New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Absence of a Forest Rights Act and restriction of local communities of Uttarakhand from entering into the state forests are major causes of forest fire, say environment activists. On Thursday,…
Rome, March 30 (IANS/AKI) Police in Rome arrested a 38-year-old doctor on Thursday on suspicion of sexual abuse of female patients and said he had child pornography on smart phones and other devices found during…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Nineteen-year-old Amit Kumar used to pass lewd comments and whistle at girls. He gave up this behaviour after attending workshops on ‘Do Kadam Barabari Ki Ore’ (Two Steps Towards Equality),…
London, March 30 (IANS) Five persons from Ireland were killed in a helicopter crash in north Wales, Britain, local media reported on Thursday. The five bodies have been found with the wreckage of the helicopter…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Congress leader Jagdish Tytler on Thursday told a court here that he is not ready to undergo a lie detector test in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Tytler’s counsel told…
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) A woman died while her two children were severely injured in a fire at their house here on Thursday afternoon, police said. “Swati Misra (40) received serious burn injuries along with…
By Vishal Narayan New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) African students in the capital are still shocked over the violent attack on some Nigerian students earlier this week in Greater Noida, which they say is a…
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a high-end hotel here on Thursday killing two Tata Steel employees and injuring at least six others, police said. The hotel owner and a management…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday asked nine students to appear before it on April 6, to record their consent or refusal to undergo a lie detector test in the case…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday said states should consider loan waiver for farmers after the Congress in the Lok Sabha demanded that the Centre announce the measure across…
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), March 30 (IANS) A pregnant woman in Uttar Pradesh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleging her husband had verbally divorced her by pronouncing a triple…
Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) A young journalist in Odisha was allegedly molested in a moving bus while she was returning from her village to the state capital. The matter came to light when the woman…
Rome, March 30 (IANS/AKI) Police on Thursday arrested a 23-year-old woman for the suspected murder of her newborn baby daughter, whose lifeless body was found on a beach in Italy’s Puglia region in February. Local…
By Vishal Narayan New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The vicious attacks on Africans in Greater Noida are a reminder of the palpable hatred, which many of us still harbour for the ‘blacks’ and which the…
Abuja/New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India moved swiftly to assure Nigeria of action over attacks on four Nigerian students as Abuja summoned the Indian envoy to express displeasure over the incident and reminded that it…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected a plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia seeking a stay of trial court proceedings in a criminal…
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has ordered an investigation into the alleged sale of “artificial eggs” made of “plastic” in the city’s markets, the KMC mayor said on Thursday. Acting on a…
Jhansi, March 30 (IANS) At least 52 passengers were injured when eight coaches of the Mahakaushal Express derailed on Thursday morning in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. when the train…
Panaji, March 30 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate in Goa has attached the properties of former Chief Ministers Digambar Kamat and Churchill Alemao, who are accused in the Louis Berger bribery case, an official said on…
Imphal, March 30 (IANS) Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds and hailstorm lashed many parts of the northeastern region, weather officials said on Thursday. Similar weather will continue the next three days. The rains have…