A strong 6.9-magnitude quake sparked panic in Indonesia’s western Sumatra today but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 0238 pm (07:38 GMT), was located 43 kilometres southeast of Siberut island off western Sumatra.
It was measured at a depth of 32 kilometres. The agency’s technical [...]

An under-construction bridge collapsed in Dehradun due to an avalanche burying 40 labourers who were later rescued by the Indo-Tibet Border Police(ITBP).
The labourers were working on the bridge being built by the PWD department on Angargad, a rivulet in the upper hills of Uttarkashi district, when an avalanche struck burying them.
After the incident, ITBP personnel, [...]

Hindi Movie lyricist Gulshan Bawra passed away at his residence in Pali Hill, Mumbai on Friday. He was 72 years old. He died due to heart failure.
He had penned famous songs including Agar Tum Na Hote, Mere Desh Ki Dharati, Yaari Hai Imaan Mera, Waada Karle Saajana and Kasme Vaade Nibhayenge Hum. He had won [...]

Selvarasa Pathmanathan, the Tamil Tiger rebels’ new leader, has been arrested. Sri Lanka’s defence minister said that Mr Pathmanathan, better known as KP, was detained in Thailand, where he had been residing for many years.
He took over the leadership of the remnants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after their defeat in May [...]

Subhas Chakraborty, senior CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Minister for Transport, Sports and Youth Affairs, passed away at a hospital in Kolkata on Monday after a brief illness. He was 68 years old. Chakraborty is survived by his wife and a son.
The senior CPI(M) leader, who was suffering from cancer and other complications, was [...]