28 At least seven people were killed here in the Kakinada district on Saturday, following an explosion at a firecracker unit, said Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha.The Home Minister expressed concern that the death toll could rise and added...

Meerut (UP), February 24 A devastating accident has shaken Meerut after a suspected short circuit triggered a massive fire inside a house in the Lisadi Gate area, killing six members of an extended family, including two four-month-old twin sisters, and three children aged 4 and 12.According to...

Meerut (UP), February 24 Six people, including five children, were killed and a woman was injured after a major fire broke out at a house in the Lisadi Gate area here, police said on Tuesday.It is suspected that an electrical short circuit triggered the blaze, they said, adding that the family...

Bhubaneswar, February 21 Four of the six Odia workers, stranded in Thailand, returned to Odisha on Saturday after the state government took steps to rescue them from the Southeast Asian country, an official statement said.The Directorate of Odisha Paribar, under the Odia Language, Literature &...

New Delhi, February 16 Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan expressed his concern over the recent collapse of a Metro slab in Mumbai and said the incident is "heartbreaking and traumatic" and urged for strict action by the authorities.Roshan re-shared a video on his Instagram story on Sunday, which...