Accused wanted to ‘teach him a lesson’, police say NEW DELHI: The men accused of killing Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram Singh in southeast Delhi allegedly wanted to “teach him a lesson” for objecting to noise outside his home, but did not expect the assault to turn fatal, police said on Wednesday.During questioning, the accused allegedly…

Seafarers take cover as small boats surround vessel in Hormuz The Federation of Seafarers and Indian Seafarers Union (FSUI) has released an old video showing a vessel carrying 22 crew members, including 21 Indians, coming under attack in the Strait of Hormuz on April 22.The footage shows several small boats surrounding the vessel, an RPG…

Smit Machchhar is recovering in Abu Dhabi Indian pilot Smit Machchhar who was attacked by his co-pilot aboard a Flydubai flight has recalled how a routine journey turned into a fight for survival, describing the repeated blows to his head, his attempts to call for help and the moments he lost consciousness as the aircraft…

PM-RAHAT provides care to 25,000 crash victims (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: In the past eight months, nearly 25,000 road crash victims have been treated under PM-RAHAT, govt’s cashless scheme, and in nearly 13,000 cases, hospitals have been reimbursed for cost of treatment, a top road transport ministry official said Tuesday.Speaking at a roundtable on…

Around 86,800 people are still affected by the floods in Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon and Sivasagar. NEW DELHI: The flood situation in Assam showed signs of improvement on Wednesday, with the number of people affected falling to around 87,000 across four districts. However, the death toll from this year’s floods rose to 103 after two more…