Tag: India
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Pandemonium as dozens feared dead after train crash in India
Pandemonium as dozens of people were feared dead, 132 were injured after an express passenger train derailed in India’s eastern Odisha state on Friday.
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Indian Defence minister leads delegation to Tinibu’s inauguration
The Defence Minister of India, Mr Rajinath Singh, will lead India’s delegation to the inauguration of the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinibu on Monday in Abuja. India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi had detailed Singh as a special envoy to Nigeria for the ceremony in a letter.
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Airline fines Pilot $36,496 for inviting friend into cockpit
India’s aviation regulator on Friday imposed a fine of 3 million rupees (36,496 million dollars) on Air India. The airline was fined after a pilot of the private airline was found violating safety norms by allowing a friend inside the cockpit during a flight.
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India overtakes China as most populous country in the world
The Asian nation of India has overtaken China as the world’s most populous nation in the world this is according to the United Nation’s data published on Wednesday. Bloomberg reports that India’s population stands at 1.4286 billion as against China’s 1.4257 billion people, according to mid-2023 estimates by the UN’s World Population dashboard.
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Nigeria-India direct flight to commence March 31
Mr. Gangadharan Balasubramanian, Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria says the much anticipated direct flights from Nigeria to India is set to commence on March 31. Balasubramanian told NAN in Abuja that Air Peace, a private Nigerian airline had concluded
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Camel chews off its owner’s head, beaten to death by angry villagers
A camel was beaten to death by angry villagers after it reportedly decapitated its owner in India. The owner, Sohanram Nayak, tried to recapture the enraged animal after it broke free from its rope constraints, trying to chase down another camel in Panchu village, Bikaner, in Rajasthan State on Monday night. The animal then picked…
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knife-wielding chickens kill two men during brutal cockfights
Two men have been killed by -wielding chickens during brutal cockfights in India. They bled to death at shows in India after being slashed by the birds, which had blades strapped to their feet. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the men were killed on Sunday during cockfights in India The first victim was tying blades to…
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Delhi Police attacked by mob over detention of three Nigerians for ‘overstaying’
A large crowd of Africans have clashed with the police on Saturday in a South Delhi neighbourhood after 3 Nigerians were arrested for allegedly overstaying their visas. The police said that two of Nigerians managed to free themselves in the chaos but the one of them was caught. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that a police team,…
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Nigerian drug kingpin arrested by Police anti-narcotic wing in India
27-year-old Nigerian national who allegedly is a major operator in the gang supplying MDMA in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, Ken alias Ebuka Victor Anayo, has been arrested by the anti-narcotic wing of Thrissur city police in India. According to a police statement on Thursday, they zeroed in on him by chasing the leads received…
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At least 31 dead, several hospitalized in India’s Bihar after drinking toxic alcohol
At least 31 people have died and several others hospitalized in India’s Bihar state after drinking toxic alcohol. The deaths happened mainly in two villages in the impoverished eastern state, where the sale and consumption of liquor were banned in 2016 after women’s groups campaigned against poor workers splurging their meager incomes on drinking. Such…