Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) An accountability court on Tuesday declared Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif’s son-in-law a “proclaimed offender” after he failed to appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a corruption…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Tuesday ordered an audit of all shelter homes in the city, after cases of sexual abuse were reported from such homes in…
Ghaziabad, Aug 7 (IANS) The man, who raped a five-year-old child and strangled her on August 2 night in Ghaziabad, has been arrested, police said on Tuesday. After choking the girl to death, the accused…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “silence” on the cases of rapes in the country, especially in shelter homes in Muzaffarpur in Bihar…
Jaipur, Aug 7 (IANS) An officer of the Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS), Binni Sharma (35), was found dead on Tuesday at her residence in AG Colony of the city, police said, adding her body was…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that the shelter home incidents in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are “sad and shameful” and assured the House that…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) A nine-year-old boy, studying in class 4, was allegedly molested by his seniors in a school bus, police said on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Shahdara, Meghna Yadav said the…
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) A 24-year-old man, on death row for the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Amin in Pakistan earlier this year, has been given death penalty on five more counts for the…
Ranchi, Aug 7 (IANS) Three elephants were killed after being hit by a train in an area bordering Jharkhand and West Bengal on Tuesday, a railway official said. The elephants were crossing the rail tracks…
Lucknow, Aug 7 (IANS) A woman was found strangled and her three minor daughters thrown off the fourth floor of a building in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh early on Tuesday, police said. All four…
Kozhikode (Kerala) Aug 7 (IANS) As part of efforts to make Indian airports disaster-ready and become national trainers, 14 airport operations experts from across the country have gathered in the city to learn and also…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) A special court here on Tuesday extended interim protection from arrest to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti till October 8 in the Aircel-Maxis deal case. The…
Vijayawada, Aug 7 (IANS) A PG medical student of SV Medical College in Tirupati, who had accused three professors of sexual harassment, has committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district. The 30-year-old victim was found…
Kochi, Aug 7 (IANS) A ship off the coast of Kerala here rammed into an Indian fishing boat early on Tuesday along the international route, killing three fishermen, a minister said. The ship is being…
San Francisco, Aug 7 (IANS) Catastrophic wildfires continue to ravage California, as one blaze nearly doubled in size over the last three days, making it the largest in the US state’s history, according to authorities….
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) Four people were killed and nine others reported missing in a coal mine accident in China’s Guizhou province, authorities said on Tuesday. The accident took place at around 9.10 p.m. on…
Lucknow, Aug 7 (IANS) Intermittent rains in most parts of Uttar Pradesh continued on Tuesday bringing the temperature down, the Met said as it forecast heavy showers in the eastern and central parts of the…
Sydney, Aug 7 (IANS) The Earth is at risk of falling into an irreversible greenhouse state due to global warming, which would make several regions of the planet uninhabitable for humans, an international study revealed…
Caracas, Aug 7 (IANS) Venezuelan authorities have identified the masterminds behind an alleged assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro using explosive drones, according to a top official. Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Monday…
Jakarta, Aug 7 (IANS) An operation was underway on Tuesday to evacuate thousands of tourists who were stranded after a deadly earthquake jolted Indonesia’s Lombok Island killing 98 people and injuring over 200 others. A…