Colombo, Feb 13 (IANS) Sri Lanka has started advertising for executioners this week after President Maithripala Sirisena declared he would reinstate capital punishment for those convicted of drug offences, inspired by the Philippines-style crackdown. No…
Shimla, Feb 13 (IANS) A low-intensity earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Ritcher scale hit Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district on Wednesday, an official said. There was no loss of life. Tremors were felt for a few…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) At least 250 shanties were burnt down early on Wednesday in a massive fire that broke out in west Delhi slums and left one injured, a fire officer said. No…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave no relief to five activists named in the Bhima Koregaon caste violence case and set aside a Bombay High Court order allowing another 90…
Chandigarh, Feb 13 (IANS) The Punjab Police has arrested two men who had allegedly gang-raped a 21-year-old woman in Ludhiana district. Police officials said on Wednesday that raids were being conducted at various places by…
Jammu, Feb 13 (IANS) The Jammu-Srinagar highway that was restored for one-way traffic has already allowed over 1,400 vehicles to cross the Jawahar Tunnel and reach the Kashmir Valley, a traffic official said on Wednesday….
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Than Myint from Myanmar suddenly woke up at around 4.30 a.m on Tuesday in her hotel room, struggling to breathe. With her sleepy eyes, all she could…
Shillong, Feb 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to move the Supreme Court seeking permission to quiz Saradha Group Chairman Sudipta Sen and his close aide Debjani Mukherjee in connection with…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The fire tragedy at a central Delhi hotel, where 17 people died, could have been averted if hotel staff had taken seriously the complaints of some Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd…
Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) A Bengaluru businessman was arrested in Mumbai and jailed for six months here for allegedly defaulting on payment of Rs 11.94 crore as income tax and penalty arrears, said a top…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed when a major fire engulfed a five-storey hotel in the heart of the Indian capital before dawn on Tuesday, leaving some survivors in critical…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Had the fire alarms been functional and the fire exits not blocked, the 17 people who died and 35 others were injured as a blaze swept a hotel in central…
Jaipur, Feb 12 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is investigating a web of controversial land transactions in Bikaner allegedly involving Robert Vadra’s companies, on Tuesday questioned him for over eight hours about his relations…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) There was an oppressive silence outside the mortuary at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where the family of Lal Chand Thakur, one of the 17 killed in the…
Gurugram, Feb 12 (IANS) The crime branch of Gurugram police on Tuesday managed to overpower three criminals after a brief encounter in Farukh Nagar area of the city, police said. The accused have been identified…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Two Myanmarese women were among the 17 people who died in the fire that broke out in a Delhi hotel, officials said on Tuesday. “Two Myanmar nationals, Mya-mya Htwe, 45,…
Feb 12 (IANS) Facing widespread criticism over a hooch tragedy that left over 100 people dead in the state and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, the Uttarakhand government on Tuesday announced a house committee would probe the…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) After 22 years of one of the deadliest fires in the capital, the authorities have still not learnt their lesson and have shown to be committing same mistakes which had…
Jaipur, Feb 12 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is said to have made a tight case of money laundering against Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi who is being probed in a land…
Shillong, Feb 12 (IANS) Three days after suspending operations for equipment maintenance, an Indian Navy team on Tuesday resumed their search for 14 miners trapped inside an illegal, 370-feet flooded coal mine in Meghalaya’s East…