Rio de Janeiro, Nov 14 (IANS) Brazilian President Michel Temer has launched a social programme offering training, recreation and sports to at least 50,000 minors to keep them away from the wave of violence besetting…
Sao Paulo, Nov 14 (IANS) Pirelli and McLaren have cancelled tyre testing amid security concerns following another armed robbery attempt near Sao Paulo’s Formula 1 circuit. On Sunday, a Pirelli van was the target of…
Rome, Nov 14 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government is ready to aid the victims of the powerful tremor that killed over 400 people, injured thousands and left tens of thousands homeless on the border between Iran…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) A former Air India (AI) Executive Director, Rohita Jaidka, has been named in a First Information Report (FIR) for stealing an artwork, an AI spokesperson said. “AI filed the FIR…
Hyderabad, Nov 13 (IANS) A film set was gutted in a fire that broke out at Annapurna Film Studios here on Monday evening, police said. No one was hurt. Huge flames erupted on the set…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Monday ordered officials to identify causes for acquittal in sexual assault cases and to explore how maximum punishment can be ensured in such cases,…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Congress on Monday said lynching of a dairy farmer Umar Khan by cow vigilantes in Rajasthan was unfortunate and asked why such crime occurs only ahead of elections. The…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) A man facing trial in a cheating case was shot dead in a court complex here on Monday, police said. The accused was quickly overpowered and arrested. Vinod, 31, was…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday deferred hearing on the plea by Mukesh Singh – one of the accused in the December 16, 2012 Delhi gang rape case – for recall…
Jaipur, Nov 13 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday condemned the lynching of Umar Khan in the state by cow vigilantes and demanded a fair probe into the…
Chennai, Nov 13 (IANS) The Income Tax Department has unearthed tax evasion of Rs 1,430 crore during its raids/searches spread over five days at the premises of jailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala’s kin and their…
Chandigarh, Nov 13 (IANS) A local court on Monday rejected — for the fourth time — the bail plea of Vikas Barala, son of Haryana BJP President Subhash Barala, and his friend Ashish Kumar, arrested…
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) In a shocking disclosure aired on Monday by two private television channels, it was alleged that music composer Nadeem Saifi of the Nadeem-Shravan duo may be under the protection of absconding…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court will pronounce its order on Tuesday on a petition seeking a SIT probe into allegations of graft against a retired Orissa High Court judge that has cast…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry on Monday sought within three days a report from the Kerala government on the killing of an RSS activist in the state, informed sources said. The…
Tehran/Baghdad, Nov 13 (IANS) Over 400 people were killed and thousands injured when a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Iran in a region bordering Iraq, damaging hundreds of buildings and causing massive destruction. The death…
Ahmedabad, Nov 13 (IANS) An Ahmedabad Metropolitan Court on Monday adjourned to December 16 hearing in a criminal defamation case filed by BJP President Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah against news portal The Wire after…
Navi Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Robbers dug a 25-feet tunnel to sneak into the Bank of Baroda’s Juinagar Branch here and reportedly escaped with Rs 1 crore in cash and valuables from at least 30…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asked an inter-ministerial committee to examine expeditiously, in consultation with all stakeholders, the measures to curb cybercrime in financial sector frauds vis-a-vis use…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) A man facing trial for cheating was shot dead in a court complex here on Monday, police said. The accused was quickly overpowered and arrested. This is the fourth such…