Rescuers early Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet ) deep along western Myanmar's coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications in one of Asia's least developed countries. The extent of the damage and the death toll were not yet known.
Five women and a child were killed and 21 others injured when a van they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar district, police said on Monday.
Over 5,800 people from violence-hit Manipur have fled to Mizoram and taken shelter in different districts, officials said on Sunday.
Kolkata: A man on Sunday claimed that he travelled in a public bus with the body of his five-month-old child in a bag for 200 kilometres in the northern part of West Bengal, as he did not have Rs 8,000 as demanded by an ambulance driver for taking him home in Kaliaganj from Siliguri.
New Delhi: The body of a CBSE Class 12 student, who went missing after being placed in the compartment category in two subjects in the board examination, was recovered from a drain in Delhi's Aman Vihar area, police said on Sunday.
New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers on Sunday termed the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) decision to take charge of all the activities of the Wrestling Federation of India as the "first step" in their fight against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the former WFI chief.
Hyderabad: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in the country soon and polygamy would come to an end.
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings scored 144 for six against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
The Congress high command on Sunday evening summoned KPCC Chief DK Shivakumar and former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to Delhi on Monday, May 15, after the party concluded MLAs meet to elect the CLP leader in the state capital.
