Zoo worker attacked by lion in Montreal
Ottawa, Aug 9 (IANS) A zoo worker has suffered serious injuries after being mauled by a lion at the Granby Zoo in the Canadian city of Montreal, the media reported. The lion on Monday attacked…
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PM condoles death of Kalikho Pul
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul and said his services to the state will be remembered. “My thoughts are…
Arunachal ex-CM Kalikho Pul commits suicide
Itanagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, unseated on July 13 by a Supreme Court ruling, on Tuesday committed suicide, police said. Pul, 47, was found hanging from a ceiling fan…
Ghaghra river breaches embankment in UP, floods several villages
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) Several villages in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh have been flooded and dozens more are threatened following the breaching of Elgin-Charsari embankment by the swollen Ghaghra river, officials said on Tuesday….
Arunachal Pradesh ex-CM dead, suicide suspected
Itanagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul was found dead at his residence here on Tuesday, and former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki said he may have committed suicide. “He was found…
Ex-Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister found dead
Itanagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul was found dead at his residence here, sources said.
Prime accused in the Bulandshahr gang rape arrested
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh (UP) police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested the prime accused along with two other accomplices in last month’s Bulandshahr gang rape of a woman and her teenage daughter….
‘MH370 fell out of sky after engine failure’
Canberra, Aug 9 (IANS) Australian defence scientists who analysed signals from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have revealed the Boeing 777 fell very fast before crashing into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western…
Pakistani lawyers announce week of mourning over hospital blast
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday announced a week of mourning and a three-day strike to express solidarity with lawyers, mediapersons and others…
Mexico tropical storm toll rises to 42
Mexico City, Aug 9 (IANS) The death toll from tropical storm Earl has risen to 42 in Mexico, authorities said. “We have an official figure of 29 people that have lost their lives in Puebla…
104 killed in Ethiopia anti government protests
Addis Ababa, Aug 9 (IANS) At least 104 people died and hundreds were injured after security forces in Ethiopia used live ammunition to disperse anti-government demonstrations in various parts of the country over the weekend,…
Teenager electrocuted as heavy showers throw Kolkata life off gear
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) A teenager got electrocuted and harried commuters had to negotiate waterlogged streets and traffic snarls as life was thrown out of gear in the city following heavy monsoon showers on Monday…
Policeman commits suicide in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A 41-year-old constable on Monday committed suicide by hanging himself at his office in west Delhi’s Prashant Vihar area, police said. Deceased Binod was posted at the disaster management office…
NHRC notice to UP over death of rice mill owner
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of a rice mill owner due to alleged police torture in Rampur district….
Trinamool’s Madan Mitra ridicules CBI over Tagore Nobel theft
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Ridiculing the CBI over its failure to crack the Rabindranath Tagore Nobel theft case, former West Bengal minister and Saradha scam accused Madan Mitra on Monday questioned his continued detention in…
Allahabad HC seeks report on Bulandshahr gang rape
Lucknow, Aug 8 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court on Monday sought a report from the Bulandshahr SSP on the gang rape of a woman and her minor daughter last month and asked the state government…
A month on, curfew, shutdown continue in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) Government-enforced curfew and separatist-called shutdown continued for an unprecedented 31st day on Monday in the Kashmir Valley as the death toll in the month-long unrest mounted to 56 after an injured…
Will not arrest Virbhadra’s wife now, ED tells Delhi HC
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday told the Delhi High Court that it will not arrest Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh when she joins the ongoing…
Karat denounces ‘barbarous atrocities’ on Kashmiris
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on Monday denounced the “barbarous atrocities” committed on Kashmiri youths by security forces after visiting a 14-year-old Kashmiri girl blinded by pellets. Karat visited Insha at…
Amarinder at police station to protest false cases on Congress workers
Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh left his interaction with the public midway on Monday to protest at a police station in Bathinda district after an elderly Congress worker alleged that he…