Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator Yogendra Mahto is set to lose his membership of the state assembly as a court on Wednesday convicted him and awarded three years’ imprisonment in a…
Lucknow/Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) As the situation in violence-hit Kasganj district was “normal” on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Police said a key accused had been arrested while the state government told the Centre it was probing…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) To condemn the brutal rape of an eight-month-old girl in the national capital on Sunday, Delhi Commission of Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Wednesday announced a Satyagraha and demanded…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday demanded a court-monitored investigation by an independent Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the death of judge B.H. Loya, saying there seems to be a “cover-up” attempt….
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The CBI has arrested a BSF commandant in Kerala’s Alappuzha with Rs 45 lakh in cash allegedly collected from smugglers on the India-Bangladesh border, an official said on Wednesday. Jibu…
Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh), Jan 31 (IANS) A 45-year-old cash-strapped son of a farmer ended his life in this district in Madhya Pradesh’s Bundelkhand region, his family said on Wednesday. Shreyansh committed suicide at his house…
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday seized silver ornaments worth Rs 2.18 lakh in West Bengal’s Nadia district, a BSF official said. Acting on a tip, the troopers deployed at…
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Hillary Clinton has expressed regret for not firing a senior adviser on her 2008 presidential campaign who was accused of repeatedly sexually harassing a subordinate. In a Facebook post on Tuesday,…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Expressing concern over the rape of an eight-month-old baby girl allegedly by her cousin here, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed AIIMS to send two doctors to visit the child…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Tremors across north India on Wednesday, following an earthquake in the Hindu Kush region, created panic among people but its high depth averted any damage, said Met Department officials. The…
Agra, Jan 31 (IANS) Supporters of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other Hindutva organisations on Wednesday took out a procession and two-wheeler rally in Agra in Uttar Pradesh despite restrictions imposed on the assembly of…
Los Angeles, Jan 31 (IANS) Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has gone public with emails from Rose McGowan’s former manager and actor Ben Affleck as evidence to deny claims of sexual misconduct levelled by the…
Lahore, Jan 31 (IANS) A police officer and an accused were killed and a police officer was injured in a shootout outside the Lahore Sessions Court in Pakistan on Wednesday. The incident occurred when police…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government in its report to the Union Home Ministry on Wednesday said it was in the process of ascertaining if the violence and arson were pre-planned in…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Expressing concern over the rape of an eight-month-old baby girl allegedly by her cousin in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that two AIIMS doctors visit the child in…
Panaji, Jan 31 (IANS) A Goa Police team has gone to Mumbai to record a US tourist’s statement regarding molestation by a motorcycle-taxi operator, who has since been arrested, a police officer said on Wednesday….
Lucknow, Jan 31 (IANS) One of the prime accused in the Kasganj communal violence, Salim Javed, was arrested on Wednesday, a police officer said, adding that based on leads provided by him, police are looking…
Jaipur, Jan 31 (IANS) Rajasthan was rocked by an earthquake on Wednesday for around 10-12 seconds. There was no loss of life or property. According to met department officials, the earthquake, measuring 6.2 on the…
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) Panic gripped people on Wednesday as an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted the Kashmir Valley. Met Department officials said a moderate intensity earthquake occurred at 12.36 p.m. with…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) The trial in actress Jiah Khan’s suicide is expected to begin in mid February after a Mumbai court framed charges against her boyfriend and Bollywood actor Sooraj Pancholi for abetting the…