Mecca crane crash exposes dangers of construction boom in city

London, Sept. 14 : The crane crash at Mecca’s Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia that killed more than 100 people has exposed the dangers of careless construction boom that some Saudis complain is ruining the holy city.According to The Guardian, Mecca’s residents have lived with rampant building and development work for years as Saudi leaders […]

Death toll rises to five after Japan flood

Tokyo, Sep 13 : The number of people who died in floods which devastated Japan this week reached five Sunday as rescuers continued their search for more than a dozen still missing.Police said they found the body of a 68-year-old man in Tochigi, north of Tokyo, in the early morning, the fifth located in the […]

Indian warships deployed to Kuwait for naval exercises

Mumbai, Sept. 13 : Indian Naval Ships Deepak, Delhi, Tabar and Trishul are on a month-long deployment to the Gulf to enhance bilateral ties and engage in naval exercises with friendly regional navies.The visiting ships form part of the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet and are based at Mumbai. Of the four ships, INS Deepak and […]

Jhabua blast: Police file case against man for storing explosives which led to blast

Petlawad (Madhya Pradesh), Sept. 13 : Police of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday registered a case against Rajendra Kaswa for storing huge quantity of explosives which allegedly led to the blast in Petlawad town on Saturday.Kaswa, who is now absconding, reportedly owns the licence to use explosive material for digging wells in rocky areas. Stockpile of […]