Second deadly earthquake hits southern Japan, rescuers race against time
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said rescue efforts were critical with wet weather forecast overnight, which could further damage weakened buildings and cause landslides.
Apr 16, 2016, 10:26 AM ISTKolkata's worst flyover tragedy: Three IVRCL officials held on murder charges, 24 dead
A 23-member special investigation team (SIT) has been set up to probe the disaster.
Apr 02, 2016, 00:04 AM ISTKolkata flyover tragedy: Rahul Gandhi to visit accident site on Saturday as death toll rises to 24, 5 IVRCL officials held
Construction of the two-kilometre-long flyover began in 2009 and was supposed to be completed within 18 months, but has suffered a series of hold-ups.
Apr 01, 2016, 18:01 PM ISTPakistanis hunt for militants behind blast that killed at least 65
Pakistan has been plagued by militant violence for the last 15 years, since it joined a US-led campaign against Islamist militancy after the September 11, 2001.
Mar 28, 2016, 08:51 AM ISTBelgium attacks toll revised down to 28
The death toll from the March 22 attacks on Brussels airport and the metro system has been revised down to 28, the Belgian Crisis Centre said on Sunday.
Mar 27, 2016, 17:09 PM ISTTractor falls into well in Gujarat's Mahisagar district, 10 dead
As many as 10 persons were on Saturday killed and over 24 persons injured when a tractor-trolley carrying them plunged into a 20-ft dry well at Signali in Mahisagar district of Gujarat, police said.
Mar 12, 2016, 20:13 PM ISTDeath toll mounts to 34 in Iraq's suicide bombing
The death toll from Monday`s suicide bombing attack at a funeral in Iraq`s eastern province of Diyala rose to 34.
Mar 01, 2016, 04:24 AM ISTJat quota stir: Haryana govt announces compensation but violence continues, death toll at 19
The state government has decided to give full compensation to the loss of properties.
Feb 23, 2016, 00:00 AM ISTJat stir: Fresh violence breaks out in Haryana, death toll 16
As protesters continued to block some roads including the arterial Delhi-Ambala Highway, the Centre directed security forces to use force to clear blockades.
Feb 22, 2016, 21:38 PM ISTCold snap hits east Asia, blamed for more than 65 deaths
Heavy snow in western and central Japan left five people dead over the weekend and possibly a sixth day on Monday.
Jan 25, 2016, 22:07 PM ISTGrenade blast in Assam's Karbi Anglong, one dead, four injured
The blast comes on the same day as Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off BJP’s election campaign in Assam.
Jan 19, 2016, 18:09 PM ISTHundreds injured as quake hits Manipur, northeast
The quake snapped power supply across the state, felled multi-storeyed buildings in state capital Imphal and damaged many vehicles.
Jan 05, 2016, 00:22 AM ISTMassive earthquake jolts Bangladesh, at least three dead
A youth died following a heart attack in Dhaka while another person succumbed to injuries sustained while rushing out from his home in Rajshahi district, some 256 km west of capital Dhaka.
Jan 04, 2016, 19:12 PM ISTSoldiers hit streets as US floods death toll mounts
The Illinois National Guard was ordered into action and hundreds of people urged to flee rising floodwaters, as the death toll from days of heavy rain in the US Midwest mounted.
Jan 02, 2016, 04:02 AM ISTPakistan suicide blast toll touches 25
Fatality in the bomb blast outside the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) office in Pakistan's Mardan town reached 25 by Tuesday evening.
Dec 29, 2015, 22:48 PM ISTAt least 25 dead as tornados, storms strike Texas in US
Tornados knocked cars off a highway and flattened homes in Texas, raising the death toll to 25 as a string of powerful storms wreaked havoc across much of the southern United States.
Dec 27, 2015, 19:35 PM ISTSwine flu cases in Rajasthan climb to 6,839
The death toll in Rajasthan due to H1N1 climbed to 468 until December 22 this year out of the 6,839 people who contracted the influenza virus, even though there has been a steep decline in reported cases in the last two months.
Dec 25, 2015, 00:07 AM ISTPakistan market bombing kills 22, injured 55
The blast took place in Saddar market of Parachinar city, Daily Pakistan quoted a police official as saying.
Dec 13, 2015, 13:53 PM ISTHeavy rains continue in Tamil Nadu, toll rises to 122
The toll in rain-related incidents since the onset of the north-east monsoon last month rose to 122 on Sunday with the death of a 27-year old man here in a building collapse, police said.
Nov 22, 2015, 17:27 PM ISTParis attacks death toll rises to 130: French PM
The gunmen "killed mercilessly, destroying 130 lives.
Nov 20, 2015, 23:47 PM IST