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Beijing:  At least 20 people were killed when a fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing repairs in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao, state media reported Thursday. The blaze started at around 11.15 am at the state-owned Qingdao Beihai shipyard, state...

New Delhi: India’s Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Thursday held discussions with Russia's Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov on joint manufacturing of civil passenger aircraft to meet India’s demand for regional air connectivity. "With the immense potential of regional connectivity, there is a...

Kolkata: The West Bengal CID Thursday detained TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's personal assistant Sumit Roy, soon after the Supreme Court refused his anticipatory bail prayer in a land scam case, officials said. Roy was picked up by CID officers from Banerjee's Kalighat residence here in...

New Delhi: Following the tragic building collapse in south Delhi's Satya Niketan in which seven people lost their lives, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has formally initiated the process of setting up a dedicated State Disaster Emergency Relief Force (SDERF) for the national Capital to strengthen...

Kathmandu: The death toll due to the flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,377 Thursday as more bodies were recovered from the affected districts, while rescue and search operations continue for more than 5,000 missing people, authorities said. At least 364 bodies have been recovered...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 (Rs 4,75,000) payment to every adult American citizen if Republicans win control of both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections. The President announced what he called the "Trump dividend" during his address to...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea filed by gangster Abu Salem, who sought release from custody on the grounds that he has completed 25 years in jail in India as mandated under the terms of his extradition from Portugal. A bench of...

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati Thursday expelled her nephew Akash Anand from the BSP, saying he has been freed from the party and that his personal attachment appeared to outweigh his concern for his own political career. She announced this after welcoming Akash Anand's...

Jaipur: The BJP has expelled seven more rebel candidates who are contesting as Independents against the party’s official nominees in the Rajasthan civic body elections. The leaders have been removed from the party’s primary membership for six years. The latest action includes five rebels from...

Gandhinagar: All workers trapped after a portion of an under-construction building collapsed in Gujarat's Kudasan area were rescued safely, with the state government reporting zero casualties after a war-footing rescue operation late Wednesday night. Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, who visited both the accident site...