Lucknow, May 4 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has told officials to daily monitor some 6,600 petrol pumps following allegations that they were selling less fuel at a higher price, an official said on Thursday….
Singapore, May 4 (IANS) Singapore police on Thursday said the Thai heir to the Red Bull empire Vorayuth Yoovidhaya, who is wanted in Thailand, is not in the city-state. A spokeswoman for the Singapore police…
Jammu, May 4 (IANS) Five persons were buried alive on Thursday when a snow avalanche hit a public transport vehicle in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The victims were travelling in a…
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Gang-rape victim Bilkis Bano on Thursday hailed a Bombay High Court verdict that upheld the life terms given to 11 convicts in the 2002 incident and quashed the acquittal of five…
Shivamogga (Karnataka), May 4 (IANS) Seven men travelling to attend a friend’s wedding died in a road accident in central Karnataka when the car they were in crashed into the rear of a truck, police…
London, May 4 (IANS) A Briton has been arrested in Cambodia on suspicion of abusing young girls, the media reported. In a video statement late Wednesday, police named him as 68-year-old Clive Cressy, from Hove…
Patna, May 4 (IANS) Two office-bearers of the Bihar Police Men’s Association (BPMA) have been arrested for violating the ban on liquor in the state, police said on Thursday. Police arrested BPMA President Nirmal Singh…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A court here on Thursday gave interim bail to five persons in a coal block allocation case against former Congress MP Naveen Jindal and others. The five accused are: Jindal…
Chandigarh, May 4 (IANS) A bag left unattended by a trader led to a scare at Dalhousie Chowk area of Pathankot town in Punjab on Thursday morning, police said. People were asked to move away…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday conducted searches at six places, including the Delhi Secretariat, following alleged irregularities in spending Rs 10 crore on security of Delhi hospitals by former Health Secretary…
Ranchi, May 4 (IANS) A huge cache of arms was recovered after the Central Reserve Police Force and the Jharkhand Police on Thursday carried out an anti-Maoist operation on the inputs provided by a CPI-Maoist…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A three-year-old was allegedly raped by her neighbour in central Delhi following her abduction, police said on Thursday. The victim is in a critical state. The accused, Vijay, 22, a…
Tehran, May 4 (IANS) At least 35 miners were killed in a coal mine blast in Iran, media quoted a Minister as saying on Thursday. The accident occurred at 12.45 p.m. on Wednesday in Zemestan…
Lucknow, May 4 (IANS) Heavy damage to property, crops especially to the mango harvest has been reported from across Uttar Pradesh as a massive dust storm hit most parts of the state late on Wednesday…
L os Angeles, May 4 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that he will be hiring 3,000 additional employees over the next year to monitor content and remove violent videos, the media reported. “Over the…
Tehran, May 4 (IANS) At least 30 miners were injured in an explosion at a coal mine in northeastern Iran and up to 80 others remained trapped underground, officials said. Director of Iran’s emergency services…
Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) Three Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers have been arrested in connection with the cash for jobs scam of the Assam Public Service Commission while investigations were on to unearth more such…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A day after acourt sent a Supreme Court lawyer to five days police custody in connection with the “honey-trap” of a BJP MP, Delhi Police, which is probing the matter,…
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Author Amish Tripathi, who is all set to release his new book of Ram Chandra series, on Wednesday said that he believes that ancient India was more liberal as compared to…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A minor fire broke out on Wednesday in the North Block, which houses the Union Home and Finance Ministries, but was soon controlled, a fire officer said. There were no…