Lok Sabha pays tribute to 1945 atomic bombings in Japan
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Friday paid homage to the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings in Japan in 1945. “India has always toed the path of peace and…
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Lok Sabha pays tribute to 1945 atomic bombings victims in Japan
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Friday paid homage to the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings in Japan in 1945. “India has always toed the path of peace and…
Delhi court extends interim bail to ministry officer
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday extended till August 22 the interim bail granted to senior Corporate Affairs Ministry official B.K. Bansal in a bribery case. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…
Lawyers’ strike paralyses work in Delhi courts
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Judicial work in Delhi’s courts was paralysed on Friday by a strike of city lawyers protesting the reported assault on lawyers during a clash with the police on Wednesday morning….
Seven more bodies of Maharashtra bridge tragedy found
Raigad (Maharashtra), Aug 5 (IANS) Seven more bodies of the victims of a bridge collapse on the Mumbai-Goa highway were recovered by search teams on Friday morning, taking the total bodies found so far to…
Cargo plane crashes on to road in Italy
Rome, Aug 5 (IANS) A cargo plane crashed on to a road in Italy on Friday after overshooting the runway. The Serio International Airport in Italy’s Lombardy region was temporarily closed after the accident which…
41 military air crashes in 4 years, 65 lives lost
By Chaitanya Mallapur Forty-one military aircraft — including trainers and helicopters — have crashed between April 1, 2012 and July 2016, killing 65 defence personnel and civilians Thirty-six defence personnel were killed in 39 crashes,…
Suspected Kuki militants kill one in Manipur
Imphal, Aug 5 (IANS) Suspected Kuki militants in Manipur, who are signatories to the suspension of operations (SOO), stormed a village and killed a person and injured the village chieftain critically, officials said on Friday….
African-American activist sues police
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) African-American activist DeRay Mckesson has filed a suit against the police and city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, over mass arrests during protests against police killings. Mckesson was among nearly 200 protesters…
Indian attacked twice in Pakistani jail
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) An Indian prisoner was injured after being attacked by a Pakistani prisoner in a Pakistani jail, a media report said on Friday. Hamid Nehal Ansari was attacked twice in the Peshawar…
Gulen dismisses Turkey’s arrest warrant
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) Exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, while denying his role in the July 15 coup attempt, has dismissed an arrest warrant issued against him by a court in Istanbul. “It is well-documented…
Brazil’s former nuclear head jailed for corruption
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) A Brazilian court has sentenced a former head of the state nuclear company Eletronuclear to 43 years in prison for corruption. The sentence imposed on Thursday on Othon Luiz…
Singapore forms bureau to investigate air, marine accidents
Singapore, Aug 5 (IANS) Singapore has formed a new bureau to conduct investigations into air and marine accidents since August, said a Ministry of Transport (MOT) statement on Friday. The new Transport Safety Investigation Bureau…
Key 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks suspect Sufiyan Zafar arrested in Pakistan
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Key suspect in the 2008 Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks has been arrested by security agencies in Pakistan, it was announced late on Thursday. The terror which evoked world condemnation the claimed…
Bear found critically injured after poachers use explosives to hunt
Bengaluru, Aug 4 (IANS) In a shocking case, Karnataka wildlife officials found poachers used “explosive device” to hunt after finding a critically injured sloth bear from outskirts of the state capital on Thursday, officials said….
Ghaziabad DM recommends action against civil, police officials
Ghaziabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Ghaziabad District Magistrate Nidhi Kesarwani has recommended the suspension of certain police officers and punitive action against at least one civil officer for their alleged lapses during an Aam Aadmi Party…
President condoles loss of lives in Maharashtra bridge collapse
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday condoled the loss of lives in a bridge collapse on the Mumbai-Goa Highway in Maharashtra. In a message to Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao, the…
42 missing after Maharashtra bridge tragedy, judicial probe ordered
Raigad (Maharashtra), Aug 4 (IANS) At least 42 people are missing in Wednesday’s Mahad bridge collapse tragedy on the raging Savitri River, in which two state transport buses and four-five private vehicles were washed away,…
11 get life terms for torching father, daughter in Gujarat 2002 riots
Ahmedabad, Aug 4 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Thursday sentenced, to life terms, all 11 persons convicted of burning a man and his daughter to death in Mehsana district during the 2002 communal riots….
Maharashtra bridge collapse: Minister faces ‘selfie’ flak
Raigad (Maharashtra), Aug 4 (IANS) Maharashtra Housing Minister Prakash Mehta on Thursday faced flak for clicking a selfie near a bridge that collapsed in the flood in Savitri river and later misbehaving with media persons…