At least 15 people were killed after a passenger bus crashed on Indonesia’s main island of Java early Monday, officials said.The inter province bus, carrying 34 passengers, lost control on a toll road just after midnight, struck a concrete barrier and rolled onto its side, said Budiono, a search and rescue agency chief who goes…
JAMSHEDPUR: Fog hung low over the road as a young father stepped out of a govt hospital in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa with nothing left to save. Inside a plastic grocery bag pressed close to his chest lay the body of his four-month-old son. No ambulance was ready. No money remained. So he turned towards a public…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed condolences to the victims of the tragic Andhra gorge accident that killed nine and left 20 others injured. He also announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured from the Prime Minister’s…
After their triumphant performance at the Asian Championship, India’s archery team found themselves in dire straits in Dhaka. A sudden flight cancellation, fueled by escalating unrest in the city, left them stranded in an inadequate shelter for the night, void of security. The turmoil resulted in missed flights and unexpected expenses, casting a shadow over…
Eighteen members of a family were among at least 45 Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad charred early Monday in a bus inferno triggered by a highway collision with a fuel tanker while travelling from Mecca to Medina in Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Shoeb, the lone pilgrim to survive, escaped because he was seated beside the driver when…
Forty-five Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana have been confirmed dead in a bus fire near Medina in Saudi Arabia, with only one survivor, Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar said on Monday. The incident is among the most tragic overseas accidents involving pilgrims from the state in recent years.“The fire spread rapidly,…
NEW DELHI: More than 40 Indian Umrah pilgrims are feared dead after a passenger bus collided with a diesel tanker in Saudi Arabia early Monday, according to initial reports from local sources. Many of the victims are believed to be from Hyderabad.Meanwhile, Telangana Haj Committee said that, “42 pilgrims, lost their lives.”24×7 helpline number: 8002440003…
At least 37 people were killed in Peru on Wednesday after a bus fell into a ravine, after colliding with a truck, according to authorities quoted by multiple media outlets. The crash occurred early in the day along a section of the Panamericana Sur highway linking Peru and Chile. “We have a figure of 37…
NEW DELHI: Noting that India continues to report one of the world’s highest rabies-related mortality rates and there has been an alarming increase in dog-bite incidents, making public places unsafe, Supreme Court Friday directed that stray dogs be removed from premises of educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands and depots, and railway stations. The…
15 pilgrims killed in Rajasthan NEW DELHI: Fifteen pilgrims were killed and two were seriously injured on Sunday after a tourist bus collided with a stationary trailer in Rajasthan’s Phalodi. The bus was returning from Bikaner.“15 people have lost their lives in a road accident in Phalodi district. Two are injured. The injured persons are…