London, Feb 2 (IANS) The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued an “unreserved and unequivocal” apology on behalf of the Church of England for not reporting a child abuser to the police in the 1970s, a…
Kanpur, Feb 2 (IANS) The death toll in a building collapse here in Uttar Pradesh rose to seven on Thursday, with three more labourers succumbing to their injuries, a police official said. Eight persons trapped…
New York, Feb 2 (IANS) A California businessman, Krishen Sauble Iyer, has been convicted of laundering money for a marijuana dealer. The federal prosecutor for Eastern California Phillip A. Talbert said on Wednesday that Iyer,…
New York, Feb 2 (IANS) A Pakistani man has been charged with trying to smuggle assault weapons to “his country”, officials said. Agha Muhammad Khan Durrani, 27, was produced before a federal judge, who ordered…
Rome, Feb 1 (IANS/AKI) A Nigerian migrant will be deported from Italy after he raped a 62-year-old woman at an asylum centre near Naples, police said on Wednesday. Eboh Jude, 25, was arrested on Wednesday…
Pianella (Italy), Feb 1 (IANS/AKI) One of the rescuers who helped pull out survivors and victims at the avalanche-hit central Italian Hotel Rigopiano last month was laid to rest on Wednesday after he died of…
Kanpur, Feb 1 (IANS) At least four persons were killed and over a dozen critically injured after the roof of an under-construction building caved in here leaving as many as 50 persons trapped under the…
Lucknow, Feb 1 (IANS) Three persons, including two brothers, were killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi on Wednesday after they came in contact with a high-tension wire, police said. The incident took place in Baghauda under…
Ankara, Feb 1 (IANS) An armed police officer receiving psychiatric treatment caused panic on Wednesday when he barricaded himself in a room at an Istanbul hospital and attempted to commit suicide, the media reported. Patients…
Kohima, Feb 1 (IANS) Violence continued in Nagaland on Wednesday with protesters ransacking the office of the election commission in Mokokchung district and the district office of the ruling Naga People’s Front in the wake…
By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police have nabbed three alleged ISI agents who operated six hi-tech illegal telephone exchanges at a ‘FIIT JEE’ coaching centre here which they used…
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Kolkata police quizzed the wife of scam-accused Rose Valley Chit Fund owner Gautam Kundu on Wednesday, in connection with her alleged closeness to an Enforcement Department official in charge of investigating…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A minor fire broke out onboard Indian Navy’s anti-submarine ship Kamorta on Wednesday, but no injuries or casualties were reported, the Indian Navy said. An official statement said a minor…
Rome, Feb 1 (IANS/AKI) Former Italian rail chief Mauro Moretti and other defendants jailed over the 2009 Viareggio rail disaster that killed 32 people should resign, families of the victims said on Wednesday. “It is…
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) A fight over four rupees claimed the life of a youth here, police said on Wednesday. The youth identified as Rajesh came under a truck while trying to escape from five…
Kottayam, Feb 1 (IANS) A 25-year-old jilted lover set his girlfriend and himself ablaze here in Kerala on Wednesday, leaving both in critical condition. Adarsh and Lekshmi were battling for life at the Kottayam Medical…
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) A 17-year-old girl was raped and strangled to death in Pakistan’s Sindh province , officials said. The body was recovered from an under-construction house in Surjani area in the suburbs of…
By Vinod Behl Living up to the expectations of industry and the intent and commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government towards ongoing reforms, the national Budget 2017-18, targeted at the poor and middle class…
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) The Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency on Wednesday slammed reports of lodging a case against Salman Haider and other activists for allegedly committing blasphemy on social media. The agency clarified in a…
Chandigarh, Feb 1 (IANS) Punjab Police on Wednesday hinted that the powerful blast in Maur Mandi town in Bathinda district on Tuesday evening which left five persons dead was due to twin high-intensity IEDs. The…