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Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany to mark baptism of Jesus

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany to mark baptism of Jesus
Updated on Jan 20, 2026 06:43 am IST

60-cr cocaine in golden foil, chocolate boxes: Gang busted at Chennai airport

Cocaine seized in chocolate boxes at the Chennai airport.
Updated on Sept 03, 2025 01:47 am IST

Death toll rises to 71 in Southern Ethiopia road accident

At least 71 people have died in a vehicle accident in southern Ethiopia.
Published on Dec 30, 2024 12:26 pm IST

Search for people missing after Ethiopia mudslides continues as death toll rises to 257

Search for people missing after Ethiopia mudslides continues as death toll rises to 257
Published on Jul 26, 2024 01:18 pm IST

Ethiopians look for love during Orthodox epiphany celebration

One Timkat custom calls for young men to throw lemons at women they find attractive, aiming for the heart to signal their intentions.
Updated on Jan 25, 2020 09:20 am IST

Raahgiri is a public movement,a platform for positive change |Opinion

These residents were inspired by Ciclovia, a weekly open street event in Bogota, Colombia, and the Raahgiri Day was born.
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 08:30 am IST

Brazilian national carrying Rs 24-crore cocaine held at Mumbai airport

An x-ray check by customs officials revealed tha Rodrigo Dos Santos Alves, 23, (in pic) had two polythene pouches filled with cocaine tied to his waist and these were covered with a white cloth.
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 09:26 am IST

Ethiopian army chief, regional president killed in unrest: PM Abiy’s office

Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy announced there had been an attempted coup in Amhara’s capital Bahir Dar.
Updated on Jun 23, 2019 03:31 pm IST

South African woman caught with drugs worth 13L at Delhi airport

Officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau were informed and it was confirmed that the recovered contraband is pseudoephedrine.
Updated on Jun 06, 2019 05:07 am IST

2 caught with 26.64L foreign currency at city airport

This is the second recent case in which a foreign national has been caught with undeclared currency.
Published on May 20, 2019 04:41 am IST

Ethiopia urges Boeing to review controls, backs pilots

Ethiopia urges Boeing to review controls, backs pilots
Updated on Apr 04, 2019 09:21 pm IST

Airfares are soaring ahead of peak summer travel season: Here’s why

Flights lined in queue for takeoff at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.
Updated on Mar 26, 2019 10:21 am IST

Crashed Ethiopian jet asked permission to climb quickly before vanishing: Report

An Oromo man hired to assist forensic investigators walks by a pile of twisted airplane debris at the crash site of an Ethiopian airways operated Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on March 16, 2019 at Hama Quntushele village near Bishoftu in Oromia region.
Updated on Mar 17, 2019 09:46 pm IST

India grounds Boeing 737-Max planes, govt-airlines meet underway

India had on Tuesday grounded all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes.
Updated on Apr 22, 2020 01:39 am IST

Delhi woman called father moments before Ethiopian airlines crash

Ethiopian Airlines said the plane had taken off at 8:38 am (0538 GMT) from Bole International Airport and “lost contact” six minutes later.
Updated on Mar 12, 2019 12:32 pm IST

Two short, erratic flights end in tragedy: Could they be linked?

People walk past a part of the wreckage at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 10, 2019.
Published on Mar 11, 2019 03:09 pm IST

After two tragedies, Boeing 737 MAX’s safety record questioned

Boeing has delivered 76 of the aircraft to Chinese airlines, and another 104 are on order, according to data from the company’s website.
Updated on Mar 11, 2019 12:17 pm IST

Pilot of crashed plane reported ‘difficulties’, asked to return: Ethiopian Airlines

People walk at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 10.
Updated on Mar 10, 2019 07:22 pm IST

7 employees of IL&FS India detained in Ethiopia since Nov 25 by unpaid local staff: Report

The employees said police and officials are taking the side of locals against the expatriate staff and that they were caught in the “middle of corporate disagreements, blame games and bureaucratic issues.”
Updated on Nov 30, 2018 11:32 am IST

At least 23 killed in violence targeting minorities in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Oromo community celebrates the return of the leadership of Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) at Mesquel Square in Addis Ababa.
Updated on Sept 17, 2018 09:30 pm IST

Brazilian held with cocaine worth Rs 2.5 crore at Mumbai airport

The accused, Ferreia Nascimen, has been remanded in judicial custody.
Updated on Aug 13, 2018 05:43 am IST

Zambian man held with party drugs worth 24 cr hidden in cricket pads

The suspect, identified as Rodgers Silavwe, has been taken into custody.
Updated on Aug 13, 2018 03:47 am IST

Several people killed as explosion hits Ethiopian PM rally

Several people were killed and injured in an explosion at a rally attended by thousands in Addis Ababa on Saturday.
Updated on Jun 23, 2018 05:48 pm IST

Top Indian executive of cement company gunned down in Ethiopia

An Indian manager of a leading Nigeria-based cement company was killed along with two others by unidentified gunmen in Ethiopia.
Updated on May 17, 2018 03:06 pm IST