GUWAHATI, Oct 31 – The death toll in the serial blasts in Assam has gone up to 77 and the possibility of casualties further increasing cannot be ruled out with the condition of over 20 injured still stated to be serious. So far six persons have succumbed to their injuries at the GMCH alone, of [...]
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Blasts rock Assam: 76 killed, 480 hurt in Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Barpeta Road, Bongaigaon
GUWAHATI, Oct 30 – Serial blasts rocked Assam today killing at least 76 persons including 46 in Guwahati city, while, more than 480 others were injured. The death toll may go up as the condition of some of the injured persons is stated to be critical. The identity of the miscreants involved in the blasts [...]
Ganguly to quit after Test series
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is to retire after the upcoming Test series against Australia in India. Ganguly, 36, has played 109 Tests, 49 as captain, amassing 6,888 runs at an average of 41.74, including 15 hundreds and 34 fifties. The 21 matches won during his tenure as skipper is an Indian record. India’s selectors [...]
147 killed in Jodhpur temple stampede
JODHPUR, Sept 30 – Nearly 150 people were crushed to death and 55 others injured in a stampede early this morning caused by a rush of devotees in the Chamunda Devi temple in the 15th century Mehrangarh Fort on a hillock here on the first day of Navaratri festival, reports PTI. In a virtual repeat [...]
US House approves nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, Sept 28 – The Indo-US nuclear deal has moved into the last lap clearing a major hurdle when the House of Representatives approved a legislation on it that will now go to the Senate which is likely to vote on it tomorrow, reports PTI. Once the Senate clears the bill, the agreement reached between [...]
Abhi brings cheer to Bigg Boss house
Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan made a surprise appearance in reality TV show Bigg Boss 2 and interacted with the participants at length. The star looked quite like a pied piper, with the inmates of the house where the show requires them to stay following him everywhere he went. Abhishek appeared on Friday’s episode with his [...]
Delhi blast: Arrival of a new terror module?
The blast in Mehrauli area of south Delhi comes exactly two weeks after a series of bombs went off in the Capital, following which Delhi was on high alert. However, the explosive was very different from what was used in the earlier blasts. The bomb that went off on Saturday had Ammonium Nitrate and Potassium [...]
Bihar flood situation improves with rivers receding
The overall flood situation in Bihar showed signs of further improvement on Thursday with almost all the major rivers, including the Ganga and Kosi, maintaining a receding trend, Additional Secretary Disaster Management Pratayaya Amrit said in New Delhi. The situation in the five worst hit northeastern districts — Saharsa, Supaul, Madhepura, Araria and Purnia –improved [...]