One dead, four buried in landslide in Malaysia

IANS | January 26, 2024 10:36 AM

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 26 (IANS) One man died and four others are feared dead following a landslide at a popular tourist destination in Malaysia's Pahang state on Friday, local media reported.

Gujarat boat tragedy: Aide of lakefront maintenance firm partner arrested

IANS | January 25, 2024 8:48 PM

Vadodara, Jan 25 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Vadodara Police has arrested one Paresh Shah in connection with the January 18 boat capsize incident on Gujarat's Harni Motnath lake in which 12 school students and 2 teachers were killed, an official said on Thursday.

Four Indians dead in Australia beach tragedy

IANS | January 25, 2024 11:20 AM

Melbourne, Jan 25 (IANS) A 43-year-old Indian national and three of her relatives, all in their 20s, died on Phillip Island in one of the worst drowning tragedies in the Australian state of Victoria since 2005, local media reports said.

39 killed, 9 injured in China building fire

IANS | January 25, 2024 1:02 AM

Nanchang, Jan 25 (IANS) Thirty-nine people were killed and nine others injured after a building fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the city of Xinyu in east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said.