External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) An Indian medical student, who was in a state of coma after being attacked by unidentified miscreants in a Russian city, has…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in a criminal defamation case filed by…
Jerusalem, March 9 (IANS) A civilian was badly injured on Wednesday when two gunmen opened fire in Jerusalem’s Old City. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the attackers first opened fire at a bus in…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) At least one labourer was killed and four others were seriously injured when they were buried under the loose soil at a construction site near the AIIMS here on Wednesday,…
Canberra, March 9 (IANS) The Catholic Church of Canberra has created a separate body to handle sexual abuse complaints in a transparent manner, after the Vatican’s Finance Minister George Pell admitted paedophilia cases in Australia…
Bhubaneswar, March 9 (IANS) The bodies of six persons who went missing after a boat sank in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district were recovered by Wednesday. Personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and fire brigade…
Tokyo, March 9 (IANS) As many as 2,561 people remain missing five years after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan on March 11, the National Police Agency said. Based on data compiled as…
Patna, March 9 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday demanded resignation of a Bihar minister for meeting jailed former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, who is serving life imprisonment in connection with criminal cases…
Bhopal, March 9 (IANS) A Mumbai-bound Air India flight made an emergency landing here on Wednesday after a bird hit it during take-off, officials said. The flight, AI 634, with 129 passengers on board, took…
Tokyo, March 9 (IANS) Over 12,000 aftershocks were felt in the coastal areas of Japan since a powerful earthquake struck the region in March 2011, the Meteorological Agency said. Quakes that are considered aftershocks of…
Tokyo, March 9 (IANS) Japanese information technology company NEC has planned to sell its advanced early alert systems for earthquakes in different countries, including Latin America. The company announced in a statement on Wednesday that…
Wellington, March 9 (IANS) Four police officers were shot and injured in New Zealand’s North Island on Wednesday. The attack took place in the Bay of Plenty when police personnel were in the area to…
Beijing, March 9 (IANS) A Chinese couple was sentenced to three years in jail for selling their new-born daughter online to buy an iPhone and a motorbike with the funds, a media report said. The…
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) A pilot was killed and two crew members were missing as a cargo plane crashed into the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazaar district on Wednesday. The…
Colombo, March 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Wednesday said that there was no security threat in the island nation despite an increase in the crime rate. Security has been tightened in the capital city of…
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) A pilot was killed and two crew members went missing as a cargo plane crashed into the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazaar district on Wednesday. The…
Wellington, March 9 (IANS) At least three police officers were shot at on Wednesday in New Zealand near Kawerau district, a media report said. The officers were airlifted to hospital where they were being treated…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The 15-year-old girl, who was raped and then burnt alive on the terrace of her house, died here on Wednesday in a city hospital, authorities said. The girl, a resident…
Panaji, March 9 (IANS) The anti-corruption branch of the Goa Police has arrested two freelance journalists for allegedly trying to extort money from a businessman in Margao town in South Goa, posing as vigilance department…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that a doctor is attending to an Indian medical student attacked by unknown…