4 dead in Uttarakhand accident
Dehradun, Jan 26 (IANS) Four persons were killed on Friday on the Delhi-Yamunotri highway in Uttarakhand when their vehicle fell into the Yamuna river, police said. The accident took place when the driver of a…
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Dacoits kill couple in UP
Lucknow, Jan 26 (IANS) Armed dacoits on Friday killed a couple after robbing two houses in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district, police said. An official told IANS that half-a-dozen dacoits raided two houses in Kayamganj and…
41 killed in S.Korean hospital blaze
Seoul, Jan 26 (IANS) At least 41 persons have been killed and dozens injured on Friday in a fire that engulfed a hospital in South Korea, media reports said. The blaze occurred at the Sejong…
Italy vows to get ‘truth’ on Regeni killing
Rome, Jan 26 (IANS/AKI) Two years to the day after Italian researcher Giulio Regeni was abducted in Cairo and tortured to death, Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has pledged to keep seeking “the truth” in…
27 hurt in school bus-car collision in France
Paris, Jan 26 (IANS) At least 27 people were injured after a car crashed in a school bus in Gers region of southwest France on Thursday, authorities said. The accident occurred at 12:48 local time…
We can never attack innocent kids, says Karni Sena Kalvi
Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) Shri Rajput Karni Sena chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi on Thursday said they have no role in the Gurugram school bus attack and instead blamed Sanjay Leela Bhansali — the maker of…
2 minor sisters from Jharkhand rescued in Delhi, 3 held
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Two minor sisters trafficked from Jharkhand and illegally confined in a north Delhi house were rescued in a joint operation by police and Delhi Commission for Women, police said on…
Two labourers buried alive in under-construction UP mall
Lucknow, Jan 25 (IANS) Two labourers were buried alive in an under-construction mall, which belonged to CPI-M leader Atul Singh, in Faizabad on Thursday, police said. The accident occurred when the basement of the mall…
ITR refund scam by CA busted in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jan 25 (IANS) A city-based chartered accountant (CA) was busted by the tax officers for his alleged involvement in an income tax refund scam, which led to nearly Rs 18 crore worth of fraudulent…
Protests to continue till ‘Padmaavat’ is banned: Karni Sena
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) Shri Rajput Karni Sena chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi on Thursday said the nationwide protests will continue till the Bollywood film “Padmaavat” is banned. “However, on the occasion of Republic Day on…
BJP leader who threatened to behead Deepika detained
Gurugram, Jan 25 (IANS) The Haryana Police on Thursday detained BJP leader Kunwar Surajpal Singh Ammu who announced a Rs 10 crore award to behead actress Deepika Padukone and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali for their…
BSF seizes gun, ammunition, drugs in Tripura
Agartala, Jan 25 (IANS) Border Security Force troopers have seized a US-made small gun, ammunition and drugs, besides Indian and Bangladeshi currencies ahead of the February 18 assembly elections in Tripura, the BSF said on…
Nine injured in police firing in Assam
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) At least nine people were injured, two critically, after police opened fire to disperse a mob at Maibong railway station in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Thursday, leaving close to 3,000…
Indian American doctor arrested for trying to strangle nurse
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) An Indian American doctor has been arrested for allegedly trying to strangle his nurse with an elastic chord as he was angry with her for giving medication to a patient at…
Start prison reforms, give inmates voting rights: IGP
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) Senior police officer Roopa D. Moudgil on Thursday said prison reforms should begin immediately in India to stop influential people from getting “VIP treatment” inside the jail. The IPS officer, who…
Ex-MP in judicial custody, son jailed for 7 years
Ghaziabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Former BSP MP Narendra Kashyap, his wife and their son were sent to judicial custody on Thursday over the death of his daughter-in-law Himani Kashyap in 2016 in a dowry case….
No stunts near rail tracks: Minister
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday appealed to youths to “not perform stunts or take selfies” on or near railway tracks. “In the last few days, I have seen news…
Will watch ‘Padmaavat’, see what’s objectionable: Sisodia
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Condemning the Wednesday attack on a school bus in Gurugram by a mob, alleged to be Karni Sena supporters, over the release of “Padmaavat”, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said…
Northeast security intensified for Republic Day
Imphal, Jan 25 (IANS) Security measures in the northeast were beefed up at an unprecedented scale in the backdrop of boycott calls and call for strikes by armed outlawed organisations on Republic Day. The armed…
‘Padmaavat’ gets dramatic release amid tension
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Bollywood film “Padmaavat” on Thursday released in over 4,000 screens across India — barring some states — amid high security and tension, after months of protests by some Rajput outfits…