One dead, 137 rescued after blizzard traps hikers on Tibetan slopes of Mt Everest

One dead, 137 rescued after blizzard traps hikers on Tibetan slopes of Mt Everest

One hiker was killed while 137 others, stranded after a blizzard on the Tibetan slopes of Mt Everest, were rescued, local Chinese officials said Monday. They said the search is on for missing climbers. A 41-year-old male hiker died from hypothermia and acute altitude sickness, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, quoting local officials. So far, … Read more

Six crew rescued, 15 missing after Houthis sink latest Greek ship in Red Sea

Six crew rescued, 15 missing after Houthis sink latest Greek ship in Red Sea

ATHENS: Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the assault that maritime officials say killed four of … Read more

Telugu construction workers not among the 10 Indians rescued by Israeli authorities from West Bank village

Telugu construction workers not among the 10 Indians rescued by Israeli authorities from West Bank village

Israeli authorities rescued 10 Indians labourers from a village in West Bank on Thursday (March 6, 2025) night. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Telugu associations in Israel which have gathered preliminary information on the Indian labourers who were traced and rescued by the Israeli authorities from a village in West Bank on Thursday (March 6, … Read more

Nine workers rescued after under-construction building collapses on University of Hyderabad

Nine workers rescued after under-construction building collapses on University of Hyderabad

Around nine workers sustained injuries after an under-construction building at the University of Hyderabad caved in on Thursday night. While seven workers sustained minor injuries and were rescued right after the building collapse, two others who were stuck inside are said to be in a critical condition. All the nine persons were rushed to a … Read more

Maharashtra govt. pays ₹86 lakh to 39 rescued labourers

Maharashtra govt. pays ₹86 lakh to 39 rescued labourers

Rescued bonded labours singing a prayer song before eating their meals at Manavseva project shelter home at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. | Photo Credit: Purnima Sah In a first, the Maharashtra government has released a compensation of ₹86 lakh to 39 people rescued from bonded labour in Ahilya Nagar (previously Ahmednagar) in 2023. Among those rescued are … Read more

Kerala rains: Man trapped in Sitharkundu waterfalls in Palakkad rescued

Kerala rains: Man trapped in Sitharkundu waterfalls in Palakkad rescued

The Fire and Rescue Services personnel rescued a man who was trapped in the Sitharkundu waterfalls in Palakkad district on Tuesday. Ramesh, 39, was part of a six-member team from Vandithavalam that visited the waterfalls in the morning. Two of them were trapped as there was a sudden gush of water from the hills. One … Read more

Three officials of Hindustan Copper Limited rescued from Rajasthan mine, 12 still inside

Three officials of Hindustan Copper Limited rescued from Rajasthan mine, 12 still inside

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Three of the fifteen members of a team of Hindustan Copper Limited who had been trapped in a mine in Neem ka Thana district since last night were rescued on May 15 morning. Fifteen officials of the public sector company got trapped in a … Read more

Revanna arrested from Deve Gowda’s residence in abduction case; woman rescued

Revanna arrested from Deve Gowda’s residence in abduction case; woman rescued

H.D. Revanna being brought to SIT office in Bengaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain Former Minister and Holenarsipur Janata Dal (S) MLA H.D. Revanna, 66, who is facing abduction charges, was arrested from the house of his father and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda at Padmanabhanagar in South Bengaluru on Saturday evening … Read more