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The bus, which was allegedly overloaded with about 50 passengers, plunged over a hill and tumbled 150 metres into a ravine in Sumatra island late on Monday. Investigation into the crash to conclude within one or two days. Traffic accidents are common in Indonesia, with roads often cutting through rough ... Read More »

Fioramonti had tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in a letter on Dec. 23. The resignation is a blow to the embattled government, whose ruling parties are at odds on issues ranging from euro zone reform to migrant rights.   Read More »

Seven soldiers and 80 jihadists also died in Tuesday’s simultaneous attacks on the town of Arbinda and its military base in Soum province. The president has declared 48 hours of national mourning. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but jihadist violence in Burkina Faso has been blamed on ... Read More »

Typhoon Phanfone, with winds of 195 kilometres an hour, tore roofs off houses and toppled electric posts as it cut across the Philippines on Wednesday. With the internet and mobile phone networks still cut off in some badly damaged areas, a full assessment of Phanfone’s damage was not immediately possible ... Read More »

The nomination was promptly rejected by Iraqi protesters , who want an independent candidate to take over the government. Earlier on Wednesday, outgoing higher education minister, Qusay al-Suhail, who had also been rejected by protesters on the streets, withdrew his nomination for prime minister. Pressure from the demonstrations led Prime ... Read More »

Leh town in the Union Territory of Ladakh recorded a low of minus 17.8 degrees Celsius. Weathermen say, Ladakh will remain dry and cold for the next week. Kashmir is currently under the grip of ‘Chillai-Kalan’ – the 40-day harshest period of the winter when the chances of snowfall are ... Read More »

He said this while addressing Health Care Leadership Summit 2019 in New Delhi.   Read More »

The President was speaking at a special function to mark the 50th year of the Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Vivekananda Kendra in Kanyakumari on Wednesday. The President also said that year-long sampark programme started on September 2 by himself, will remind Indians of Swami Vivekananda’s ideals and what the memorial ... Read More »

Today is the final solar eclipse of the year 2019. The annular eclipse created a ring of fire in the sky. The rare celestial event is being seen in a number of countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. Several parts of the country witnessed the last solar eclipse of ... Read More »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that though he could not witness the solar eclipse due to cloud cover in the national capital, he managed to have a glimpse of it in Kozhikode through live stream. The Prime Minister also posted his pictures trying to see the Sun. The Prime ... Read More »

Remembering the victims of the disaster, National safety day is also being observed  for educating people on the measures of disaster mitigation.  People from all walks of life including religious dignitaries, political leaders, public officials and family members of tsunami victims participated at the commemorative events.  The commuter train, which ... Read More »

Udaipur : Flower show is one of the major attractions for residents and tourists in winter in Udaipur and the fifth edition of the event was inaugurated by the divisional commissioner Vikas Bhale on Wednesday here at the famous Fatehsagar lakeside. Even before the official inauguration, the show drew large crowd ... Read More »

Pilani, Churu, Jaisalmer and Ganganagar recorded minimum temperature of 4.3, 4.5, 5.4  and 5.8 degrees Celsius respectively.  Many districts of the state are in the grip of cold wave, due to which normal life has been affected. Sikar recorded the lowest 2.5 degrees Celsius temperature. The minimum temperature was recorded ... Read More »

The Good Governance Day is observed on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said that Good Governance Index has been scientifically designed on various parameters of governance. He said, it has been designed keeping in mind the citizen-centricity, which is ... Read More »

Inaugurating Digital Village Gurawara in Rewari in Haryana, the Union Minister said, the Ministry has already connected one lakh 30 thousand gram panchayats through Bharatnet. He said, the target is to take this to two lakh 50 thousand gram panchayats. Ravi Shankar Prasad also said, the target of the government ... Read More »

Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, other Union Ministers, and BJP veteran leader LK Advani were among those who offered floral tributes. The Samadhi of Vajpayee ji – Sadaiv Atal – was dedicated to the Nation on this day a year ago. Emphasizing Unity in Diversity, stones from ... Read More »

He launched the Atal Bhujal Yojana. The scheme with a total outlay of Rs.6000 crore will be implemented over a period of 5 years. It aims to improve ground water management through community participation in identified priority areas in seven States. The states identified are Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, ... Read More »

The historic decision to construct a strategic tunnel below the Rohtang Pass was taken on June 03, 2000, when late Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister. The foundation stone for the Access Road to the South Portal of the tunnel was laid on May 26, 2002. The 8.8-kilometre long ... Read More »

PM Modi also paid tribute to Vajpayee ji. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were also present on the ocassion. Prime Minister Modi also laid the foundation stone for Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University in Lucknow. The Medical University will work ... Read More »

According to officials, the agency has acted on the recommendation of the Uttar Pradesh government to probe alleged irregularities worth Rs 126 crore in the purchase of large areas of land in Mathura for the Yamuna Expressway project. The state government alleged that the land for Yamuna Expressway was purchased ... Read More »