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At least 105 soldiers were killed in a military plane crash near an airfield outside the Algerian capital on Wednesday, officials said. An Ilyushin I76 troop carrier belonging to the Algerian Air Force crashed in the perimeter of the…

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into a girl's accusations of gang rape against a BJP legislator and the subsequent death of her father in police custody, officials said. Confirming…

An Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA's brother was arrested on Tuesday over charges of beating a gang rape victim's father to death in police custody, an official said. A special team of the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Atul Singh, the brother of…

Shimla, April 9: 30 persons, including 27 students, were killed on Monday when a private school bus fell into a gorge in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, police said. Superintendent of Police Santosh Patyal confirmed the deaths. All…

Comedian Chuck McCann and children's much-loved TV host is dead. He was 83. McCann did a lot of voice-over work, was a fine Oliver Hardy impersonator and appeared in the 1968 "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter". He died on Sunday of…

Malayalam film star Ajith Kumar or Thala Ajith, known for portraying negative roles, died on Thursday at a private hospital here, family sources said. Ajith, 56, was admitted to the hospital 10 days ago following stomach ailments.…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced ex-gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of each of 39 Indians who were killed at Mosul in Iraq, an official release said. The mortal remains of 38 Indians, killed by the…

With the death of one more person, the toll in the police action during protests against the Supreme Court's dilution of a law aimed at preventing atrocities against Dalits and tribes has risen to seven, officials said on Tuesday. Police…

Eight persons were killed and dozens injured as Dalit protests during a day-long nation-wide shutdown on Monday turned violent in India amid anger against a Supreme Court order that dilutes a law aimed at preventing atrocities against…

An injured woman co-pilot of an Indian Coast Guard helicopter which had crash landed in Raigad on March 10, has succumbed to her injuries, an official said here on Wednesday. Assistant Commandant, Capt. Penny Chaudhary, was on life…