Washington, April 13 (IANS) A man dragged off an “overbooked” United Airlines flight in an incident which shocked the world has launched legal action against the passenger carrier. Dr David Dao, 69, refused to give…
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Rail traffic was disrupted in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Thursday as hundreds of commuters blocked railway tracks on the Sealdah-Budge Budge section to protest delay in train arrivals….
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday blacklisted an unspecified number of passengers for violating a no-smoking rule and misbehaving with the crew during its Islamabad-Birmingham flight earlier this week. PIA…
Wellington, April 13 (IANS) Evacuations were underway in New Zealand’s North Island on Thursday as Cyclone Cook is scheduled to hit Bay of Plenty with full force, the media reported. People in low-lying areas of…
Brasilia, April 13 (IANS) Brazilian President Michel Temer said the government must continue its work despite a massive corruption investigation targeting more than 80 officials, including members of his cabinet, a media report said on…
Kuala Lumpur, April 13 (IANS) Two women accused in the murder of Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, were made scapegoats, a Malaysian advocate said on Thursday Advocate Gooi Soon Seng,…
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) A Pakistani man arrested for selling child pornography online has confessed that he lured some 25 children into the heinous act on the pretext of imparting them computer education, the media…
New York, April 13 (IANS) Sheila Abdus-Salaam, an associate judge on New York States highest court and the first Muslim judge in the US, was found dead in the Hudson River, city authorities said. Officers…
Jakarta, April 13 (IANS) At least two people were killed as floods hit Indonesia’s Aceh province, officials confirmed on Thursday. Heavy rains triggered the floods in the districts of Aceh Tenggara and Aceh Barat, Sutopo…
United Nations, April 13 (IANS) Russia on Wednesday vetoed a UN resolution that would have required Bashar al-Assad’s government to co-operate with international inquiries into last week’s chemical attack in Syria. It was the eighth…
Moscow, April 13 (IANS) Russia’s Foreign Minister said on Wednesday that both Russia and the United States supported an investigation into the chemical weapons attack in northern Syria. Sergey Lavrov said during a joint press…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) A 42-year-old cab driver has been arrested for stealing a bag of a woman passenger at the IGI airport’s domestic terminal, police said on Wednesday. Police said the accused, identified…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) A gang of international drugs peddlers was busted with the arrested of its two key members who brought three kg heroin valued Rs 12 crore from Manipur and Myanmar to…
Rome, April 12 (IANS/AKI) Police in southern Italy on Wednesday said they arrested five people and smashed an alleged Pakistani-Afghan led cell that aided illegal immigrants by pretending to give them shelter. Police in the…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said that the government will try and get the bill to amend the Motor Vehicles Act passed in the first week of…
Pordenone (Italy), April 12 (IANS/AKI) A US airman is in prison for attempted murder after a savage knife attack against a female colleague at NATO’s Aviano air base in northeast Italy, police said on Wednesday….
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The CBI has arrested four directors of Delhi-based Surya Vinayak Industries Ltd for cheating a consortium of banks over Rs 2,240 crore, an agency official said on Wednesday. A court…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Over 500 shanties were gutted on Wednesday in a major fire that broke out in a Delhi slum, a fire officer said. No casualties were reported from the incident. Twelve…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked a Gujarat court to expedite the examination of witnesses in the trial of spiritual guru Asaram in the case of alleged sexual assault of…
Kolkata/New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday disowned a youth leader whose offer of Rs 11 lakh to anyone beheading West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sparked outrage. Police filed a case against…