Ahmedabad, May 18 (IANS) Jamnagar Lok Sabha MP Poonamben Madam, who sustained head injuries after falling into a drain on Monday and was later flown to Mumbai, is stable, hospital officials said on Wednesday. “Her…
Dhaka, May 18 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday moved to Supreme Court seeking a stay on a case that accuses her of graft involving funds. The two pleas involving Zia Charitable…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Two Nigerians have been arrested in south Delhi on the charge of involvement in drug trade and 92 gm cocaine valued at Rs.50 lakh seized from them, police said on…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) In yet another successful crackdown on illegal trade in wildlife species in the national capital, an Indian black scorpion and a green vine snake, both protected species, were seized from…
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) A day ahead of the counting of votes in the West Bengal assembly polls, several crude bombs were recovered from the premises of a city club on Wednesday. “Eight crude bombs…
Milan, May 18 (IANS/AKI) A 33-year-old man allegedly stabbed his 23-year-old former girlfriend to death near Milan in a frenzied attack and then tried to kill himself. Arturo Saraceno, originally from the southern Basilicata region,…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Global cyber security leader Symantec on Wednesday warned of continued cyber attacks on Indian government and commercial organisations by advanced cyber espionage group Suckfly. In a blog post publishing activities…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Union home ministry under-secretary Anand Joshi, arrested by the CBI on graft charge, has been placed under suspension, an official source said on Wednesday. Joshi had gone missing from his…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A court on Wednesday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Alka Lamba, who faces charges of vandalizing shops and preventing police from performing their duty. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash…
Imphal, May 18 (IANS) Flash floods washed away a newly constructed bridge across the Izek river in Tamenglong district of Manipur on Wednesday morning, following torrential rain that hit Manipur and neighbouring states on Tuesday…
Agartala, May 18 (IANS) Two people were killed and six others critically injured when lightning struck them in Tripura on Wednesday, police said. Basana Debbarma, 42, and Bipul Debbarma, 38, were killed at Champahour in…
Ahmedabad, May 18 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested one of the key conspirators of the 2002 Godhra train burning incident that left 59 people dead. Farouk alias Bhana, who allegedly carried…
Quito, May 18 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit western Ecuador on Wednesday, with the epicentre near Rosa Zarate, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, at a depth of 10…
Patna, May 18 (IANS) Police on Wednesday raided Bihar’s Siwan jail in connection with the probe into the killing of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, and are reported to have searched the cell of former RJD MP…
Melbourne, May 18 (IANS) An Australian man was injured on Wednesday after a car hit a kangaroo and flipped the native animal on top of him, ironically in a suburb called Kangaroo Flat. While jogging…
Beijing, May 18 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit Rosa Zarate in Ecuador on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined…
Panaji, May 18 (IANS) A Goa court on Wednesday granted conditional bail to legislator Atanasio Monserrate, who has been accused of allegedly “buying” and raping a minor girl in March. The Goa Children’s Court president…
Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan on Wednesday slipped in the bathroom and sustained a head injury, officials said. Doctors at the Lohia Hospital put a few stitches on his head,…
Jammu, May 18 (IANS) Indian Air Force helicopters on Wednesday battled wild fires on the Trikuta Hills near the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir. The helicopters were deployed to assist the paramilitary…
Colombo, May 18 (IANS) The toll from a landslide in Sri Lanka’s Kegalle district has risen to 16 as rescue teams continued with search operations on Wednesday, the Disaster Management Centre said. The landslide, which…