First Zika-related infant death in US reported in Texas
Photo by stocknewsusa New York, Aug 10 (IANS) The health authorities in the US State of Texas on Tuesday confirmed a Zika-related death of a newborn girl, the first of its kind in the country….
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Hundreds leave homes as fires sweep through Portugal
Lisbon, Aug 10 (IANS) Hundreds of people across mainland Portugal and Madeira were forced to leave their homes due to forest fires which spread rapidly on Tuesday. Over 940 firefighters are on the ground to…
Five Mumbai hospital doctors held in kidney sale racket
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) In a major swoop, Mumbai police late on Tuesday arrested five top medicos of the reputed Dr L.H. Hiranandani Hospital here in connection with a kidney sale racket. Contacted for comment,…
Delhi Police arrest one more for helping criminal escape
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was arrested here for allegedly helping a dreaded gangster escape from police custody, Delhi Police said on Tuesday, adding he was the fourth accused to be apprehended….
Cutting a hole in train roof, robbers escape with RBI’s cash
Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) Robbers cut through the roof a train coach in Tamil Nadu and escaped with cash belonging to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), police said. The audacious robbery came to light…
Punish those who take law in their hands: Home ministry on cow vigilantism
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern over cow vigilantism, the Home Ministry on Tuesday issued an advisory to the states asking them to punish those taking the…
One dies, four injured in roof collapse in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A 55-year-old man was killed and four persons were injured when the roof a single-storey building collapsed on Tuesday in north-east Delhi, police said. The accident occurred in Karawal Nagar…
Iraqi judiciary clears parliament Speaker of graft charges
Baghdad, Aug 9 (IANS) The Iraqi judiciary on Tuesday cleared parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri of charges of corruption based on allegations levelled against him earlier by the defence minister. “The judicial panel, tasked with examining…
Bill on road safety introduced in Lok Sabha amid opposition objections
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, which the opposition opposed on the technical ground that the draft bill was not circulated among the…
Man arrested after scaling fence at Buckingham Palace
London, Aug 9 (IANS) A man was taken into custody after climbing over a security fence at Buckingham Palace, a media report said on Tuesday. The 22-year-old man from Croydon was spotted by police officers…
Citizens forum meets Lalu over Bihar communal tension
Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) Following communal tension in Bihar’s Saran district, a citizen’s forum for communal harmony and peace on Tuesday met former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, whose RJD is a major ally of the…
PM’s Dalit comment sounded like film’s dialogue: Yechury
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Communist Party of India-Marxist General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Tuesday that his statement on Dalits sounded like a movie dialogue, adding…
RBI loses cash chests in train robbery
Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) Robbers cut through the roof a train coach in Tamil Nadu and escaped with cash chests belonging to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), police said. The audacious robbery came to…
Israel accuses UN staffer of assisting Hamas
Jerusalem, Aug 9 (IANS) A Palestinian employee of the UN Development Programme in Gaza Strip was on Tuesday charged in an Israeli court of using his position to assist Hamas’s military wing. The 38-year-old engineer…
Himachal CM’s wife questioned in money laundering case
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for nearly six hours on Tuesday in a money laundering case. The ED found…
Bihar cops warn of mass leave over suspension of 11 SHOs
Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) Angry over the suspension of 11 SHOs on charges of failing to enforce the liquor ban, the Bihar Police Association has warned of mass leave by its members if the suspension…
Mobs attack security forces in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Mobs attacked security forces with stones in three districts of the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday but there was no major injury to anyone in the clashes, officials said. Police said that…
Bengal’s dengue toll reaches 14
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) With one more confirmed death due to dengue, the death toll due to the outbreak of the disease in West Bengal has gone up to 14, a state Health Department official…
Class 10 girl raped by minor in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a minor boy in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday when the girl had gone…
Bulandshahr gang rape victims identify prime accused
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) A woman and her minor daughter who were gang raped at Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh identified on Tuesday the three persons arrested from Meerut. The three include Salim Bawaria, the kingpin…