Thursday, June 18, 2026

Odisha

April 28, 2026

Indian man exhumes sister’s months-old skeleton to claim $206 bank savings

The incident occurred on Monday in Keonjhar, a district in Odish

Indian man with sisters skeleton(Credit: Arab tribune)
August 1, 2023

Lightning kills eight, injures others in eastern India

On Monday afternoon, heavy rains accompanied by lightning strikes hit many parts of the state.

Lightning strike photo used to illustrate this story (Credit: Britannica)
June 5, 2023

Probe into Indian rail disaster opens as trains start running

The Friday train collision had resulted in the killing of 275 people, with 1,200 sustaining injuries.

Indian train crash
June 3, 2023

Tinubu mourns passengers killed in India train crash

The crash in the eastern city of Odisha killed over 280 passengers and left at least 900 injured on Friday.

Indian train crash
June 3, 2023

Over 260 killed, thousand injured in India ‘three-way’ train crash

“It was a devastating scene, because the train was at high speed, full speed,” said Sudhanshu Sarangi, the chief of Odisha’s fire service, who had arrived at the scene.

Indian train crash
June 20, 2022

India recruits female sailors for its Navy for first time

Though women have been inducted into the Indian armed forces since the 1990s, they have only served as officers.

Indian female sailors