Landslide kills 19 workers in China
At least 19 people were killed and two others injured when a landslide struck a highway construction site in China’s Shaanxi Province. Rescuers said the landslide engulfed the eight temporary dormitory rooms for construction workers who were sleeping inside. The landslide broke down eight... read more »
Border tension: Onus on Pakistan to de-escalate, India says
NEW DELHI: As stray incidents of firing continued to be reported from the international border in J&K, India further hardened its position saying the onus for de-escalation is on Pakistan. After the Pakistan foreign ministry accused India of starting ceasefire violations, the MEA responded by... read more »
Nine days and eight lives later, Pakistan holds fire along border
After nine days of heavy firing and mortar shelling from across the border, firing deescalated along the 192-km long International Border in Jammu frontier overnight with Pakistan opening fire on four border outposts in Kathua district. There was no firing along the IB in Jammu and Samba... read more »
FIR against Ashok Gehlot, 3 others in land grab case
JAIPUR: The police have registered a case of cheating against former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot for alleged irregularities in the allotment of land to the Jaipur-based Soni Hospital. Former industries minister Chandrabhan, Soni Hospital owner Dr Vimal Soni and IAS officer Nihal Chand... read more »
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