Will be part of Ram Leela next year: Nawazuddin
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Acclaimed actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who was reportedly asked by Shiv Sena volunteers to pull out of a Ram Leela show as he is a Muslim and due to an ongoing harassment…
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Delhi Deputy CM summoned in DCW recruitment scam
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been summoned by the Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) for questioning in the case of illegal recruitments at the Delhi Commission for Woman, an…
Missing MH370 debris found in Mauritius, Malaysia confirms
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 7 (IANS) Debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, that went missing in March 2014, was recovered in the Indian Ocean island-country of Mauritius, an official said on Friday. After examining…
Over 3,800 flights cancelled in US ahead of Hurricane Mathew
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Bracing for a category four Hurricane Mathew, which left around 269 people dead in Haiti, airlines and airports in the US are on an war footing. Around 3,862 flights have been…
Hurricane kills 264, Obama declares emergency
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) The death toll from Hurricane Matthew, which barrelled towards the southeastern United States, in Haiti has climbed to 264, authorities said, forcing the US President Barack Obama to declare a state…
131 deaths from alpine mishaps recorded in Austria
Vienna, Oct 7 (IANS) A total of 131 people died in accidents on Austrian mountains over the 2016 summer season, according to Karl Gabl President of the alpine safety advisory board here. Speaking at a…
Hurricane Matthew kills 140, Obama declares emergency in Florida
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Hurricane Matthew barrelled towards the southeastern United States after killing at least 140 as US President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Florida ahead of the hurricane. Of the…
Haryana Congress chief injured as workers clash, recovering in hospital
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar was seriously injured on Thursday after a clash here between his supporters and those of former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. He was taken to…
Pakistan passes anti-honour killing, anti-rape bills
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday passed anti-honour killing and anti-rape bills, months after the ‘honour’ killing of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch. The bills moved by PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar were approved unanimously…
Elderly woman injured in Kolkata hospital as ceiling fan falls
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IANS) An elderly woman was seriously injured when a ceiling fan fell on her head inside a state-run hospital in Kolkata, officials said on Thursday. The incident took place in South Kolkata’s…
Anticipatory bail pleas of Delhi Minister, others rejected
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A court here on Thursday rejected anticipatory bail plea of Delhi Food and Supplies Minister Imran Hussain and four others accused of threatening to kill a man and demolish his…
Man held for Australian woman’s rape
Rome, Oct 6 (IANS/AKI) Police on Thursday arrested a homeless Romanian man over a vicious rape attack and robbery against an Australian woman here at the weekend. Police arrested the Romanian on a train between…
SC to hear Kerala plea for restoring rapist’s death sentence
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear, on Friday, the plea by Kerala government seeking the restoration of death sentence of Govindaswamy, convicted of raping a woman while she was travelling by…
India to host conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India will host the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) here next month, it was announced on Thursday. The three-day conference, to held from from November 3, is…
6 arrested for slaying man over witchcraft
Raisen (Madhya Pradesh), Oct 6 (IANS) Six persons have been arrested in Raisen, in Madhya Pradesh, on charges of killing a man who they believed was practising black magic, police said on Thursday. The arrested…
Bihar man held for demanding Rs 10 lakh extortion
Gurgaon, Oct 6 (IANS) Gurgaon police has arrested a man from Bihar for allegedly demanding Rs 10 lakh from a local businessman, police said on Thursday. Rupesh Jha was arrested from his village in Bihar’s…
Three killed in fire at Kolkata oil, gas cylinders’ storage
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IANS) Three persons were killed in a fire that broke out on Thursday at a south Kolkata godown, where LPG gas cylinders, oil and other inflammable materials were allegedly stored, police and…
Lalu Prasad attacked by BJP for meeting rape accused legislator
Patna, Oct 6 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad came under attack of the BJP after RJD legislator Raj Vallabh Prasad Yadav, accused of raping a minor in February 2016 and suspended from the party, visited…
Fire at LPG godown in Kolkata
Kokata, Oct 6 (IANS) A fire broke out at an LPG gas cylinder godown here on Thursday, police said. Seven fire tenders battled the flames at the godown on Christopher Road. “Our fire fighters are…
Delhi man held for murder bid
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A fugitive criminal wanted in an attempt to murder-cum-abduction case was on Thursday arrested from Delhi, the police said. The accused Jai Bhagwan alias JB, 29, was arrested from Jharoda…