Five injured in Delhi brawl
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Five persons were injured in a brawl and shooting over plying of trucks here, the police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night when 39-year-old Harpal, a…
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BJP workers, policemen injured as Kolkata turns into war zone during protest
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) A number of BJP workers and policemen were injured and a police vehicle was torched as parts of central Kolkata resembled a war zone with security forces using water canons and…
US judge issues arrest warrant for yoga guru Bikram Choudhury
Washington, May 25 (IANS) A Los Angeles judge has issued an arrest warrant for Bikram Choudhury, the Indian American “hot” yoga guru, after he failed to pay more than $7 million in 2016 to his…
Fadnavis, 5 others survive chopper crash in Maharashtra
Latur (Maharashtra), May 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and five others on Thursday had a providential escape when their chopper crash-landed after it got entangled in overhead electric cables in Latur district, officials…
22 Uttarkashi bus accident victims’ bodies flown to Indore
Dehradun, May 25 (IANS) Bodies of 22 pilgrims, who died in a bus accident in Uttarkashi on Tuesday, were airlifted to Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday by a special aircraft. The plane also carried…
ED raids Hooda’s aides in Manesar land deal case
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided around ten places of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s aides in connection with a 400-acre land deal in Gurugram’s Manesar. “The…
Indian woman ‘forced’ to marry Pakistani returns home
Amritsar/Lahore, May 25 (IANS) An Indian woman who alleged she was forced and duped into marrying a Pakistani man was repatriated to her country through the Wagah border on Thursday, a day after the Islamabad…
Brazilian President deploys army against protestors
Brasilia, May 25 (IANS) Brazilian President Michel Temer has ordered the armed forces to patrol Brasilia for a week, following protests that called for the end of his government and immediate elections for a new…
Vijayan to take up with PM issue of kidnapped Catholic priest
Thiruvananthapuram, May 25 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said he will take up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the issue of kidnapped Kerala Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil, who is at an undisclosed…
Fadnavis unhurt as chopper crash-lands in Latur
Latur (Maharashtra), May 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and five others had a providential escape when their chopper crash-landed after it got entangled in overhead wires in Latur district on Thursday, officials said….
Court grants bail to Jindal’s advisor, others
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A court here on Thursday granted regular bail to five persons, including Jindal Steel’s advisor Anand Goel, in a coal block allocation case against former Congress MP Naveen Jindal and…
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis unhurt as chopper crash-lands
Latur, May 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his team had a providential escape when their chopper crash-landed here at noon on Thursday. Fadnavis himself tweeted on the crash, saying they were safe…
Maharastra CM Fadnavis narrowly escapes as chopper crash lands
Latur, May 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his team had a providential escape when their chopper crash-landed here on Thursday noon. Fadnavis himself tweeted on the crash, saying they were safe and…
Commissioner and DIG transferred, social media blocked in Saharanpur
Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) Following the violence that claimed two lives with injuries to over two dozen persons in Saharanpur, the Uttar Pradesh government has transferred the Divisional Commissioner and Deputy Inspector General of Police…
Murder, loot, molestation near Jewar, no arrests yet
Noida, May 25 (IANS) Armed miscreants looted a family, killed one of its members and molested women near Jewar in Uttar Pradesh early on Thursday morning, police said. The incident occurred some 60 km from…
Water Tanker Scam: ACB seeks help from Accountant General
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Delhi’s Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) has asked the Accountant General of Central Revenue if there were any violations in awarding contract of over 350 tankers by the then Sheila Dikshit-led-Congress…
Two communities clash in Aligarh
Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) People from two communities came to blows and pelted stones at each other in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district, triggering panic, police said on Thursday. The melee started with a minor accident…
Asean, partners to enhance cooperation in combating transnational crime
Vientiane, May 25 (IANS) Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and dialogue partners committed to enhance their cooperation efforts in combating transnational crimes in a bid to maintain security at and across…
5 killed in bomb blast in Somalia
Mogadishu, May 25 (IANS) At least five people were killed and an unknown number injured in a massive car bomb explosion targeting a restaurant near the sea port in Mogadishu. Police on Wednesday said they…
Duterte threatens to impose martial law countrywide
Manila, May 25 (IANS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said that the martial law imposed in the southern island of Mindanao, might also be extended to the rest of the country if the terror threat escalates…