Taiwan police cordoned off the scene after a knife attack in Taipei, Taiwan (AP photo) At least 8 people were injured in Taiwan’s capital Taipei in smoke grenade and knife-attacks at two of the country’s metro stations. Three people suffered cardiac arrest, according to Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai, as quoted by AFP.“Unfortunately, three people in…
At least two people were killed and multiple others injured after a shooting at Brown University, Rhode Island on Saturday, police said, as officers rushed to the campus and searched for the suspect. Authorities initially reported that a suspect was in custody, but later corrected themselves, saying no arrests had been made.The university remained on…
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…
One of the most secure areas of Washington was breached on Wednesday when a shooter injured two National Guard troops near the White House. The suspect was also critically injured in the incident and remains in custody.Top officials in the Trump administration scrambled to address the issue as authorities quickly contained the situation. Here are…
Nowgam police station blast NEW DELHI: A day after an accidental explosion at a police station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowgam claimed nine lives, the Union territory’s government on Saturday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the family of each deceased and Rs 1 lakh for those severely injured.As per an official statement,…
NEW DELHI: Eight personnel were injured on Friday night in an accidental blast at the Nowgam police station in Jammu and Kashmir, officials told PTI.According to officials, the explosion occurred while teams were examining samples of explosive material that had been seized earlier in Faridabad.All injured personnel were shifted to a hospital, and further investigation…
NEW DLEHI: A brief commotion broke out during Bollywood playback singer Shreya Ghoshal’s concert at the Bali Jatra ground in Cuttack, Odisha, on Thursday evening, after an overwhelming crowd surge left one person injured, officials said, PTI reported.The situation turned chaotic when a large crowd surged towards the stage as Ghoshal appeared, prompting organisers to…
NEW DELHI: Six people were killed and at least eight others were injured in a road accident near Navale Bridge on the Pune–Bengaluru Highway on Thursday evening. According to officials, a container truck lost control and rammed into multiple vehicles. Two to three heavy vehicles caught fire following the collision.Videos from the scene showed a…
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: At least two workers were killed and 20 injured at an explosion at pharmaceutical factory in Gujarat’s Bharuch district on Wednesday, PTI reported citing officials.“A powerful boiler explosion inside the factory triggered a massive fire,” PTI quoted Bharuch district collector Gaurang Makwana saying.“The intensity of the blast was so severe that the factory…