Gurgaon, March 5 (IANS) A 21-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped on Wednesday by her former colleague and his friend after being lured by the promise of help in finding a job, a police officer said…
Ankara, March 5 (IANS) The US has described Turkey’s decision to seize control of the country’s largest newspaper as “troubling”. “We see this as the latest in a series of troubling judicial and law enforcement…
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Two women passengers, flying out to Dubai, were held at the Kolkata airport on Saturday after cartridges were found in their luggage, police said. “Piyali De and daughter Anamika were detained…
London, March 5 (IANS) A pregnant woman who was stabbed in a busy town centre in England was ‘doing well’ and gave birth to an ‘alive and healthy’ baby on Saturday, police said. A man,…
Hong Kong, March 5 (IANS) One of the five missing booksellers from Hong Kong who went missing in October 2015, has returned to the city state, the media reported on Saturday. Hong Kong police confirmed…
Ankara, March 5 (IANS) Turkish police have raided the offices of Zaman, the country’s biggest newspaper, hours after a court ruling placed it under state control. Police entered the building in Istanbul late on Friday,…
Damascus, March 5 (IANS) Two people found guilty of “refugee smuggling” that lead to the much-publicised case of the drowning of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi and four other refugees were sentenced to four years and…
Jakarta, March 5 (IANS) One person was killed and four people were reported missing when a ferry capsized in Indonesia. The Ferry, Rafelia II, capsized on Friday when it was leaving Gilimanuk port in Bali…
Maputo (Mozambique), March 5 (IANS) Mozambique authorities said they will discuss the investigation of the plane debris found off the coutry’s coast with Malaysia on Saturday. Debris that washed up in Mozambique has been tentatively…
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Hyderabad police on Saturday served notice to son of a Andhra Pradesh minister for allegedly misbehaving with a woman. Banajara Hills police inspector served the notice to Ravela Sushil, son of…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a show cause notice to Kerala chief secretary in a 2014 case of torture of a house maid by police, asking…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a show cause notice to Kerala chief secretary in a 2014 case of torture of a house maid by police, asking…
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Son of a Andhra Pradesh minister has embroiled in a controversy after he allegedly misbehaved with a woman here. The incident occurred on Thursday but the victim’s relatives alleged that police…
Ahmedabad, March 4 (IANS) Senior Gujarat minister Vasuben Trivedi on Friday ruled out conceding the Patel comunity’s demands for reservation in government jobs and educational institutions in the state. Trivedi, considered Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s…
Hyderabad, March 4 (IANS) The son of a Andhra Pradesh minister has been embroiled in a controversy after he was accused of harassing a woman here. A woman on Friday lodged a complaint with Banjara…
Jakarta, March 4 (IANS) Dozen of people were injured as a ferry sank in Indonesia’s Bali strait on Friday. At least 48 people were rescued while search for the remaining passengers continued, Xinhua quoted spokesman…
Brasilia, March 4 (IANS) Brazilian police on Friday searched the home of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a probe into a corruption scheme, the media reported. Federal police officer Jose Cyrispiniano said…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government over alleged police insensitivity and medical negligence towards a victim of a road accident in…
Harare, March 4 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed and 36 injured in a collision between two buses on Harare-Bulawayo Highway in Zimbabwe, the media reported on Friday. One bus suffered a tyre-burst and…
Gurgaon, March 4 (IANS) At about 1.15 a.m. on Friday, Shipra Malik, who went missing on Monday from her home in Noida, knocked on the door of a villager in Haryana and told him she…