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Uttar Pradesh: Training aircraft crashes in Kanpur field, instructor and trainee pilot killed

Kanpur, Aug. 27 -- A twin-engine four-seater training aircraft crashed in a field in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Thursday, killing an instructor pilot and a trainee pilot, police said. According to pol... Read More


Dinusha matches Sangakkara, Flower's feats with fourth-successive 50-plus score against India at Colombo

Colombo, Aug. 27 -- Sri Lankan batter Sonal Dinusha joined legends Kumar Sangakkara and Andy Flower in elite lists as he smashed his fourth successive fifty-plus score against India at Colombo on Thur... Read More


178 Indian Nationals among 644 missing following devastating Nepal floods

Kathmandu, Aug. 27 -- Following the devastating flash floods in Nepal, the Nepal Tourism Board on Thursday said that 178 Indian nationals are among the missing after the devastating flash floods that ... Read More


Pune Police crackdown on plasma speakers, pressure mids ahead of Ganeshotsav and Dahi Handi

Pune, Aug. 27 -- Pune City Police have announced a complete ban on plasma sound systems and pressure mids ahead of the upcoming festive season (Dahi Handi and Ganeshotsav), warning that violators will... Read More


Closer economic cooperation increasingly important amid global uncertainty: Nirmala Sitharaman

Toronto, Aug. 27 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said closer economic cooperation between India and Canada has become increasingly important amid global uncertainty and evolvi... Read More


Avani Avittam observed in Tiruchirappalli with sacred thread-changing rituals

Tiruchirappalli, Aug. 27 -- Avani Avittam, an important Hindu religious observance, was marked across Tiruchirappalli on Thursday with traditional rituals, prayers and the changing of sacred threads. ... Read More


"Devastating incident has taught us a very deep and long-term lesson," says former PM Jhala Nath Khanal on Nepal floods

Kathmandu, Aug. 27 -- Nepal is currently grappling with a severe humanitarian crisis following catastrophic flash floods along the Bhote Koshi River that have resulted in extensive destruction across ... Read More


"Govt is fully sensitive": Bihar JD(U) president highlights round-the-clock watch on dams, rivers amid Nepal floods

Patna, Aug. 27 -- Bihar Janata Dal United (JDU) President Umesh Singh Kushwaha on Thursday asserted that the government is maintaining a 24-hour vigil over water levels, river embankments, and critica... Read More


Maharashtra: Two workers die after falling into duct in Pimpri-Chinchwad; probe underway

Pune, Aug. 27 -- Two workers died after being trapped inside a duct near Lokmanya Hospital in the Nigdi Pradhikaran area of Pimpri-Chinchwad, police said on Thursday. The deceased have been identifie... Read More


"Government committed to creating modern, 21st century sports ecosystem": PM Modi

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted his government's committment to develop a "modern, 21st-century" sporting ecosystem across the country for talent identification and push... Read More