‘Kenyan woman not attacked’
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Confirming the version of the police, a senior official said on Thursday that Kenyan authorities believe that a woman from their country who claimed to have been assaulted in Greater…
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Power thieves in Ghaziabad face heat
Ghaziabad, March 30 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Power Corp Ltd (UPPCL) has launched a massive drive to realize its pending bills before the close of the financial year on Friday. UPPCL staffers have disconnected 2,000…
Government in touch with Nigerian mission over attacks
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Condemning the attacks on Nigerians in Greater Noida earlier this week, a senior official on Thursday said that the government is in touch with the Nigerian High Commission here in…
Fire at city hospital, none injured
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) A minor fire broke out at a prominent state-run hospital in the city on Thursday, a fire official said adding that it was caused by a gas leak. “The fire broke…
NRI arrested in Bihar for theft, drinking
Patna, March 30 (IANS) An non-resident Indian man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a motorcycle and consuming liquor in the dry state of Bihar, police said on Thursday. Raju Srivastav, a US-based NRI, was…
Two killed in Kolkata hotel fire
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) A major fire broke out at a city hotel here early on Thursday killing two persons and injuring at least six others, a fire brigade official said. Two hotel officials were…
Adityanath announces financial help for injured in train accident
Lucknow, March 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi on Thursday announced financial assistance to the persons injured in the Mahakaushal Express derailment. Adityanath announced that Rs 50,000 each would be given to the…
A year after Kolkata flyover collapse: Despair, dread stalk residents
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) A year after an under-construction flyover collapsed here snuffing out 27 lives and injuring over a hundred, despair and dread still stalk residents living within kissing distance of…
New book seeks court-monitored probe into Osho’s death
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) “Who Killed Osho?” an investigative book on the death of the spiritual leader has called for court-monitored investigations into Oshos death on January 19, 1990, and the affairs of the…
Kenyan woman may have lied about attack: Police
By Rajnish Singh Noida, March 30 (IANS) A Kenyan woman who claimed she was assaulted by a group of men in Greater Noida may have lied about the attack, police said on Thursday. Police officers…
Nigeria summons Indian envoy over attacks on students
Abuja/New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Nigeria has summoned the Indian envoy in Abuja to express displeasure over the attacks on Nigerian students in India and voiced concern that the incident was not the first of…
High taxation urged on illegal cigarettes
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Tobacco Institute of India (TII) has urged the government to slap high taxation on the cigarette smuggling syndicates under the GST norms aimed at curbing the illegal industry. The…
Pally arrested for drug possession
New York, March 30 (IANS) “Happy Endings” actor Adam Pally was arrested here and hit with two drug possession charges, police said. A source told variety.com that Pally was seen smoking marijuana with an e-cigarette…
Maoist camp destroyed in Jharkhand, a commander held
Ranchi, March 30 (IANS) A Maoist camp was destroyed by the security personnel in Jharkhand’s Giridih district and one of its commanders arrested in Khuti on Thursday, the state police said. The arrested Maoist commander,…
Pakistani Nobel laureate’s cousin gunned down
Islamabad, March 30 (IANS) A prominent local leader of the Ahmadi community and a relative of Nobel laureate Abdus Salam was brutally gunned down in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib city on Thursday morning, the police said….
Nigeria summons Indian envoy over attacks
Abuja/New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Nigeria has summoned the Indian envoy in Abuja to express displeasure over the attacks on Nigerian students in India, the country’s Foreign Office said. Sola Enikanolaiye, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry…
RS disrupted over Rajasthan Minister’s remarks on rape
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Thursday was disrupted and briefly adjourned as women members raised the issue of “insensitive” remarks reportedly made by a Rajasthan Minister on the alleged rape of…
South Korean court to decide on Park’s arrest
Seoul, March 30 (IANS) South Korea’s former President Park Geun-hye on Thursday appeared in a court that will decide whether to issue an arrest warrant for her over a corruption scandal that led to her…
Sushma Swaraj assures impartial probe into attack on Nigerian students
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday assured an impartial probe into the alleged racial attack on some Nigerian students in Uttar Pradesh and promised action against the guilty. “The…
High taxation urged on illegal cigarettes
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Tobacco Institute of India have urged the government to enforce high taxation on the cigarette smuggling syndicates under the GST norms aimed at curbing the illegal industry. The TII…