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Nepal plane crash: Hope of finding survivors 'nil', black box retrieved [see updates]

The ill-fated ATR-72 plane from Yeti Airlines took off from Kathmandu for Pokhara at 10.30 on Sunday morning and lost contact with the air traffic control at 10.50 am.

Jan 16, 2023

Government's medical watchdogs admit to multiple side-effects of COVID-19 jabs in RTI reply [details]

After more than a billion Indians took the COVID-19 jab, the government's top two watchdogs ICMR and CDSCO admit to multiple side effects of all the Covid-19 vaccines

Jan 16, 2023

Black box of crashed 'Yeti Airlines plane' in Nepal found

The black box of the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal's Pokhara has been found, a top official said here on Monday.

Jan 16, 2023

Sankranti tragic: Cockfights claim two lives in Andhra Pradesh

Sankranti festivities turned tragic in Andhra Pradesh as two persons were killed after they were attacked by roosters with knives tied to them during a cockfight.

Jan 16, 2023

Cyber fraud: Lucknow man dials airline customer care number, loses Rs 1.49 lakh instantly

This is the 10th such incident that occurred in the last three months, where the victim was duped after dialling a customer care number from the search engine.

Jan 16, 2023

Priyanka Gandhi to address women's convention 'Na Nayaki' today in Bengaluru

The state congress leaders are hoping that they will get the momentum with this convention for women, named as 'Na Nayaki'

Jan 16, 2023

UP youths on crashed Nepal flight were live on Facebook when it crashed, capture last moments [See Video]

All the four passengers were from Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. In the 1.3 minute live video on Facebook, one of them can be seen excitedly shouting "Mauj Kar Di" (it's been fun) as the camera focuses on Pokhara town below.

Jan 16, 2023

Farooq Abdullah demands assembly polls in J&K to "address" people's grievances [details]

Days after BJP's national general secretary asked the party cadre to gear up for assembly polls, NC president Dr. Farooq Abdullah raised the demand for early elections in J&K.

Jan 15, 2023

Bengaluru KIA's T2 begins operations; passengers' experience, things to know [details]

This comes nearly two months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the terminal, which would see at least one airline operationally ready every 15 to 30 days over the period of the next few months.

Jan 15, 2023

Nizam Mukarram Jah passes away in Turkey; to be laid to rest in Hyderabad [details]

The titular Nizam of Hyderabad and the grandson of last ruler Hyderabad Nizam Osman Ali Khan, Nizam Mir Barkat Ali Khan Siddiqi Mukarram Jah, Asaf Jah VIII, has passed away in Turkey. He was 89.

Jan 15, 2023

Perpetrators of Rajouri terror attack have to pay heavy price; J&K LG assures concrete measures [details]

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assured that concrete measures are being taken to ensure families of martyrs live a life of dignity.

Jan 15, 2023

Amazon layoff stories: Sacked Amazon employees in India break down, "crying in office" [details]

On Grapevine, a community app for Indian professionals, an Amazon India employee posted sad scenes at offices, including people crying after the announcement of layoffs.

Jan 15, 2023

Army pays tributes to 3 jawans who died after slipping into gorge in Kashmir [details]

The Army on Sunday paid rich tributes to Late Nb. Sub. Parshotam Kumar, Late Hav. Amrik Singh, Late Amit Sharma, who died while performing operational task in the Machhal Sector, J&K's Kupwara on January 10.

Jan 15, 2023

CBI arrests 7 including railway officer; recovers Rs 47 lakh [details]

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested seven persons, including a hawala operator and an Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) of Indian Railways posted in Guwahati, in connection with a bribe case of Rs 50 lakh.

Jan 15, 2023

'EV- Power Plus' Bengaluru-Mysuru bus service starts tomorrow: Everything you need to know

Named 'EV- Power Plus', this is the first state-run intercity electric bus service in Karnataka. Read all about it here.

Jan 15, 2023