Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale hit West Bengal early on Wednesday. The tremors were reported from Durgapur at 7:54 am, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) confirmed. 
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday inspected the construction work of Patna Ring Road project and the Kachi Dargah-Bidupur six-lane bridge over the Ganga. Kumar asked officials to expedite the works, an official release said. The Ring Road would be a 137 km long road being built at a cost of Rs 15,000 crore, an official release said.
High drama was witnessed at the secretariat here on Tuesday after a minor fire broke out at the protocol department, with Opposition Congress and BJP alleging that important files relating to the gold smuggling case were destroyed, while the Kerala government suspected a “conspiracy” by both parties.
At least two persons have died after a two-storey building collapsed at the Station Road near Lal Gate in Bhopal's Dewas, informed National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officer said on Wednesday. "Two bodies were recovered and one more person was rescued from under the debris," said NDRF officer.
As many as 15 people were killed after a building collapsed in Maharashtra's Raigad on Monday evening. According to the details, at least 9 people were injured in the incident, while the rescue operations on the site of building collapse are still on. A four-year-old boy and a 60-year-old woman were rescued on Tuesday from the rubble of the five-storey building in Raigad district.
As Hurricane Laura hurtled towards the US, more than half a million people have been ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts, in the largest evacuation in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Special Cell of Delhi police arrested JNU PhD scholar Sharjeel Imam in connection with the February Northeast Delhi riots. He has been booked on the charges of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). On Sunday, he was brought back to Delhi from Assam on the production warrant.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
