Firefighters and soldiers scrambled to the site with ladders, cranes and other equipment and extracted dazed survivors from the buildings that were lying on one side of the road. The Tainan city government said 221 people have been rescued to far, and that 115 were h ....

The border traffic was the first sign of an easing to the severe shortages of fuel, medicine and other supplies in the Himalayan nation since the blockade and a general strike in the south started late last year. Police official Hobindra Bogati said residents and bus ....

The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which falls under the offices of the U.N. human rights chief, made the call in an 18-page document made public on Friday after it had notified Mr. Assange. Swedish prosecutors want to question Mr. Assange over allegation ....

Mr. Sanders’ line of attack focused on the big vulnerability Ms. Clinton is trying to overcome — her connections with big banks and companies that have paid her millions in campaign donations and speaking fees. The Senator from Vermont, a State that borde ....

At a press conference organised by his supporters, Mr. Assange appeared on web cam to respond to the new developments. “We have today a really significant victory that has brought a smile to my face,” Mr. Assange said. “It is now the task of the sta ....

All the aerospace reports accessed by The Hindu are scathing in their indictment of agencies such as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. over the way they have handled joint development programmes involving foreign par ....

The accident occurred at 4.08 a.m. when the train was on Vetapattu bridge in Natrampalli. Officials of the Bangalore railway division, including Divisional Railway Manager, rushed to the spot. The passengers were rescued and 14 persons, who sustained injuries, were t ....

Haemophilia is a genetic disorder in which the patient tends to bleed excessively. Anti-haemophilic factor concentrates (VIII & IX) that are given to patients to control the bleeding are off the list. These concentrates are proteins that help the blood clot. Indi ....

“After the unprecedented floods in November and December last year, nearly 2,500 km of roads were damaged and many stretches are being re-laid or repaired. We are unable to get enough bitumen for our work since there is demand from neighbouring States as well,&rdq ....

The latest auction will witness 351 players going under the hammer and that includes 230 Indian and 121 overseas players. With a majority of the teams having retained their core players, attention will be riveted on the strategy adopted by the two new entrants &mdash ....