New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Gujarat Congress leaders on Sunday submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee highlighting “atrocities” against Dalits in the state, and criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “having the time to…
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Five policemen sustained serious injuries on Sunday when a mob attacked them in West Bengal’s Malda district. The incident happened in Kumarganj village when a 15-member police team was returning after…
New York, Aug 21 (IANS) A woman of Indian origin was charged on Saturday with killing her nine-year-old step daughter whose lifeless body was found in a bathtub in their home, according to media reports….
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) The body of a 12-year-old girl suspected to have been raped before being murdered was found on Sunday in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, police said. The body of the Class…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A 54-year-old Delhi Police head constable was killed when a speeding car driven by an 18-year-old rammed into his motorcycle while he was on way to work on Sunday, police…
Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday demanded removal of the Farakka barrage on the Ganga river and formulation of a national silt management policy to protect the state from devastating…
Bhopal, Aug 21 (IANS) The widespread devastation in Madhya Pradesh following heavy rains can be traced to the loot of natural resources and ecocidal model of development, ‘Waterman’ Rajendra Singh said on Sunday. “The loot…
Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS) The Border Security Force has recovered four kg heroin along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Amritsar sector, an official said on Sunday. The heroin, which is valued at Rs 20 crore…
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Three city youths were killed when their speeding car collided with another vehicle on Sunday in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district, police said. The accident occurred near Mandarmani, a beach resort….
Dhaka, Aug 21 (IANS) Five people were killed and more than 50 others injured when the roof of a jute factory collapsed in Bangladesh’s central Faridpur district on Sunday afternoon, police said. “The roof of…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) At least five persons, who were wanted in several criminal cases, were arrested here on Sunday morning following a shootout with the police, an official said. A Delhi Police constable…
Dhaka, Aug 21 (IANS) At least 12 persons were trapped when a fire broke out at the Bashundhara City shopping mall here on Sunday, authorities said. They were stranded on the rooftop of the building…
Bhopal, Aug 21 (IANS) With several days of continuous downpour in the Vindhya region of Madhya Pradesh, about 100 villages in Rewa and Satna district have been devastated by floods, officials said on Sunday. They…
Dhaka, Aug 21 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and a score others injured after a jute factory collapsed in Bangladesh on Sunday, the police said. The factory was located in Faridpur district, around…
Jakarta, Aug 21 (IANS) At least 10 persons were killed, two injured and five went missing when a boat capsized in western Indonesia on Sunday, navy spokesman said. The boat carried 17 persons and overturned…
Dhaka, Aug 21 (IANS) A fire broke out at the Bashundhara City shopping mall in Dhaka on Sunday, authorities said. As many as 14 fire fighting units were trying to douse the blaze which erupted…
Jakarta, Aug 21 (IANS) At least 10 persons were killed and two others injured when a boat capsized in western Indonesia on Sunday, an official said. The boat carried 17 persons, of whom five went…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Two men, wanted to stand trial in some criminal cases, were injured here on Sunday in a gunfight with the police and were arrested, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer Delhi)…
New York, Aug 21 (IANS) With recommendations from Texas A&M University, the state legislators are investigating the benefits of RAPIDO — a pilot programme that reduces the time to rebuild homes destroyed by natural disasters….
Hanoi, Aug 21 (IANS) At least seven persons were killed and two went missing as typhoon Dianmu hit Vietnam, authorities said on Sunday. After making landfall in northern Vietnam on Friday, Dianmu weakened into a…