New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Terming the attacks on journalists as an “attack on the freedom of expression”, journalists’ bodies have urged the central and the state governments to enact a law to protect them…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday convicted two CPWD officials and a contractor in a corruption case, while quoting former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi that corruption by government servants lowered the…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A panel of the National Commission for Women (NCW) that visited Kerala to investigate the alleged rape and murder of Dalit woman Jisha has said the police are functioning under…
Ranchi, May 17 (IANS) BJP legislator Ganesh Ganjhu’s aide and two others have been arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Akhilesh Singh alias Indradeo Yadav in Chatra district, Jharkhand Police said on Tuesday….
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Congress Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik on Tuesday moved a breach of privilege notice against BJP member Subramanian Swamy on the alleged use of web-based content to level charges in…
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Bank (APCOB) chairman and former minister P. Venkateswara Rao was injured while his wife and driver were killed when their car overturned on the outskirts of Hyderabad early…
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court will hear the actress Jiah Khan case from June 7, following a Supreme Court directive to expedite it, her mother Rabiya Khan said here on Tuesday….
Patna, May 17 (IANS) Six patients have died for want of treatment since junior doctors at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) struck work demanding security, officials said on Tuesday. “In the last 48…
Ujjain, May 17 (IANS) As the ‘Simhastha Kumbh Mahaparv’ — one of the four Kumbh Melas celebrated as one of the largest spiritual gatherings in the world — draws to a close, the police have…
Colombo, May 17 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and four went missing in Sri Lanka due to flash floods and landslides overnight, the Disaster Management Centre said. Rescue efforts were hampered on Tuesday…
Seoul, May 17 (IANs) South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday sought a 17-year prison term for a man who attacked US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert last year. The prosecution sought the longer jail term…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay a CBI probe into the murder of a Muslim youth of Uttar Pradesh allegedly by activists of a cow protection group while…
Agra, May 17 (IANS) A two-year-old boy whose penis was cut off by a relative is in a serious condition, a doctor in a private hospital here said on Tuesday. Profusely bleeding and in extreme…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of the AAP government on a PIL against its “politically motivated” decision to offer a job on compassionate grounds to the…
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) A Bangladeshi national was held with gold worth over Rs.36 lakh at the city airport here, an official said on Tuesday. Acting on intelligence inputs, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A man on Tuesday tried to commit suicide by jumping in front of a Delhi Metro train here but miraculously survived, an official said. The incident took place at the…
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) One more body was fished out on Tuesday, taking to 20 the deaths in last week’s boat capsize in the Hoogly river in West Bengal’s Burdwan district, an official said. An…
Gaya: Aditya Sachdeva, son of a businessman who was allegedly shot dead by Rocky Yadav son of JD-U MLC Manorma Devi and Bindi Yadav, a criminal turned politician in Gaya, on May 8, 2016. (File…
Patna, May 17 (IANS) Manorama Devi, a Janata Dal-United legislator and mother of murder accused Rocky Yadav, surrendered on Tuesday, police said. A day after a Bihar court deferred the hearing of much awaited anticipatory…
Tokyo, May 17 (IANS) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 jolted Ibaraki Prefecture, located in the Kanto region on the main island of Honshu, bordering the Pacific Ocean, the Japan meteorological Agency (JAM)…