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Mudslide hits wedding party in Peru; leaves 15 dead, 34 injured KNOWLEDGE SIR 15 people have died after a mudslide hit a wedding party in Peru, South America, on Sunday.  Furthermore, over 30 people have sustained injuries in the tragic incident. The event occurred at the Alhambra hotel when a mass of mud and other earthy material crashed into people dancing at the wedding celebrations below. Evaristo Ramos, Abancay's mayor, told local media that around 100 guests were invited to the party, out of which "15 are dead and 34 injured," reports Al Jazeera. Rescue efforts have continued all through Sunday night as firefighters, residents and police work to pull people out from the debris. According to authorities, the hotel was built close to a hillside. The collapse of the retaining wall led to the mudslide destroying the roof, which fell on the party-goers below. Peru   South America   mudslide

CBI court convicts NDFB chief Ranjan Daimary and 14 others in 2008 Assam serial blast case which killed 88 KNOWLEDGE SIR  The chief of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Ranjan Daimary and 14 others were on Monday convicted by the CBI Special Court in the 2008 case of serial bomb blasts in Assam which had left 88 people dead. CBI Special Judge Aparesh Chakraborty convicted Daimary and 14 others under various sections of the IPC. The quantum of the judgement will be announced on Wednesday. Besides Daimary, the others convicted are George Bodo, B Tharai, Raju Sarkar, Nilim Daimary, Anchai Bodo, Indra Brahma, Loko Basumatary, Khargeswar Basumatary, Prabhat Bodo, Jayanta Bodo, Ajay Basumatary, Mridul Goyary, Mathuram Brahma and Rajen Goyary. The serial blasts were triggered by the NDFB on October 30, 2008, in Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, and Barpeta, killing 88 people and injuring more than 500. National Democratic Front of Bodoland ...

Ahead Budget 2019, FM Piyush Goyal to discuss NPA recovery with PSU Banks chiefs KNOWLEDGE SIR Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will meet the chiefs of PSU Banks on Monday. The finance minister will take stock of banking sector and will discuss ways to improve their financial health. Economists hold this meeting of great significance as it comes just three days ahead of the Budget 2019-20. According to Zee Media's sources, the meeting will review the credit flow to MSMEs, agriculture and retail sectors. FM Goyal will also discuss recovery of non-performing assets (NPAs) with the PSU banks bosses. Public sector banks ( PSBs ) have seen decline in bad loans by over Rs 23,000 crore from a peak of Rs 9.62 lakh crore in March 2018 due to various initiatives taken by the government. At the same time, PSBs have also made a record in recovery of Rs 60,726 crore in the first half of the current financial year, which is more than double the amount recovered in the cor...

Kohli's men end 10-year drought in New Zealand as India defeat Kiwis in 3rd ODI, seal series 3-0 KNOWLEDGE SIR India defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in the  third ODI  and sealed the five-match series 3-0 on Monday. Virat Kohli's Team India has become just the second Indian side to have won a bilateral ODI series in New Zealand after MS Dhoni-led India won in 2009.  Chasing New Zealand's target of 244, India lost three wickets - Shikhar Dhawan (28), Rohit Sharma (62) and Virat Kohli (60 - as  Ambati Rayudu  (40 off 42) and Dinesh Karthik (38 off 38) remained unbeaten and saw India home successfully with 42 balls to spare.  Earlier,  Hardik Pandya  made a significant contribution on his comeback with two wickets and a stunning catch as  India bowled out the hosts for 243 runs in 49 overs . Coming back into the side after the suspension on him for sexist remarks on a TV show was lifted, Pandya delivered figures of two...

Bulandshahr violence: Police planted slain cop's phone in our home, claims accused Prashant Natt's wife KNOWLEDGE SIR The police on Sunday said that it had recovered official mobile phone Subodh Kumar Singh, inspector killed in the December mob violence in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, from the residence of the main accused.  However, wife of Prashant Natt, who had allegedly shot down the cop on December 3, has accused the police of planting false evidence to frame his husband in the case. Prashant's wife Sonam alleged that Singh's phone was brought by the police team which claimed to have recovered it from their home.  "Police is making false allegations against us. If it was inspector Subodh's phone then why would have we kept it with us? We would have destroyed the device. The police brought the phone. They have taken four more phones from our home. My husband is innocent," Sonam said.  On Sunday, officials said that inspe...

IRCTC scam: Delhi Court grants regular bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav and kin, next hearing on Feb 11 KNOWLEDGE SIR Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejaswi Yadav and others have been granted regular bail by Delhi's Patiala House Court in the money laundering case against them in IRCTC scam case. They have been granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 1 Lakh and a surety amount each. Next date of hearing is February 11. On being granted bail in the  IRCTC scam case , Tejashwi Yadav said as quoted by ANI, "We are confident of getting justice. We trust the judiciary." A Special CBI court on Saturday granted regular bail to former Railways Minister Lalu Prasad in the same case. Special CBI judge Arun Bharadwaj directed the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) supremo to furnish an amount of Rs 1 lakh as a personal bail bond and one surety of like amount. Lalu is already on an interim bail while the other accused in the case are on r...