Call to prosecute toxic gas leak company in India

Call to prosecute toxic gas leak company in India

Visakhapatnam: Former bureaucrat and environmental activist E.A.S. Sarma has demanded the prosecution of the promoters and the senior managers of the LG Polymers for toxic gas leakage from its plant here, which has killed eight people and affected hundreds. The former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer wrote a letter to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan […]

10 dead, hundreds in hospital after gas leak at India chemical plant

10 dead, hundreds in hospital after gas leak at India chemical plant

Hyderabad: At least 10 people, including an eight-year-old girl, died when chemical gas leaked from an industrial plant in Visakhapatnam city, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Many people fainted due to the gas leak and rescue teams were trying to vacate the people from the area. “Styrene chemical leaked from the plant […]

Three arrested in Tirupati for spreading false information on proselytisation

Three people accused of spreading false news being produced before the media in Tirupati on Friday

Three arrested in Tirupati for spreading false information on proselytisation

The Tirupati Urban police have arrested three persons for making false propaganda of proselytisation at Tirumala hills and spreading fake information with mala fide intention. Acting on a complaint filed by the TTD vigilance department on August 31 regarding the spread of false information in social media about the presence of churches in Tirumala hills, […]

India Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Modi Wins again

India Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Modi Wins again

Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: BJP’s vote share crosses half-way mark in several states, close to 50% in UP In its landslide victory, the BJP has seen its vote share soar past 50 per cent in at least 13 states and Union territories, a feat which the rival Congress could manage only in Puducherry. In […]

Lok Sabha polls live updates: Voting in 1st phase draws to an end

Lok Sabha polls live updates: Voting in 1st phase draws to an end

Voting for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases: April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. Counting will be done on May 23. lection 2019 kicked off to a troubled start on Thursday with two people being killed in clashes in Andhra Pradesh, an […]

Follow law or face action: Malaysia to Naik

Follow law or face action: Malaysia to Naik

Malaysian government has issued a strict warning to Islamic preacher Zakir Naik to follow the law of the land or face action days after PM Narendra Modi visited Kuala Lumpur and following protests by local groups against extremist views. The directive from the Malaysian government to Naik was issued after Modi met PM Mahathir Mohammad […]

No VIP treatment to Sasikala, will take action against DIG Roopa for false report, says DG Prisons, dismisses bribery charges

No VIP treatment to Sasikala, will take action against DIG Roopa for false report, says DG Prisons, dismisses bribery charges

Director General of Prisons (DGP) Satyanarayana Rao who was accused of giving special treatment to AIADMK general secretary V. Sasikala has refuted all the allegation levelled by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) (Prisons) D. Roopa and termed them baseless. Bengaluru: Director General of Prisons (DGP) Satyanarayana Rao who was accused of giving special treatment to AIADMK […]

Tamil Nadu power tussle: Madras High Court to hear DMK plea challenging EK Palaniswami’s trust vote

Tamil Nadu power tussle: Madras High Court to hear DMK plea challenging EK Palaniswami’s trust vote

Chennai: The Madras High Court will on Tuesday hear a petition moved by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) demanding that Chief Minister EK Palaniswami`s trust vote in the Tamil Nadu State Assembly be declared null and void. MK Stalin-led DMK had earlier announced that his party would launch a state-wide hunger strike to protest against the […]