SIWAN (BIHAR): In a troubling trend for Bihar, a portion of a bridge over Gandaki river in Siwan district collapsed on Wednesday morning, marking the seventh such incident in the state within the past 15 days. The small bridge, situated in the district’s Deoria block, connects several villages with Mahrajganj. No casualties have […]
Srinagar: A masjid and several houses were damaged in a massive fire that broke out in the Umer Colony area of Srinagar’s Eidgah, officials said. An official said that fire broke out in Umer Colony area today morning and soon after fire tenders reached to the spot. He said by the time […]
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Tourism Department on Tuesday banned the entry of school buses in the tourist resort of Gulmarg on weekends as part of regulatory measures to manage a heavy rush of visitors. In an advisory, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Tourism Development Authority, Gulmarg, said in view of the heavy rush of […]
WASHINGTON: China has developed multiple spy facilities in Cuba, less than 100 miles from Florida, according to a US think-tank report. “China has historically lacked access to ground stations in North America. Accessing installations in Cuba could help close that gap,” Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think-tank, said in a report which […]
Hathras: Over 50 people died and several others were injured in a stampede at a religious congregation here on Tuesday, officials said. They said the incident occurred at a ‘satsang’ event in Pulrai village where people had gathered in large numbers. Senior Superintendent of Police, Etah, Rajesh Kumar Singh said, “Twenty-seven bodies have arrived […]
Islamabad: A United Nations human rights working group has called for the immediate release of incarcerated former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and said he had been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws”.The 71-year-old Imran has been behind bars since August last year and has been convicted in a volley of cases in […]