Pune, May 8 (IANS) A fast track court here on Monday convicted three prime accused in the sensational October 2009 gangrape and murder of software engineer Nayana Phatak-Pujari. Special Judge L. L. Yenkar will deliver…
Ranchi, May 8 (IANS) Two Maoist guerrillas were arrested while five tractors were set afire by suspected Left insurgents in Jharkhand on Monday, police said. The two guerrillas of the People’s Liberation Front of India…
Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader escaped unhurt after unidentified men fired at him outside his residence late on Sunday, police said. The incident took place in Khushalpur vilage in Punjab’s…
Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) A bouncer was shot dead by unidentified people outside a famous temple in Haryana’s Panchkula district, adjoining Chandigarh, on Monday afternoon, police said. The victim, Amit Sharma, was going to sit…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Refusing to compare her case with the Nirbhaya gang-rape case where the apex court upheld death penalty for the convicts, Gujarat gang-rape survivor Bilkis Bano on Monday said she was…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The CBI on Monday questioned former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda who is facing charges of irregularities in the allotment of 14 industrial plots at the state’s Panchkula district….
Paris, May 8 (IANS) The hackers behind a “massive and coordinated” attack on the campaign of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron have been linked to the same Russian-affiliated group blamed for attacking the Democratic party shortly…
Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) A day after a video of IPS officer Charu Nigam breaking down in public after being shouted at by a BJP legislator became viral and created a furore, the officer took…
Singapore, May 8 (IANS) Singapore’s Parliament on Monday passed a death penalty law for nuclear terrorism acts. Death penalty will be given to a person who commits a fatal act of terrorism using radioactive material…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Gujarat gang-rape survivor Bilkis Bano on Monday said that after 15 years of indescribable struggle she is preparing for a new beginning after last week’s court ruling, and urged that…
Ottawa, May 8 (IANS) The Canadian city of Montreal has declared a state of emergency following floods caused by torrential rains, media reported. Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre declared a state of emergency on Sunday afternoon,…
Raisen (Madhya Pradesh), May 8 (IANS) Three persons from a family were killed and a woman was injured on Monday when a car hit a stationary truck in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district, police said. The…
London, May 8 (IANS) Facebook was used in 32.5 per cent of cyber-bullying cases, including revenge porn and harassment, in Britain last year, prompting fears that the social media platform may be providing a safe…
Tehran, May 8 (IANS) Thirteen more bodies were found during search and rescue operations at an Iranian coal mine which was hit last week by an explosion caused by methane gas buildup, a top official…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notices to the central and Delhi governments over the gas leak here in Tughlaqabad last week in which over 400 students were…
Hong Kong, May 8 (IANS) The founder of Hong Kong’s independent music venue Hidden Agenda along with members of a British band and an American musician were arrested following a raid in the club by…
Imphal May 8 (IANS) A soldier died while three persons were injured in a powerful blast near the international border in Manipur early on Monday morning, an official said. The deceased, identified as Rifleman Arjun…
Ranchi, May 8 (IANS) Four persons, including a police officer, were killed in a road accident in Jharkhand’s Giridih district early on Monday, police said. Mahesh Verma, a Sub Inspector, was returning from a marriage…
Beijing, May 8 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed in a coal mine accident in China’s Hunan province, officials said on Monday. A gas leak occurred at the Jilinqiao colliery in Youxian county on…
Agartala, May 8 (IANS) Police recovered 127 grenades buried underground in northern Tripura, an official said here on Monday. Students while playing near a central school at Gaurnagar late on Sunday found the grenades. They…