Thousands missing in Uttarakhand flood fury, death toll could mount (Roundup)
byDehradun/New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Thousands are said to be missing in Uttarakhand after unprecedented rains and cloudburst led to landslides and flash floods…
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Odisha announces compensation for rain-hit farmers
byBhubaneswar, June 19 (IANS) Odisha Wednesday announced compensation for the farmers who sustained losses due to heavy rain and consequent floods last week in…
14 killed in attack on UN headquarters in Somalia
byWashington, June 19 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 15 others were wounded in an attack on the UN headquarters in the…
Seven acquitted in Jharkhand cop murder case
byRanchi, June 19 (IANS) A court here Wednesday acquitted due to lack of concrete evidence seven people accused in the murder of Ranchi Deputy…
Displaced by Yamuna, ignored by Delhi
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Yamuna river in Delhi, which resembled a drain only a week ago, swelled up after the rains, breached…
Event managing director booked for rape
byGurgaon, June 19 (IANS) A Mumbai-based event management company’s managing director has been charged with raping and blackmailing a woman teacher and threatening her,…
Rescue chopper crashes in Nepal, one killed
byKathmandu, June 19 (IANS) At least one person was killed and three others were injured Wednesday when a chopper, sent for rescuing people affected…
Rs.55 lakh jewellery stolen from Delhi metro station
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) An unidentified man stole a Haryana-based jeweller’s bag containing jewellery worth Rs.55 lakh from a baggage-scanning machine at a…
Woman arrested for posing as Delhi CM’s kin
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A 33-year-old woman was arrested for attempting to cheat a diamond merchant by posing as the daughter-in-law of Delhi…
Court refuses CBI probe into Saradha scam
byKolkata, June 19 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Wednesday refused to order a CBI probe into the multi-crore Saradha Group chit fund scam but…