The China Eastern Airline plane that crashed in the country’s Guangxi province on Monday was carrying 132 people – 123 passengers and nine crew members. The plane – a Boeing 737 -went down in flames over mountains in southern China while on a flight from Kunming to Guangzhou – a distance of around 1,340 km […]
A Qatar Airways Delhi-Doha flight was diverted to Karachi on Monday after it declared an emergency due to indication of smoke in the cargo hold, the airline said. The aircraft landed safely in Karachi where it was met by emergency services, and passengers disembarked it in an orderly manner using stairs, it said in a […]
As many as 29 antiquities, including on the themes of Lord Shiva and his disciples, Lord Vishnu and the Jain tradition have been repatriated to India by Australia and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inspected them, government sources said on Monday. These antiquities come from different time periods, with the earliest dating to 9-10 century […]
Scotland Yard have arrested a Tunisian national on suspicion of the murder and assault of a British woman of Indian origin in her student accommodation in London. Sabita Thanwani, a 19-year-old British national, was found with serious injuries to her neck at Arbour House student flats in Clerkenwell area of London on Saturday.The Metropolitan Police […]
IIT Delhi assistant professor Sandeep Pathak, Aam Aadmi Party’s Punjab co-in-charge Raghav Chadha and ex-spinner Harbhajan Singh are all set to file nominations for three of the five Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant from Punjab and set for elections on March 31. The five vacancies in Punjab are arising due to the term of the […]
Kultar Sandhwan on Monday was unanimously elected Speaker of the 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Earlier, the Assembly session resumed. The proceedings began with two BJP MLAs – Jangi Lal and Ashwani Sharma – being administered the oath as MLA.The House started proceedings for the election of the Speaker. CM Bhagwant Mann proposed the name of […]
Political turmoil in Pakistan is heading towards a crescendo with united opposition expected to submit a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan to the Speaker of the National Assembly tomorrow. The opposition has also warned that in case the Speaker refuses to accept or delay the motion, the leaders would stage a sit-in protest […]
A massive explosion occurred in the northern Pakistani city of Sialkot on Sunday, news agency ANI reported citing the local media. The sound of the blast was reportedly heard near the cantonment area in the Punjab province. “Pakistan – Multiple explosions at the Sialkot military base in northern Pakistan. Initial indications are this is an […]
In a tragic incident, a 38-year-old man accidentally stabbed himself while enacting a stunt during Holi celebrations in the Banganga area of Madhya Pradesh. The mishap took place in Indore on Thursday night.Police said Gopal Solanki, who was dancing with his friends and had a knife in his hands, accidentally stabbed himself when he tried […]