Twin blasts took place in a crowded area in Hyderabad on Thursday evening. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the explosions. While Union Home Secretary RK Singh said that 12 people have died in the incident, he added that the death toll was likely to rise. ...
10:10 PM, Feb 21, 2013
Mumbai: Following is the chronology of major blasts in the country: Varanasi, December 7, 2010: Two-year-old girl killed and 25 others injured in a blast which takes place between the Dashashwamedh and Shitla ghats on the river Ganga. Pune, February 13, 2010: 17 people killed and over 60 injured when a bomb rips out the famous German bakery in the city. Mumbai, November 26, 2008: 166 people killed in coordinated...
08:40 PM, Jul 13, 2011
Japan was struck on Friday by an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9, the biggest in about 140 years. Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, with a tremor occurring at least every five minutes. Located in the 'Ring of Fire' arc of volcanoes and oceanic trenches partly encircling the Pacific Basin, the country accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater....
03:06 PM, Mar 11, 2011
Bhubaneswar: With the Supreme Court upholding the life term awarded by Orissa High Court to Dara Singh, convicted for murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons, one of the most sensitive cases of the previous century came to an end after 12 years. Following is the chronology of events: January 22, 1999: Staines and his two minor sons Philip and Timothy burnt to death by a...
06:11 PM, Jan 21, 2011
Chronology of some of the worst stampedes in the last 20 years. ...
10:06 AM, Sep 30, 2008
Kolkata: England fast bowler Steven Finn, who missed the first two Test matches against India due to thigh injury, on Monday declared himself available for the third Test beginning on Wednesday. "If I'm needed, I'll be ready for the (third) Test. I've bowled about six overs at the nets and feeling quite okay," Finn, who proved his fitness bowling England's Performance Programme team to victory against DY Patil Academy XI...
11:14 PM, Jul 25, 2008
Mohali: Comprehensively beaten on their home turf by Kolkata Knight Riders, a disappointed Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist said his team failed as a batting unit. It was a combination of some poor batting [by us] and very good bowling by KKR. We have been inconsistent. We got off to a decent start, probably one of the better [ones] we have had in five games, but that was cut...
09:59 PM, May 13, 2008
The Consular Officer will coordinate with the Indian students and help them with whatever assistance may be required. ...
04:03 PM, Apr 17, 2007
