Riyadh, Oct 23 (IANS) Saudi Arabia kicked off on Tuesday a three-day investment conference that has been overshadowed by the withdrawal of dozens of top business and world leaders over the kingdom’s role in the…
Gangtok, Oct 23 (IANS) Five persons from West Bengal were killed while three were critically injured after a tourist car fell into a gorge in Reshi Bazar in Sikkim, police said on Tuesday. The incident…
Jakarta, Oct 23 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir, who is in Indonesia on an official visit, said on Tuesday that the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi would be thoroughly investigated and…
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Bollywood actor Ajaz Khan has been arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Navi Mumbai Police for alleged possession of banned drugs here. He was arrested late Monday night, officials said here…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose “hand-picked” Special CBI Director Rakesh Asthana was “caught red-handed” he said, as the probe agency…
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court has been informed that transactions of more than 100 billion Pakistani rupees ($77 billion) have been carried out through 107 fake bank accounts, the authorities said on Tuesday….
Dehradun, Oct 23 (IANS) Three persons were killed in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district when a vehicle fell into a deep gorge in Khadamba, police said on Tuesday. The loader vehicle belonging to the Uttarakhand Fort Department…
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) An “extremely dangerous” category 4 hurricane is nearing the Pacific coast of Mexico, bringing in the potential for life-threatening storm surge, wind and torrents of rain, according to weather authorities. The…
Mexico City, Oct 23 (IANS) Three climbers have been killed and a fourth injured in separate accidents while scaling the volcanic peak of Mexico’s highest mountain, emergency management officials said. Two climbers, part of a…
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was attacked in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul within two minutes after he entered it and was dead in seven minutes, the New York Times reported. A…
Managua, Oct 23 (IANS) At least 17 people have died when trying to cross flooded rivers in Nicaragua in the last few days, said Vice President and presidential spokesperson Rosario Murillo. “We’re still on red…
Rome, Oct 23 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government expects credible explanations of the events surrounding dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s alleged murder at his country’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2, Premier Giuseppe Conte has said….
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) Amid the bickering at the top in the CBI that saw the agency arrest one of its senior officials, anti-BJP parties in West Bengal on Monday accused the Modi government of…
Cape Town, Oct 23 (IANS) South Africans have been urged to fight gender-based violence in the guise of religion and faith. Minister of Women in the Presidency Bathabile Dlamini made the appeal on Monday, reports…
United Nations, Oct 23 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “The Secretary-General stresses the need for a…
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) The Saudi Arabia government tried to hide the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi at its consulate in Istanbul by using a person dressed like the journalist and having him leave the building…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A 54-year-old man suffering from depression has been held for killing his minor son in the national capital, police said on Monday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Anto Alphonse said Om…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) Odisha Congress in-charge Jitender Singh on Monday said the state government is solely responsible for the death of more than 70 innocent people in cyclone Titli and flash flood. He said…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The CBI on Monday arrested its DSP Devender Kumar in connection with bribery allegations against its special Director Rakesh Asthana. Meat exporter Moin Qureshi, who is facing multiple cases of…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A 25-year-old engineer-turned criminal and main accused in the murder case of a gangster and his close aide, has been held, police said on Monday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjeev…