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Defence ministry inks Rs 1,577 crore contracts to buy loiter munition systems for Army

India, Aug. 14 -- The Defence Ministry on Friday signed contracts worth nearly Rs 1,577 crore with two firms for the procurement of loiter munition systems, munitions and other accessories for the Ind... Read More


Met Dept issues yellow alert for 6 districts in Keralam

WEB DESK, Aug. 14 -- The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for six districts in Keralam, warning of isolated heavy rainfall. The intensity of rainfall has decreased in the northern d... Read More


Bangladesh: 8 Killed in Suspected Gas Leak at Shipbreaking Yard

WEB DESK, Aug. 14 -- Eight people were killed in a suspected gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh today. Police said, the incident occurred at the Ferdous Steel Ship Breaking Yard in the Sit... Read More


Two UAE vessels attacked while crossing Strait of Hormuz

WEB DESK, Aug. 14 -- Two vessels of the United Arab Emirates were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz last evening. In a statement posted on social media, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affair... Read More


Suspects abandoned four-year-old girl arrested

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- A male and female suspect were arrested by the Hali-Ela Police this morning (14) for abandoning a four-year-old girl in Mudunegammedda road in Yatirawana, Wattegama yesterday. I... Read More


1 killed, 3 hurt as militants open fire on Naga village in Manipur

India, Aug. 14 -- A 34-year-old man was killed and three others injured in firing allegedly by militants in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Friday, Aug 14 the police said. A group of militants armed ... Read More


450 houses inundated in Jharkhand as rivers swell

India, Aug. 14 -- Several areas in Medininagar and Jamshedpur, the district headquarters of Palamu and East Singhbhum districts respectively have been inundated as water from rivers swollen by incessa... Read More


3 dead, 10 hurt as bus of Nepali 'kanwariyas' rams truck in Jharkhand

India, Aug. 14 -- At least three "kanwariyas" from Nepal, including a 10-year-old boy were killed and 10 others injured when a bus carrying the pilgrims rammed into a stationary truck in Jharkhand's K... Read More


School bus hits tree in UP's Bareilly, 13 children injured

India, Aug. 14 -- A school bus rammed into a roadside tree here on Friday morning, leaving 13 children injured, six of them seriously, police said. The accident occurred around 6:30 am near Jatau Pat... Read More


Bengal police seize huge explosives cache in Birbhum ahead of Independence day

India, Aug. 14 -- A large quantity of explosives, including gelatin sticks and crude bombs, was seized during raids in various parts of West Bengal's Birbhum district ahead of Independence Day, a poli... Read More