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…
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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…
Elderly couple attacked in Delhi park, woman dies
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A 56-year-old woman died and her husband was injured when they were attacked by unidentified assailants in a park in west Delhi, police said on Monday. The couple was attacked…
RSS, BJP delegations meet Punjab CM over RSS leader’s shooting
Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) Demanding speedy investigations into the murderous attack on their senior leader, RSS functionaries on Monday met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and expressed…
4 landmines seized from Maoists’ hideout in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Aug 8 (IANS) Jharkhand police seized four landmines and four weapons from a hideout of Maoist guerrillas in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand on Monday. According to police, four landmines, two pistols, two rifles and…
Act against Rajasthan government over cow deaths: Congress MP
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Deaths of cows due to alleged negligence at a cow shelter in Rajasthan was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Monday by Congress MP Pramod Tiwari, who urged the Centre…
Man nabbed at Kolkata airport with illegal foreign money
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) A man was nabbed at the city airport here for travelling with foreign currencies worth Rs 32.38 lakh without valid documents, a customs official said on Monday. The Air Intelligence Unit…
Calcutta HC rejects Congress leader’s anticipatory bail plea
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of veteran Congress legislator Manas Bhunia who is an accused in the murder of a Trinamool Congress activist in West…
National-level athlete held for helping criminal escape
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A national-level gold medallist athlete has been arrested on the charge of helping a dreaded gangster escape from police custody, Delhi Police said on Monday. Accused Parveen Panchi alias Lara,…
Pakistani tourist goes missing from Delhi hotel; police clueless
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Ahead of Independence Day, an added security concern was keeping Delhi Police on its toes — a Pakistani national missing from his central Delhi hotel room for the past fortnight….
Seven killed in Nepal helicopter crash
Kathmandu, Aug 8 (IANS) At least seven persons, including an infant, were killed on Monday when a helicopter enroute to Kathmandu crashed, officials said. Nuwakot Chief District Officer Bishnu Prasad Pokhrel told Radio Kantipur that…