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Jakarta, Sept 29: Nearly 400 people were killed when a powerful quake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said on Saturday, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region. The national disaster agency put the official death toll so far at 384, all of them in the tsunami-struck city of Palu, but

New Delhi, Sept 29: The BJP on Saturday lauded the bravery of Indian armed forces in carrying out the surgical strikes against Pakistan across the Line of Control in 2016. "We salute the unmatched valour of our brave soldiers who conducted Surgical Strikes," the saffron party's official Twitter handle posted a message with a video. The video footage shows Indian army carrying out the surgical

Dubai, Sept 28: India creeped home in final-over thriller against Bangladesh to clinch the 7th Asia Cup title, for the second time in succession, here on Friday. Earlier, Bangladesh openers Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan shared a 120-run stand for the opening wicket, which helped the Tigers to set a target of 223-runs, but three wickets from Kuldeep Yadav, two from Kedar Jadhav, and three run outs had

Makassar, Sept 28: A powerful earthquake hit central Indonesia on Friday, causing a tsunami that slammed into a city on Sulawesi island with officials saying the tremor had levelled "many" buildings. The shallow 7.5 magnitude quake sparked terror among locals who fled into the streets and raced to higher ground fearing tsunami waves. The disaster agency briefly issued a tsunami warning before

Mumbai, Sept 28: The debate over what is being seen as Bollywood’s #MeToo moment snowballed on Thursday as Tanushree Dutta reiterated her claim that Nana Patekar had harassed her on the sets of a film in 2008 and the veteran actor laughed off her allegation, asking what he could do about it. A day after Dutta reopened the window on the 10-year-old incident and specifically named Patekar, there was

Mumbai, Sept 28: The debate over what is being seen as Bollywood’s #MeToo moment snowballed on Thursday as Tanushree Dutta reiterated her claim that Nana Patekar had harassed her on the sets of a film in 2008 and the veteran actor laughed off her allegation, asking what he could do about it. A day after Dutta reopened the window on the 10-year-old incident and specifically named Patekar, there was

New Delhi, Sept 28: NCP national general secretary Tariq Anwar Friday said he had resigned from the party and Parliament following party chief Sharad Pawar's "defence" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Rafale deal. Making the announcement in his Lok Sabha constituency here, Anwar said he was resigning from all posts in the party, of which he was a founding member, and also giving up his

Wellington, Sept 28: Passengers were forced to swim for their lives Friday when an airliner ditched into a lagoon after missing the runway on a remote Pacific island and immediately began sinking. The Air Niugini Boeing 737 was attempting to land at Weno airport in Micronesia but ended up half submerged in Chuuk lagoon after the accident on Friday morning. Pictures and video posted on social media

New Delhi, Sept 28: At a time the opposition led by the Congress is mounting attacks on the government over the Rafale fighter jet issue, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has said people "do not have doubts" over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intentions. In an interview to a Marathi news channel, former Defence Minister Pawar also said the opposition's demand to share technical details relating to the

New Delhi, Sep 28: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted melody queen Lata Mangeshkar on her birthday. Greeting the Bollywood playback singer on her birthday, the President said, 'Birthday greetings and best wishes for a long and healthy life to @mangeshkarlata, who has been honoured with the Bharat Ratna. May her melodious voice continue to mesmerise