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…
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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…
Mamata wants to investigate Tagore Nobel medal theft
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) Describing the theft of Rabindranath Tagore’s Nobel Prize medallion as a shame, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said given a chance, she could endeavour to retrieve the stolen…
‘Peepli Live’ co-director gets 7 years’ jail for rape
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) A court here on Thursday sentenced Mahmood Farooqui, the co-director of acclaimed 2010 Hindi film “Peepli Live”, to seven years’ jail after finding him guilty of raping an American woman….
Delhi cab driver arrested for girlfriend’s murder
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) A 22-year-old cab driver was arrested for killing his girlfriend here after a verbal spat, police said on Thursday. The police said Ajay Hooda strangled Sapna, 23, on August 3…
Two boys fall to death in Italian Alps
Rome, Aug 4 (IANS/AKI) Rescuers found the bodies of two 13-year-old boys at the bottom of a mountain precipice in northern Italian Trentino region after they vanished on Wednesday. Fabio Battocchi and his friend Federico…
Iran puts to death 20 Sunni prisoners
Tehran, Aug 4 (IANS/AKI) Iranian authorities executed 20 Sunni prisoners at the Rajai Shahr Prison near here in a single day, Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said. The prisoners were executed on Tuesday after an…
AAP activists booked after protest in UP’s Bulandshahr
Ghaziabad, Aug 4 (IANS) A case has been registered here against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activists for holding a march and burning an effigy of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to protest the Bulandshahr…
AAP activists booked after protest in UP’s Bulandshahr
Ghaziabad, Aug 4 (IANS) A case has been registered here against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activists for holding a march and burning an effigy of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to protest the Bulandshahr…
Foreigners in PG house: Gurgaon manager held
Gurgaon, Aug 4 (IANS) A paying guest (PG) accommodation warden from Jammu and Kashmir was arrested here for not informing the city police about the foreigners he had accommodated, a senior officer said on Thursday….
Foreigners in PG house: Gurgaon manager held
Gurgaon, Aug 4 (IANS) A paying guest (PG) accommodation warden from Jammu and Kashmir was arrested here for not informing the city police about the foreigners he had accommodated, a senior officer said on Thursday….