46 killed, 700 injured as 5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia

Jakarta, November 21 An earthquake shook Indonesia’s main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 46 people, damaging dozens of buildings and sending residents into the capital’s streets for safety. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.6 quake was centered in the Cianjur region in West Java province…

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56 dead, nearly 700 injured as strong earthquake topples houses in Indonesia’s Java

Cianjur (Indonesia), November 21 A strong, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 56 and injuring hundreds as people rushed into the streets, some covered in blood and white debris. Emergency workers treated the injured on stretchers…

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162 dead as strong earthquake topples houses in Indonesia’s Java

Cianjur (Indonesia), November 21 A strong, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island on Monday, killing at least 162 people and injuring hundreds of others as residents fled into the street, some covered in blood and debris. Officials were gathering information on the toll of…

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Congress to file review petition in Supreme Court on release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts

New Delhi, November 21 The Congress will file a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging the decision to release the convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, party sources said on Monday. The petition challenging the grounds set out in the order would be filed this week, they said….

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Congress to seek review of Supreme Court order on release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts

New Delhi, November 21 The Congress will seek a review of the Supreme Court decision to release six convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, senior party leader and lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi said on Monday. “We are yet to decide on the modalities—whether we will intervene in the Central…

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High alert in Tamil Nadu after Mangaluru blast accused reveals his Coimbatore connection

Chennai, November 21 Tamil Nadu Police and central agencies are on high alert after the Mangaluru autorickshaw blast accused Mohammed Shariq revealed his Coimbatore connection. Shariq had stayed in Coimbatore for a few months and had procured a SIM card using the Aadhaar details of Surendran, a private schoolteacher, and…

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Mangaluru blast accused was inspired by global terror organisation; explosives found from house: Police

Mangaluru, November 21 Police found materials that go into making a bomb from the house where the Mangaluru blast accused Mohammed Shariq, was staying as a tenant in Mysuru, a senior police official said on Monday. Shariq was “influenced and inspired” by a (terrorist) organisation with global presence, Additional Director…

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Mangaluru blast accused ‘inspired’ by global terror outfit; bomb-making materials found from his house

Mangaluru, November 21 Police found materials that go into making a bomb from the house where the Mangaluru blast accused Mohammed Shariq, was staying as a tenant in Mysuru, a senior police official said on Monday. Shariq was “influenced and inspired” by a (terrorist) organisation with global presence, Additional Director…

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Aaftab Poonawala moved belongings from Maharashtra flat to Delhi in 37 boxes in June, say police

Mumbai, November 21 Aaftab Poonawala, the accused in the case of brutal murder of his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar in May this year, shifted belongings from his flat in Maharashtra’s Palghar district to Delhi in 37 boxes in June and paid Rs 20,000 for it, a police official said on…

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Chandigarh ‘singing cop’ amuses Neha Kakkar, Ayushmann Khurrana with his popular ‘No parking’ song as he makes appearance on Indian Idol sets

Chandigarh, November 21 Chandigarh cop Bhupinder Singh who is known for spreading the message of traffic rules via singing songs on loudpeaker recently made an appearance on the sets of Indian Idol. Singh, on the request of anchor Aditya Narayan, sang his popular version of Daler Mehndi’s ‘Bolo tara ra…

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North Korea calls UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ‘puppet of US’ after missile launch

Seoul, November 21 North Korea’s foreign minister called UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “a puppet of the United States” as she slammed the UN chief for joining US-led condemnation of the North’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile test. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres earlier issued a statement strongly condemning North Korea’s ICBM launch…

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3 killed, 7 injured as goods train derails in Odisha; railway minister, CM announce ex-gratia

Jajpur, November 21 A goods train derailed at Korai railway station in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Monday morning, with wagons ploughing into waiting passengers, killing at least three of them and injuring seven, officials said. East Coast Railway (ECoR) officials said the accident took place at around 6.44am when some…

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Police questioning man who helped Shraddha’s live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala to reach Delhi after murder

ANI Mumbai, November 21 The Delhi Police probing the Shraddha Walker murder case reached Mumbai’s Mira Road area on Sunday in connection with the investigation. Sources said Delhi Police and Manikpur Police have been interrogating a person who helped Shraddha’s live-in partner Aftab Amin Poonawala to reach Delhi. Delhi Police…

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UP man who killed ex-girlfriend and cut her body into 6 parts says ‘betrayal’ led to murder

Azamgarh, November 21 Prince Yadav who was arrested on Sunday evening for killing Aradhana and throwing her chopped body parts in a well, has said that she had “betrayed him” because despite being his girlfriend but she had married someone else earlier this year. On November 9, Yadav took Aradhana…

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