Molestation complainant not our student: NSD
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The National School of Drama here on Sunday clarified that a young woman who complained of molestation by a guest lecturer was never its student. The 25-year-old woman, in her…
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Senior lawyer berates juniors for violence in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, Aug 5 (IANS) A senior lawyer on Sunday spoke out strongly against his colleagues accused of resorting to violence in the Ghaziabad court complex. Ram Autar Gupta, a two-time Bar President, condemned the agitation…
Rijiju, Nagaland CM fail to conduct aerial survey
Dimapur (Nagaland), Aug 5 (IANS) Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Sunday could not conduct the aerial survey to assess the flood and landslides-hit areas in Nagaland where 10 people have been killed…
Cook held for theft at ex-employer’s Delhi house
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A 27-year-old cook was arrested on the charge of stealing ornaments, including diamonds, from the house of a 60-year-old woman who was his former employer in south Delhi, police said…
Man says neighbour’s son stabbed him, police deny
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A resident of northwest Delhi has accused his neighbour’s minor son of stabbing him in the neck during a scuffle over car parking in their locality, police said on Sunday….
Senior scientist assassinated in Syria
Damascus, Aug 5 (IANS) Aziz Asber, the head of the Scientific Research Centre in Syria’s central province of Hama, has been assassinated, according to activists and pro-government reports. Asber was killed when an explosion targeted…
7.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta, Aug 5 (IANS) A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted 2 kilometres from Loloan, Indonesia, on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.48 km, was initially determined to be at 8.2679…
Plane with 20 onboard crashes in Swiss Alps
Geneva, Aug 5 (IANS) A small plane with 20 people onboard crashed in the Swiss Alps on Saturday, police said on Sunday. There was no report on casualties. The plane went down on the western…
Woman shot by ex-boyfriend
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A 24-year-old woman was shot and wounded by her former boyfriend at her residence here, police said on Sunday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Aslam Khan said Anshul Sharma’s former boyfriend…
Venezuelan President survives ‘drone assassination attempt’, blames Colombia
Caracas, Aug 5 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro survived what he called an “attempt against his life” involving explosive drones, blaming Colombia’s outgoing President Juan Manuel Santos and far-right elements for the foiled assassination bid….
BJP leader wants Bihar minister to go over Muzaffarpur horror
Patna, Aug 5 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister C.P. Thakur on Sunday demanded the resignation of Bihar Social Welfare Minister Manju Verna in connection with the rape of 34 minor girls at…
Suspect behind torching of Pakistan girls’ schools killed: Police
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) The prime suspect behind the torching of 14 girls’ schools in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region was killed during a search operation on Sunday, a police spokesman said. The spokesman told Dawn news…
Bihar suspends 6 child protection unit officials
Patna, Aug 5 (IANS) The Bihar government has suspended six officials of a state child protection unit in the wake of the Opposition’s demand to take stringent actions against the rape of 34 minor girls…
Loss of Hawaii tourism due to Kilauea eruption may exceed $200 mn: Study
Los Angeles, Aug 5 (IANS) The cumulative expenditure loss to the tourism of the Big Island of Hawaii inflicted by the eruption of the Kilauea volcano may reach approximately $200 million, a study has found….
Auschwitz survivor’s house defaced
Bucharest, Aug 5 (IANS) Police in Romania are investigating anti-semitic graffiti found on the walls of the house where Auschwitz survivor Elie Wiesel was born, a media report said. Comments painted in pink included the…
Venezuelan President survives drone assassination attempt
Caracas, Aug 5 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has survived what he called an “attempt against his life” involving explosive drones, blaming far-right elements and Colombia’s outgoing President Juan Manuel Santos for carrying out the…
14 killed in Pakistan bus-tanker collision
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and over 30 others injured in a deadly road crash in Pakistan’s northwestern district of Kohat on Saturday, the media reported. According to the reports,…
CBI starts probe into Finnish national’s killing in 2015 in Goa
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a probe into the murder of a Finnish national who was found dead in Goa in January 2015. The agency started its…
Rijiju to visit flood-affected areas in Nagaland on Sunday
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju will on Sunday visit flood and landslides-affected areas in Nagaland which has been facing a crisis-like situation in the wake of the widespread…
2 gold sumgglers held in Imphal
Imphal Aug 4 (IANS) Sleuths of Customs Division on Saturday nabbed two international gold smugglers from a parking lot in Imphal. Preliminary investigation showed they had smuggled gold from Myanmar. The value of the confiscated…