The man in his late 40s who has been arrested on charges of kidnapping and murdering four members of an Indian-origin family in California, the US, has a shady past. According to one report, Jesus Manuel Saldago, 48, had committed a similar crime 17 years ago, and its victims have…
Ten people are confirmed dead after an avalanche struck climbers in the Indian Himalayas, police said Wednesday (5), with 18 other members of the expedition still missing. Several dozen climbing trainees were caught in Tuesday (4) morning's snowslide near the summit of Mount Draupadi ka Danda-II in the northern state…
At least 31 people were killed after a bus carrying wedding guests veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police said Wednesday (5). The vehicle was travelling along a treacherous mountain highway in Uttarakhand state when it careened over an edge and plunged at…
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert Wednesday (5) over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. The UN health agency also cautioned the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside…
Four members of an Indian-origin family in the United States, including a baby girl aged eight months, have been found dead in an orchard in California, the Press Trust of India has reported, quoting reports. The family had been missing for many days. Eight-month-old Aroohi Dheri was kidnapped along with…
England beat Pakistan by 67 runs in the seventh and final Twenty20 international in Lahore on Sunday, taking the series by 4-3. Dawid Malan struck an unbeaten 78 and Harry Brook 46 not out to propel England to 209-3 in their 20 overs before Pakistan were restricted to 142-8. England…
India survived an unbeaten 106 by David Miller to clinch their first ever Twenty20 series against South Africa at home with a 16-run victory in the second match on Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav smashed 61 off 22 balls and put on a key 102-run stand with Virat Kohli, who made 49…
After a week of market turmoil, dismal headlines and disastrous polls, British Prime Minister Liz Truss faces a TV grilling Sunday (2) at the start of her restive Conservative party's annual conference. Less than a month into the job, the new Tory leader will sit down with the BBC in…
At least 129 people died at an Indonesian football stadium riot in which thousands of angry home fans invaded the pitch and police responded with tear gas that triggered a stampede, authorities said Sunday (2). The tragedy on Saturday (1) night in the eastern city of Malang, which also left…
Days after a college student in the northern Indian state of Bihar was mocked by an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer for making a query to subsidise rates of sanitary pads, a firm in Delhi has come out in her support by not only providing free napkins for a year…