Shillong, Jan 22 (IANS) Two days after suspending their operations, the Indian Navy on Tuesday resumed its operation to retrieve the body of one of the 15 miners trapped inside an illegal 370-feet flooded coal…
Panaji, Jan 22 (IANS) Even as tourism industry stakeholders have stepped up pressure on the state government to crack down on public drinking, nine domestic tourists were on Tuesday arrested for boozing in public areas…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL), one of the two state-owned companies that make electronic voting machines (EVMs), on Tuesday said Syed Shuja, who has claimed that the 2014…
Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS) At least 14 people have died in a major fire that broke out on two Tanzanian-flagged ships, both carrying Indian and Turkish crew, in the Black Sea, Crimea Prime Minister Sergei…
Shimla, Jan 22 (IANS) In less than a fortnight, a low intensity earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale hit Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, with no reports of casualties or damage, an official said. The…
Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) Two persons were killed on Tuesday when an avalanche hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. Police said the tragedy struck Trigam village around 3 p.m., burying two persons, Muhammad Rafiq, 25,…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The transfer of 20 CBI officials was aimed at “cleansing the system” and fill the vacancies in the branches of the agency investigating important cases, said a top agency source….
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the police against Syed Shuja who has claimed that the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were rigged by hacking the electronic voting…
Ankara, Jan 22 (IANS) Turkey is planning to launch an international probe into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and will take the necessary steps in coming days, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. Khashoggi,…
Kochi, Jan 22 (IANS) First-ever international live contemporary art auction in Kerala saw all its works getting sold out, said an official on Tuesday and added that the entire Rs 3.2-crore proceeds will be donated…
Agartala, Jan 22 (IANS) The BSF on Tuesday handed over 31 Rohingya Muslims who were stranded along the India-Bangladesh border since January 18 to the Tripura Police, officials said. “Their fate will be decided by…
Colombo, Jan 22 (IANS) The Sri Lankan police on Tuesday arrested five persons in possession of 90 kg heroin with a street value of $5.5 million. Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara told Xinhua news agency that…
Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) Robbers looted Rs 2 lakh at gunpoint from a fuel station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said on Tuesday. The police said the incident occurred on Monday night on…
Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS) A US citizen accused of espionage in Russia has been found with “evidence that constitutes state secrets”, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Paul Whelan, the global security director for the Michigan-based…
Canberra, Jan 22 (IANS) An 31-year-old Indian man claiming to be a fortune teller has been charged with sexually assaulting a young girl in Australia after offering her a free reading. The unidentified man was…
Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS) At least 14 people have been killed in a fire that broke out on two Tanzanian-flagged ships, both carrying Indian crew, near the Kerch Strait that separates Crimea and Russia, Crimea…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday took cognizance of a defamation complaint filed by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval’s son Vivek Doval against Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, The Caravan magazine…
Dehradun, Jan 22 (IANS) Film actor Amrita Singh and her aunt Tahira Bimbat may have staked claim over 4 acres of prime property in Clement Town area of Dehradun city but they may be in…
Singapore, Jan 22 (IANS) An Indian-origin man has been jailed for four months over 2004 hoax call about a bomb at the house of late founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Ganesan Singaravel, now 61,…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IANS) At least eight persons were killed and several others injured when a mini truck in which they were travelling plunged into a gorge in Odisha’s Kandhamal district on Tuesday, police said….