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Gujarat explosion: Six killed in blast at gas company

The explosion took place at Aims Industries Limited near Gavasad village in Padra at around 11 am, an official from Vadu police station confirmed.

Jan 11, 2020

PM Narendra Modi's 2-day Kolkata visit starts today; here's the itinerary

PM Narendra Modi will also attend sesquicentenary celebrations of the Kolkata Port Trust and hold a meeting with state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Jan 11, 2020

Bengaluru police to beat crime with latest e-beat system; here's what you need to know

Under the guidance of the city police commissioner Bhaskar Rao, IPS, Bengaluru police have launched the e-Beat system which is aimed at recording the real-time location of beat constables.

Jan 11, 2020

Pro-CAA rally in Karnataka: Nearly hundreds of students participate waving the tricolour

The pro-CAA demonstration started from the Basaveshwara college in Bengaluru, where the students carried a 500-meter long Indian national flag.

Jan 11, 2020

Food poisoning scare: 35 students of Maharashtra's govt school admitted to hospital

Out of 145 students at the facility, 35 experienced acidity, vomiting, and headache after eating food at Maharashtra's government school.

Jan 11, 2020

CDS Bipin Rawat in never-seen-before avatar, grooves to Gorkha song at New Year party [Video]

A viral video from a New Year Party surfaced the internet which shows General Bipin Rawat, India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), grooving with his colleagues of Gorkha Regiment in Lucknow.

Jan 11, 2020

How much loss Railways suffered during anti-CAA, NRC protests in West Bengal

The Eastern Railway said in an affidavit that it suffered the brunt of the protests with losses amounting to Rs 72.2 crore, with the maximum being in the Sealdah division, which suffered damages worth Rs 46 crore.

Jan 11, 2020

Oman's Sultan Qaboos, the longest-serving Arab ruler, dies at 79

After ruling Oman for nearly five decades, Qaboos bin Said passed away at the age of 79 with no known successor.

Jan 11, 2020

Maradu flats demolition: 2 posh high-rises to be razed today in Kochi, Section 144 imposed

As per instruction issued, Section 144 has been declared and imposed in the evacuation zone of all the flats to be demolished.

Jan 11, 2020

Iran admits 'unintentionally' shooting down Ukrainian jet carrying 176, blames human error

All 176 people on board died when Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 went down near Tehran on Wednesday, shortly after Iran launched missiles at US forces in Iraq in response to the killing of a top Iranian general in a US drone strike in Baghdad.

Jan 11, 2020

20 feared dead after bus carrying 50 catches fire in UP's Kannauj; PM Modi expresses grief

The accident occurred between a private sleeper bus and a truck near Chiloi village under Chhibramau police station area of UP. There were about 50 passengers on the bus.

Jan 11, 2020

J&K govt announces transfers and postings of IAS, KAS officers

In a statement issued by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, General Administration Department, transfers and postings of 25 officers were ordered with immediate effect on January 10.

Jan 10, 2020

300 terrorists, including Afghans, at PoK launchpads; Kashmir on high alert: Intel

The latest intelligence report mentions that around 40-50 terror launchpads are currently functional in PoK and are being facilitated by Pakistan's intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Pakistan Army to train terrorists.

Jan 10, 2020

JNU attack probe: Delhi Police accuse JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, 8 others of violence, release pictures

DCP Crime branch Joy Tirkey accused Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President Aishe Ghosh of violence.

Jan 10, 2020

Rocket falls near Iraqi base housing US troops: Reports

The source of the rocket is unknown, the sources said. It caused no casualties. Dujail is 50 km (30 miles) north of Baghdad. Balad base is about 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Baghdad.

Jan 10, 2020