A Boeing jet belonging to state-owned Ariana Afghan Airlines caught fire and crashed in central Ghazni province in Afghanistan on Monday, a media report quoted officials. The passenger plane had 83 people on board when it crashed due to technical reasons, Mail Online report quoted officials on the incident. There was no information as yet on the casualties. Arif Noori, a spokesman for provincial governor’s office in Ghazni city, said: “A Boeing plane belonging to the Ariana Afghan Airline crashed in Sado Khel area of Deh Yak district of Ghazni province around 1.10pm (local time).” The crash site was around…
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India is finding it hard to assess the exact number of Indians stranded in the central China’s Wuhan city which has been placed under a lockdown, following the outbreak of the contagious novel coronavirus epidemic. The death toll in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, due to the 2019-nCoV has risen to 80 and around 3,000 people have tested positive for the virus and around 6,000 people are suspected to be infected. Though over 500 Indian students were studying in colleges and universities in Wuhan, official sources said, most of them had departed for home before the outbreak of the…
Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh turned photographer at Eden Gardens on Monday and took everybody by surprise as he added gloss to the Bengal-Delhi Ranji Trophy game in the state capital. Waugh, currently writing a book “Spirit of Cricket”, dropped in during the first session of the first day’s play and was seen taking photos of the iconic Eden where he had enjoyed a World Cup triumph in 1987. Eden Gardens, known as the Mecca of Indian cricket, was the venue of the memorable Test in 2001 when Australia lost to India after V.V.S Laxman and Rahul Dravid’s epic stand…
The Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, celebrated the Indian Republic Day by displaying the tricolours on its LED facade. Colours of the Indian flag lit up the tower at 8.10 p.m. on Sunday, reports the Khaleej Times. Earlier in the day, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) leadership congratulated Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion. The President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu…
Bryant, 41, legendary basketball player was travelling with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other passengers and crew when their Sikorsky S-76 helicopter slammed into a rugged hillside in Calabasas, west of Los Angeles. There were no survivors. Kobe Bryant was a five-time NBA champion in a career that began in 1996 and lasted until his retirement in 2016. NBA legend Kobe Bryant died Sunday when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in foggy conditions in suburban Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board and plunging the sports world into mourning. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and two-time…
Chinese health authorities announced Monday that 2,744 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), including 461 in critical conditions, had been reported in the country by the end of Sunday. During the past 24 hours, 769 new confirmed cases, 3,806 new suspected cases and 24 deaths (24 in Hubei) from the disease were reported, according to the National Health Commission. By Sunday, the pneumonia situation had resulted in a total of 80 deaths, while 51 people had recovered and 5,794 remained as suspected patients, the Xinhua news agency reported. A total of 32,799 close contacts have been…
The nation has been rocked by anti-CAA protests and Delhi was crippled by large-scale violence against the legislation, while his utterances that a National Register of Citizens will come into play eventually, united the opposition against him. Yet, what may come as a surprise to naysayers, 50.7 per cent people in the IANS-CVoter ‘State of the Nation’ Republic Day survey said that they are “very much satisfied” with Amit Shah’s performance as India’s Home Minister. In the survey, released on Sunday, 25.2 per cent of respondents said they are “satisfied to some extent”, while 24.2 per cent said they are…
Alleging that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government was backing rioters and those indulging in violence, Home Minister Amit Shah, here on Sunday, urged people not to re-elect a government that could disturb the city’s peace. Addressing an election rally in Rohtas Nagar, Shah said, “To develop Delhi, vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). If this happens, Shaheen Bagh will be clearly affected”. The BJP leader has consistently made Shaheen Bagh, the much talked-about anti-CAA protest site in Delhi, a key election issue. He also accused the Congress and the AAP of inciting riots, spreading violence and provoking people.…
A man in his 20s has been admitted to the SMS Hospital for suspected coronavirus infection, Medical Superintendent Dr D.S. Meena confirmed here on Sunday. The patient pursued a medical degree in China but had come to the Pink City for a postgraduation course. His exact age could not be immediately ascertained. Health Minister Raghu Sharma has directed health officials to keep the patient in an isolation ward and get his family screened too, it was learnt. Directions have also been issued to send the samples collected from the patient to Pune’s National Virology Laboratory. Sharma said 18 people had…
The 71st Republic Day parade on Sunday showcased India’s cultural diversity as well as military prowess with many firsts as hundreds of men, women and children donning thick woollens braved the morning winter chill to watch the annual ceremony at Rajpath. A blanket of thick fog that engulfed the city in the morning and tight security restrictions could not deter the enthusiastic crowd from venturing out to gather at Rajpath, literary ‘King’s Way’ – a ceremonial boulevard that runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan on Raisina Hill to India Gate. The parade, a showcase of an impeccable display of might by the…