Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) A case of assault has been registered against Karnataka Congress legislator J.N. Ganesh for his alleged attack on party MLA Anand Singh on Sunday, police said on Wednesday. “An FIR under…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The CBI has registered a case against former Air India Chairman-cum-Managing Director Arvind Jadhav for constituting an “illegal” promotion panel to name candidates to be promoted to the post of…
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Acting upon the Rajasthan High Court’s order, Additional Director General of Police (Civil Rights) Janga Srinivas Rao on Wednesday issued a letter directing all district and division heads to protect couples…
Nagpur, Jan 23 (IANS) At least 65 policemen and forest guards were injured when they were attacked with stones, sticks and chilli powder by hundreds of relocated villagers in the Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) jungles…
Panaji, Jan 23 (IANS) Yet another traffic sentinel, a volunteer appointed by the Goa traffic police to report traffic violations, became a victim of mob assault on Wednesday. Alfred Almeida was assaulted by 50 persons…
Ranchi, Jan 23 (IANS) Two persons involved in illegal mining died on Wednesday when a coal mine in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district caved in, police said. Rescue operations are on fearing more miners may be trapped….
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court, challenging a trial court’s order directing to frame charges against them in a…
Geneva, Jan 23 (IANS/AKI) The UN refugee agency has expressed “alarm” over the 170 people who reportedly drowned off Libya over the weekend, urging greater rescue efforts in the Mediterranean and a halt to migrant…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) In a swoop ahead of Republic Day, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested nine youths including a 17-year-old boy – who were detained earlier – for alleged links with the…
Los Angeles, Jan 23 (IANS) Actress Taraji P. Henson has clarified her stance on singer R. Kelly’s scandal after she came under fire for her controversial post on social media. The Academy Award-nominated actress appeared…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) In a new development, the State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday moved to recover loan outstandings of Rs 405 crore from absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi, his family…
Los Angeles, Jan 23 (IANS) Rapper Drake and footballer Odell Beckham Jr. have been sued over an alleged nightclub attack. According to tmz.com, a man named Bennett Sipes has claimed that Drake and Beckham assaulted…
Manila, Jan 23 (IANS) A move, backed by the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, to lower the age of criminal liability from 15 to nine years continued to roil the country on Wednesday. Duterte though claims…
Lucknow, Jan 23 (IANS) Five persons, including a two-year-old, were killed while five others critically injured in a road mishap in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district on Wednesday, police said. The accident took place in the…
Dhaka, Jan 23 (IANS) Seven people, including six members of a family, were killed in a road accident on Wednesday in Bangladesh’s Lakshmipur district, some 137km from here, a highway patrol official said. All victims…
New York, Jan 23 (IANS) Three men and a teenage boy have been arrested and charged for an alleged plot against a small Islamic community in New York state, police said. The suspects have been…
Harare, Jan 23 (IANS) A government-appointed human rights group in Zimbabwe has accused soldiers of using “systematic torture” in a crackdown on protesters after unrest broke out more than a week ago following a sharp…
Paris, Jan 23 (IANS) Search and rescue for disappeared plane carrying new Cardiff City signing Emiliano Sala has been suspended after the sunset on Tuesday, and the chances of survival of the Argentine footballer are…
Mexico City, Jan 23 (IANS) The number of people killed in a gas pipeline explosion in the Mexican state of Hidalgo last Friday increased to 93, the Minister of Health Jorge Alcocer said on Tuesday….
Moscow, Jan 23 (IANS) A Tupolev Tu-22M3 supersonic strike bomber has crashed in Russia’s northwestern region of Murmansk, media reported. The accident occurred at 1:40 p.m. (5:40 a.m. ET) as the long-range bomber was attempting…