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Nigeria, India Reaffirm Military Partnership
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, and India’s Defence Adviser to Nigeria, Colonel Manoj Singh, have reaffirmed the strategic military partnership between both countries during a courtesy visit to Army Headquarters in Abuja. In a statement by Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, the Army chief underscored the importance of […]
Rescue teams dig through Debris as flood claims 60 Lives in India
The disaster struck as intense rain sent torrents of water, mud, and boulders crashing through the Himalayan village, sweeping away homes and a large makeshift kitchen sheltering more than 100 Hindu pilgrims. Eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos as families were torn apart by the rushing waters. “It was horrifying,” said Arun Shah, a pilgrim who […]
Seven children killed in India school roof collapse
There were around 60 students, teachers and staff members in the single-storey building when the accident happened in Jhalawar district, some 322 kilometres, 200 miles, from the state capital Jaipur. Kishore said the structure collapsed when students were attending their classes early on Friday. Villagers rushed to the site and rescued many injured children who […]
Black Box Found At Site Of India Plane Crash
The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner issued a mayday call shortly before it crashed around lunchtime on Thursday after lifting barely 100 metres (330 feet) from the ground. One man on board the plane, which was carrying 242 passengers and crew, miraculously survived Thursday’s fiery crash, which left the tailpiece of the aircraft jutting out […]
India’s Monsoon Rains Kill At Least 30 In Northeast
State disaster management officials said eight people died in Assam, and nine in Arunachal Pradesh, many of them in landslides as earth loosened by the water slumped into the valley below. Another five people died in a landslide in the neighbouring state of Mizoram, state authorities said. The officials said that six people lost their […]
18 killed in India festival train stampede
At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital late Saturday when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the world’s largest religious gathering, officials and reports said. The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj, and has […]