Author: DA Correspondent

Fire breaks out at train station in Saudi city of Jeddah

9:37 pm September 29, 2019

Jeddah: A fire broke out Sunday at a train station in the Saudi city of Jeddah/Jiddah, with local media saying five people had been injured. Thick black smoke could be seen Sunday afternoon in the sky over Jiddah, a city on the Red Sea. The fire struck a train station on the line that connects […]

Death toll rises to 28 in Bihar; IAF chopper air drops relief

Bihar battered by rain for third consecutive day; 18 dead

9:26 pm September 29, 2019

Patna: Battered by heavy rainfall for the third consecutive day, Bihar lost at least 18 lives on Sunday to mishaps caused by the downpour that inundated streets, water-logged railway tracks and marooned business establishments. The state capital continued to be among the worst affected, some of its parts submerged in water levels rising up to […]

Thousands rally for political prisoners in Moscow

9:19 pm September 29, 2019

Moscow: Thousands gathered in Moscow on Sunday for a demonstration demanding the release of opposition protesters prosecuted in recent months. Police estimated a turnout of 20,000 at the Sakharov Avenue in central Moscow about half an hour after the start of the protest, which was authorised. The demonstrators chanted “let them go” and brandished placards […]

US sends belated condolences to France after Chirac death

French bid farewell at coffin of ex-president Chirac

9:12 pm September 29, 2019

Paris: Thousands of people on Sunday queued in Paris to bid a final farewell to France’s former president Jacques Chirac, fondly remembered as a charismatic giant of domestic and international politics despite a mixed legacy. A massive queue snaked round the Invalides complex to pay homage at Chirac’s coffin ahead of a national day of […]

Ansal API vice chairman Pranav Ansal detained at Delhi Airport

7:38 pm September 29, 2019

New Delhi: Real estate firm Ansal API’s vice chairman Pranav Ansal, who is facing allegations of fraud and diversion of money, was on Sunday detained at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Pranav was enroute to London when he was detained by Immigration Department officials. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kalanidhi Naithani had earlier issued a […]