Vietnam arrests boat captain after capsize killed 15 Indians Vietnamese police on Sunday arrested the captain of a speedboat that capsized near southern Phu Quoc Island, killing 15 Indian tourists, authorities said. Police in An Giang province said the 57-year-old was taken into custody for “violations of law” of maritime safety regulations that ultimately resulted…
KANNAUJ: At least three people are feared to have drowned, while one person sustained injuries after a truck plunged into the Ganga river after breaking through the railing of a bridge in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj district on Sunday, officials said.The accident occurred while the truck was crossing the bridge.Police, along with local administration officials and…
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk during his indefinite hunger strike, amid an ongoing protest by Cockroach Janata Party NEW DELHI: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s health deteriorated further on Sunday as his indefinite hunger strike at the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest site at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar entered its 15th day.Doctors reported a further drop…
Three buses parked inside the facility were gutted in the fire, while various equipment and materials used for bus body construction were extensively damaged. NEW DELHI: A major fire broke out at Bhima Coach, a private bus body-building unit in Govindampalayam on the Karur-Coimbatore Road in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district on Sunday, engulfing three buses…
An FIR was registered against a suspended Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee employee (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Uttarakhand government has directed the chief executive officer of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) to initiate action against officials and employees found responsible for alleged financial irregularities, following an inquiry into payments made for the accommodation, food and other…
The latest attacks come as Ukraine intensifies long-range strikes against Russian oil refineries, fuel depots and transport infrastructure, seeking to disrupt military logistics and cut off revenue generated through energy exports. One person was killed and three others, including a child, were injured after Ukraine launched attacks on Russia’s Samara region and the Azov-Black Sea…
Kejriwal announces nationwide signature campaign over Ayodhya Ram temple donation theft allegations (Image: Screengrab from youtube) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged a cover-up in the purported donation theft case at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, accusing the system of shielding those responsible and demanding the…
Local rescue teams reached the scene promptly, but the lack of adequate medical equipment and medicines at the nearby island hampered efforts to save more victims. NEW DELHI: An Indian survivor of the tourist boat tragedy off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island has described how a “sudden storm” overturned the vessel within seconds, trapping passengers inside…
Omar Abdullah slams BJP over J&K statehood, alleges ‘backdoor’ politics Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday accused BJP of making repeated promises on restoring the Union Territory’s statehood without fulfilling them. Addressing a National Conference rally ahead of the party’s ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest over the statehood demand, Abdullah also alleged that the…
Mumbai Police are investigating a bomb threat received by the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel on Sunday MUMBAI: A bomb threat call targeting Mumbai’s iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel triggered a security scare on Sunday, prompting police to launch a search operation and begin an investigation to trace the caller.According to police, Navi Mumbai Police received…
