Morning Digest | 12 die in Bihar as speeding truck ploughs into crowd; Ecuador beats Qatar in FIFA World Cup opener, and more
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FIFA World Cup 2022 | Ecuador coast past hapless hosts Qatar in opener
Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar 2-0 on Sunday with two goals from veteran striker Enner Valencia in a first opening game defeat for a host nation in the tournament’s history.
At least 12 die in Bihar as speeding truck ploughs into religious procession
At least 12 people, a third of them children, were killed and several others were injured when a speeding truck ploughed into a religious procession in Bihar’s Vaishali district on Sunday evening, officials said.
Mangaluru auto rickshaw blast | Prime suspect procured SIM card in Coimbatore
The prime suspect in Saturday’s blast in Mangaluru stayed in Coimbatore in the first week of September, police investigation has revealed. The 24-year-old suspect, Mohammed Shariq, was also one of the two people injured in the blast that occurred in a moving auto rickshaw.
Buoyed by Bharat Jodo, Congress mulls yatra from west to east