London, Aug 20 (IANS) A 42-year-old man was arrested in Dubai and charged with fundraising without permission on his Facebook page by sharing a link of an online campaign to raise money for refugees in…
Tokyo, Aug 20 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale hit Miyako in Japan on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to…
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) Three of the four people undergoing treatment at a government hospital here have lost their vision after consuming spuriouis liquor that claimed 16 lives in Bihar’s Gopalganj district, officials said on…
Bali, Aug 20 (IANS) Indonesian police have arrested a British man and an Australian woman from Bali for their alleged involvement in the murder of a police officer. David Taylor and Sara Connor were arrested…
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) A Texas court has halted the execution of an inmate who was convicted of murdering a shop worker in 1996, even though his accomplice had pulled the trigger. The Texas Court…
Islmabad, Aug 20 (IANS) US citizen Matthew Craig Barrett who has been “blacklisted” in Pakistan and was arrested earlier this month after entering the country, was deported on Saturday morning, sources said. Barrett boarded a…
Sagar, Aug 20 (IANS) Seven members of a family died and three were seriously injured early on Saturday in this Madhya Pradesh district when their house collapsed due to continuous rains, police said. The family…
Jakarta, Aug 20 (IANS) A group of 177 Indonesians were detained in the Philippines on Saturday after attempting to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for the annual Haj pilgrimage using fake Philippine passports. The…
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) A leader of the ruling Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was shot dead on Saturday in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, police said. Vinod Yadav, resident of Rasulpur locality, was killed by armed assailants…
Dhaka, Aug 20 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at an apparel factory in Bangladesh on Saturday. The five-storey building of Tropical Knitex at Gazipur district’s Kaliyakoir area, was engulfed in a blaze around 12.45…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (IANS) Residents of the coastal village, where at least two old women were attacked and one killed by stray dogs, have lashed out at Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (IANS) In a gruesome incident, a 65-year-old woman was attacked and partly eaten up by 50 stray dogs on Friday night barely 10 km from the state secretariat here. Victim, Sheeluamma died…
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) The famous Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi has been flooded, leading to an abrupt closure of cremations, an official said on Saturday. The rising water of the Ganga has submerged the Harishchandra…
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) Eleven people were killed due to massive floods across Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Saturday. Hundreds of mud houses in Bundelkhand have collapsed in one day, which killed five persons…
Los Angeles, Aug 20 (IANS) At least 96 houses were destroyed in the huge ongoing Southern California wildfire, while firefighters made more progress containing the blaze. The Blue Cut Fire started near an exit off…
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) US police have arrested a fugitive in Massachusetts after seeing through his elaborate disguise as an elderly man. The police surrounded a house in South Yarmouth on Friday and ordered 31-year-old…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency on Friday said that it has launched a preliminary enquiry into the inflow of funds in several bank accounts in Jammu and Kashmir in the last…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) A Delhi Police constable was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in outer Delhi on Friday evening, police said. According to a senior police officer, the incident took place at…
Berlin, Aug 19 (IANS) Some 2.6 per cent of passengers evaded tickets when taking public transport in Germany last year, a survey said on Friday. The rate of freeloaders has not changed nationwide compared with…
Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 19 (IANS) Five persons, including three women, were killed and one person injured when two cars collided in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Friday. Four persons died on the…