5 Indian Hajis killed in mishap
Five Haj pilgrims from India, including three women, were killed and 19 others injured when their bus met with an accident near Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, PTI reports from Delhi.
The bus, carrying 48 Hajis from Kerala, met with the mishap at Al Rabieh, about 15 km from Mecca, officials said.
The Hajis were on their way from Medina to Mecca, they said.
All those injured in the mishap have been admitted to various hospitals in the area.
Strong quake hits Indonesia
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern Moluccas on Saturday, but there was no threat of a tsunami according to a meteorologist, reports AFP from Jakarta.
News reader Tejeshwar dead
Tejeshwar Singh, well-known DD news reader of yesteryear, died in Mussorie on Friday night of a heart attack. He was 60, reports PTI from New Delhi. Singh was staple fare for viewers of the DD news slot in 1980s and early 90s.