Kolkata, 26 May : Cyclonic storm Rumal, brewing in the Bay of Bengal, is expected to hit the coastal areas of West Bengal around midnight tonight. The regional headquarters of the Meteorological Department at Alipore, in a statement issued on Sunday morning, said that due to its effect, 4.2 mm of rain was recorded in … Read more
Alphabet’s Google is taking a $350 million minority stake in Walmart-backed Flipkart, valuing the Indian e-commerce company at $37 billion, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Google and Flipkart could not immediately confirm the value of the investment. Flipkart said in a statement that the tech giant is participating as an … Read more
Agar Malwa : Three children drowned in the Lakhuinder River while bathing with their family in the Nalkheda police station area of the district. Villagers had recovered the bodies of two children late Friday night. The third body was recovered with the help of police and SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) on Saturday morning and sent … Read more
Bhuj : Three people were killed and one injured in a horrific road accident in Bhachau, Kutch district on Friday morning. The accident occurred when a speeding trailer coming from Radhanpur collided with a tractor-trailer carrying castor seeds to Bhachau market yard near Raymalbapani’s temple between Lakhadia-Samkhyali in Bhachau. The impact of the collision was … Read more
Pali : A 30-year-old man, who was in police custody for a kidnap-gangrape case, committed suicide in the lockup of the Jaitaran police station in Pali district. The man, identified as Rakesh Siervi, made a noose out of a blanket and hanged himself around 3:15 AM on Thursday night. The family has accused the police … Read more
Mahoba: A young woman from a village in the district was held hostage and molested by a youth of the village. The woman had lodged a complaint with the police. On the basis of the woman’s complaint, the police had registered a case against the accused. The police have arrested the accused and sent him … Read more
Raipur : A deadly encounter between security forces and Naxalites in the dense forests of Abujhmad has entered its second day. The incident began on Thursday morning and has seen intense gunfire from both sides. Today, while returning to their headquarters, the police party was ambushed by Naxalites. Security forces retaliated swiftly, killing one more … Read more
Kyiv, May 24 – Russian forces launched missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Thursday, killing at least seven people and injuring 21 others. Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Synegubov said that Russian forces fired about 15 missiles in the early morning hours. One of the missiles struck a printing house, killing all seven … Read more
Nawada . A luxury vehicle laden with liquor crashed into a dry tree near the Samyakta Janch Chowki in Chitrakoli Panchayat under Rajauli police station area of Nawada district on Thursday evening, just 500 meters from the chowki. Looking at the wrecked vehicle, it seems that the deceased might have been thinking of crossing the … Read more
Mumbai . A boiler blast at Amber Chemical Company in Sonarpada, MIDC area of Dombivali, Maharashtra, triggered a massive fire on Thursday afternoon. At least 44 workers were injured in the incident. All have been admitted to nearby hospitals. The Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Commissioner informed that the boiler blast occurred at Amber Chemicals in Dombivali MIDC … Read more
