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Jammu and Kashmir: 11 killed, 19 injured as bus plunges into gorge in Poonch

The accident occurred at Plera when the driver of the bus, coming from Loran to Poonch, lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a curve and rolled down into a 100-meter gorge, a police official said.

Dec 8, 2018

Madras HC stays Sri Sri Ravishankar's event at Tamil Nadu heritage site

The two-day event at the ancient shrine, categorised as 'Great Living Chola Temples,' by the UNESCO, faced the ire of pro-Tamil outfits like Tamil Desiya Periyakkam which had support of parties like the CPI(M) and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi.

Dec 8, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: Railway guard injured after train derails in Farukkhabad; probe underway

The incident took place near Rajepur village, 1 kilometre from the Kamalganj station at around 6.15 a.m. As a result, rail traffic on the Farukhabad-Kanpur route has been disrupted.

Dec 8, 2018

Nasa captures the sound of wind on Mars for the first time ever

The Nasa said its InSight lander captured the sound of a low frequency rumble on the red planet about a week.

Dec 8, 2018

Fuel reprieve set to end as Opec, allies decide to cut crude output

The deal to cut 1.2 million barrels a day takes effect from January 1, but has already sent prices surging on oil markets.

Dec 8, 2018

Arab nations outmanoeuvre US to defeat anti-Hamas resolution at UN

India voted for the Irish resolution and abstained on the US resolution on Hamas but voted with Washington against the procedural requirement for a two-thirds majority.

Dec 7, 2018

Indians consider their work 'useless' more than any others in the world: Study

A study conducted among 100,000 workers from 47 countries claims 8 percent of the world's workforce consider their jobs are socially useless. India ranks first with 12 percent of its workforce being pessimistic about their jobs.

Dec 7, 2018

Facebook begins verifying political ads in India ahead of 2019 general elections

Facebook has announced fresh steps to increase ad transparency and defend against foreign interference ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in India.

Dec 7, 2018

Exit Polls: Congress to wrest power from BJP in Rajasthan; close fight in Madhya Pradesh

State assembly elections were held in the states of Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram.

Dec 7, 2018

Mehbooba Mufti threatens agitation if J&K Gov gives Ladakh divisional status

Mehbooba Mufti also alleged that the J&K Governor is unnecessarily issuing orders every day which are sensitive in nature, creating apprehensions among the general public.

Dec 7, 2018

AIMIM confident of winning all contested seats: Owaisi

The AIMIM has fielded candidates in eight assembly segments in Hyderabad out of the total 119 seats in the state. It is supporting TRS in other segments.

Dec 7, 2018

Who is Krishnamurthy Subramanian, India's newest Chief Economic Advisor

Subramanian will be taking over from Arvind Subramanian who stepped down from his post in June 2018.

Dec 7, 2018

Union minister Nitin Gadkari faints during function; BJP says his condition now 'stable'

The incident occurred when he was standing with other dignitaries for the National Anthem at the convocation function of the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) Agricultural University.

Dec 7, 2018

CBI vs CBI: Verma cites 'highly incriminating evidence' against Asthana in bribery case

By filing the affidavit, Verma has denied all charges levelled against him by Asthana and called it the imagination of the petitioner.

Dec 7, 2018

NC chief Farooq Abdullah advises PM Narendra Modi to learn tolerance from Vajpayee

Lashing out at BJP, Farooq Abdullah said that the party is dividing India into many parts.

Dec 7, 2018