Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16 (IANS) A man from Tamil Nadu on Tuesday tried to immolate himself in the toilet of the Trivandrum-Netravathi Express train in Kerala, suffering 40 percent burns, authorities said. The incident came to…
New York, Aug 16 (IANS) The city of New York has agreed to pay over $4 million to the family of a black man who was killed by the police in 2014. The unarmed victim,…
Istanbul, Aug 16 (IANS) Turkish police launched simultaneous operations on Tuesday against 44 companies in Istanbul over their suspected links to the July 15 failed coup attempt. The companies were accused of offering financial support…
Satara (Maharashtra), Aug 16 (IANS) Maharashtra Police on Tuesday said they had found bodies of four of the six people murdered in cold blood by a self-confessed medico, Santosh Pol. Satara Superintendent of Police Sandip…
Lahore, Aug 16 (IANS) A woman mistaken as a child abductor was thrashed by a mob in Pakistan’s Lahore when she was with a minor who, in fact, was her own son. Sadia, of Bogiwal…
Srinagar, Aug 16 (IANS) Five civilian protesters were killed in firing by security forces as fresh violence erupted in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, taking the toll to 65 in the weeks of unrest triggered…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The naked body of an eight-year-old girl was found here, police said on Tuesday. A telephone call about the body in Rangpur Pahari forest of Vasant Kunj area was received…
By Azera Parveen Rahman Jorhat (Assam), Aug 16 (IANS) In this age of social media, no event can remain ignored for long and the floods in Assam are no exception. Every year, floods hit the…
Srinagar, Aug 16 (IANS) The security forces shot dead four civilian protesters in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, taking the toll to 64 in the violent unrest triggered by the July 8 killing of a…
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) India needs to carry out police reforms at the earliest to rid young recruits of the poison of communalism when they sign up, a retired senior…
Kochi, Aug 16 (IANS) A Tamil Nadu Crime Branch team is in Kerala for the last four days investigating the Rs 5.75 crore parcel van heist on the Salem-Chennai Express that is yet to be…
Srinagar, Aug 16 (IANS) Four persons were killed and seven others injured on Tuesday when a mob clashed with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said. Security forces opened fire to bring…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The naked body of an eight-year-old girl was found in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, police said on Tuesday. A telephone call about the body in the Rangpur Pahari forest…
Seoul, Aug 16 (IANS) One person was killed and two others were injured in an explosion on Tuesday at a South Korean naval base, a military official said on Tuesday. The official said the explosion…
photo: Wisconsin police Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) A night curfew was imposed for teenagers in the US city of Milwaukee following two nights of violence over the fatal police shooting of a black man. The…
Bengaluru, Aug 16 (IANS) Amnesty India of the international human rights organisation was booked for sedition and other unlawful acts after anti-India slogans were raised at an event it organised here last week, police said….
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The body of a 22-year-old woman suspected to have been murdered was found in outer Delhi, police said on Monday. The body, with an injury mark on the head, has…
Agartala, Aug 15 (IANS) In a tragic incident a school student was electrocuted while lowering the national flag in Tripura on Monday, police said. The police said that 16-year-old Amarjit Shil, a student of class…
Satara (Maharashtra), Aug 15 (IANS) A Maharashtra medico — arrested on the charge of kidnapping and killing an ‘aanganwadi’ worker — has confessed to murdering at least six persons by administering lethal overdoses of medicines,…
Srinagar, Aug 15 (IANS) A youth was killed when security forces opened fire at a protesting mob here on Monday evening, the state police said. A police officer told IANS that a group of men…