BAG Films & Media has launched an English news website News24online.com to supplement its 24-hour Hindi news channel ‘News24’. The new site will feature regional, national and international news in both text and video formats.
“Initially, the site is in English, but later, the Hindi language will be added. The site will also have content related to lifestyle, movies, technology, shopping, spirituality and health,” Hemant Kumar, head, BAG Convergence, has said. BAG Convergence is responsible for developing and running BAG Films’ internet and mobile properties.
Please visit the site http://www.news24online.com/ for Latest breaking news headlines with videos, top stories, business news, sports news, nation news, regions news, world news and know your career and free astrology services online. News24Online website provides top news stories and full coverage with videos and find your horoscopes and many more…
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One million hit by floods in Assam, situation critical
Guwahati:The flood situation in Assam continues to be critical with an estimated one million people displaced and 15 dead.The army soldiers are engaged in a massive relief and rescue mission, officials said.
"According to latest reports, 16 of the state`s 27 districts have been hit by the floods. About one million people have been displaced and 15 are dead. The overall situation continues to be critical," Assam Relief and Rehabilitation minister Bhumidhar Barman said.
A government statement today said that 1,346 villages were hit by the floods, affecting a land area of about 2,69,609 hectares. The cumulative figures are from the first wave of floods that began on May 28. This is the second wave of floods that began a fortnight ago. In 2004, more than 200 people were killed in floods in Assam.
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Rains hamper rescue work in Bihar, situation worsen
Heavy rains disrupted rescue and relief operations in flood-ravaged Bihar for the second consecutive day today. The floods have affected over 20 lakh people in 14 Bihar districts. Around 150,000 people have been evacuated so far.(read more flood-ravaged Bihar)
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Pak militants killed after day-long gunbattle in Jammu
All ther militants holed up inside a house were killed in a fierce gunbattle with security forces on Wednesday. Four children were rescued, but three other hostages were feared dead. The militants evidently belonged to the Lashkar-e-Toiba and had crossed over from Pakistan to help the separatists(read more Pak militants killed
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10 women burnt to death in Pune factory
A major fire followed by a loud blast in a chemical factory in Pune on Wednesday left 10 workers dead and 10 injured, the police said. All the victims were women.
The factory produces raw material for a Kolkata-based ammunitions manufacturer, the police said.
The blast took place around 4 pm, in one of the containers of chemicals, used for manufacturing ammunitions, at the Sai Enterprises and Sai Industries factory in the Bhosari industrial belt on the outskirts of the city. (read more...)
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PM announces slew of measures for Assam
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday announced a series of developmental measures for Assam to raise its educational standards, improve infrastructure and the level of its security. He also offered a Rs250 crore grant for the integrated development of the Bodoland Territorial Council.
The announcement was made as the prime minister returned to the capital after a two-day visit to Assam. During the visit he met chief minister Tarun Gogoi and his cabinet colleagues to discuss the memorandum they presented to him.
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Five killed and 12 injured in CRPF firing in Kashmir
(see video)Four people were killed and a dozen injured in several incidents of violence in Kashmir today. People defied curfew restrictions, and the situation is volatile in several towns. Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and JKLF's Yasin Malik are under preventive arrest (read more...)
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65 dead in Kyrgyz air crash
Bishkek/Moscow: At least 65 people are believed dead in the crash of an Itek Air Boeing 737 passenger liner shortly after takeoff from Kyrgyzstan`s capital Bishkek, Kyrgyz authorities said on Monday.
The ill-fated airliner, bound for Tehran, was completely consumed by fire, according to the Civil Defence Ministry.(read more... )
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Rains wreak havoc in UP: 660 dead, thousands homeless
At least 660 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in the monsoon rains in Uttar Pradesh this year. Most of the deaths have occurred due to the collapsing of houses, largely in the rural expanse of the state. Floods also caused heavy damage to standing crop.(read more Due to havi rain 660 dead, thousands homeless in UP...)
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Three held in SIMI witch-hunt in Bharuch
Ahmedabad: Three people were arrested in Bharuch for renting a house to SIMI activist Sajid Mansuri, who allegedly played a key role in the July 26 Ahmedabad serial bombings, police said on Monday.
Mansuri had rented a house from Saeed Hayat at Lukman society in Bharuch. Hayat had the power of attorney over the house, which belongs to a London-based NRI. (Read more about SIMI ....)
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Michael Phelps becomes only Olympian to win 11 golds
History is written by the winners and Michael Phelps has proved this to be true. The US swimmer has become the greatest Olympian in history. Phelps is the now the proud winner of 11 golds at the Olympics.
Claiming the fourth gold medal in Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps became the only Olympian to get 10 gold medals. And moments later, he won his fifth gold at Beijing Olympics and 11th overall to place himself at the top in the Olympics hall of fame.
The 11th gold medal came as part of the United States` winning 800-meter freestyle relay team. (red more only one Olympian to win 11 golds)
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Hurriyat leader among five dead in firing
Sheikh Abdul Aziz was killed in Baramulla district while leading a procession towards Muzaffarabad. The protesters were stopped at the Sangama crossing but resisted which led to clashes with security forces, killing five including Aziz
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70 rescued from Rajasthan temple after staircase collapse
Kota (Rajasthan): 70 of the 133 people were saved by rescue teams on Monday morning. They were trapped inside the Geparnath temple in the Chambal river valley after the staircase leading to the shrine of Hindu god Shiva collapsed on Sunday, killing two people. (read more Rajasthan temple after staircase )
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Violence stays, now Kashmir tense, two killed in LoC march
The Amarnath land row is still dragging in Jammu, while two people have been killed and several injured in Kashmir today, police sources said.
Security forces fired at a group of fruit merchants who were trying to march across the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto India-Pakistan border, as high tension prevailed in the Kashmir valley. (read more now Kashmir tense. )
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Andhra flood fury: Death toll mounts to 70
Hyderabad: The flood situation in Andhra Pradesh continued to be grim with continuous rains claiming as many as 70 lives over the past five days.
The toll could go up sharply as 31 people were feared dead when a truck they were riding to reach their village was washed away in the flood waters in Guntur district on Sunday. Four bodies have so far been recovered from the stream.(read more Andhra flood fury .....)
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13 killed as heavy rains lash Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: At least 13 people have been killed in heavy rains and flash floods that have wreaked havoc in the state capital and other parts of Andhra Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.
Eight people were killed in three incidents of house collapse here as incessant rain since Friday night inundated dozens of residential areas and threw vehicular traffic out of gear. Medak district accounted for three deaths while two people were killed in Vijayawada in the coastal district of Krishna. (read more......)
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SIMI stays banned, apex court suspends ruling
The Supreme Court today suspended an anti-terror tribunal ruling that had lifted the ban on the Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). The organisation was designated a terror outfit by the government. (read more...)
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Apex court rebukes media for playing super cop
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dubbed the media as a "super-super investigative agency" for reports on the murder of Noida girl Aarushi, and rued irretrievable damage done to her parents through some media reports.
A bench of Justices B N Agarwal, V S Sirpurkar and G S Singhvi made the remark while hearing two lawsuits seeking a high-level probe into the allegation that several retired and sitting judges, including those of higher judiciary, had been beneficiaries of fraudulent withdrawal of over Rs7 crore from the Ghaziabad district court`s treasury.(read more...)
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Jammu protesters deny 'blockade' of Kashmir
Jammu: The Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti (AYSS) on Tuesday denied they it had created an "economic blockade" of the Kashmir Valley.
AYSS is an umbrella organisation of different social groups spearheading the agitation for the restoration of land allotment to Amarnath shrine board.
The propaganda of "economic blockade is a vicious invention by Kashmiri leadership, mainstream and separatists alike, to vilify the agitation in Jammu", said Leela Karan Sharma, convenor of the Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti (AYSS).(see video....)
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Rs40 lakh-crore laundered every year in India
Mumbai: More than Rs40 lakh-crore ($1trillion) is being laundered every year by drug dealers, arms traffickers and other criminals in India, according to a report by audit and consulting firm KPMG released here.
The report comes close on the heels of the murky cash-for-vote controversy that erupted in parliament during the trust vote on July 22, reflecting the country`s parallel economy.(read more .....)
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stampede at Naina Devi temple in Himachal Pradesh
At least 145 people were killed and around 40 injured
Naina Devi (Himachal Pradesh): At least 145 people were killed and around 40 injured in a stampede today at the famous Naina Devi temple in Himachal Pradesh. The tragic incident occurred when throngs of devotees panicked after someone spread a rumour that boulders were rolling down the popular hill shrine.
Most of those killed were women and children. A majority of the victims were from neighbouring Punjab.(read more .....)
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41 labourers killed in Bihar truck accident
Patna: Forty one labourers were killed and over two dozen injured in Bihar's Lakhisarai district when a rice laden truck overturned and fell into a river due to poor condition of the road, the police said Sunday.
“Thirty-five labourers were killed on the spot on Saturday night while six labourers succumbed to injuries on Sunday. The death toll is 41,” a police official said. Lakhisarai is about 150 km from here. (read more....)
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Burning train kills 13 in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad:Thirteen people were charred to death early on Friday when four coaches of a passenger train caught fire in Andhra Pradesh`s Mehboobabad town. (read more....)
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Another student found dead in Asaram Bapu's school
A five-year-old boy was found dead on Thursday in the bathroom of a residential school of spiritual leader Asaram Bapu in Chhindwara town of Madhya Pradesh. This is the second death of a student in the school in the past three days (see video...)
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31 die in Sri Lankan Army-LTTE clashes
At least 13 Sri Lankan soldiers and 18 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed and over 50 wounded in clashes in the northern Wanni region (read more.....)
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