Efforts on to control UAE skyscraper fire
Abu Dhabi, March 29 (IANS/WAM) Efforts were ongoing to tackle a huge fire that gutted at least two residential buildings in the UAE city of Ajman. The fire broke out in the Ajman One residential…
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40 percent Delhi women faced sexual harassment in past year: Study
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Despite tougher laws enacted after the gruesome Nirbhaya gang-rape some three years ago, women in Delhi hardly feel safe, says a study that found 40 percent of the women surveyed…
Lahore blast: Pakistan in mourning, Sharif vows to avenge the attack
LAHORE, March 28, 2016 (Xinhua) — A Pakistani woman stands with blood on her hands next to a body at the blast site in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore, March 27, 2016. At least 63 people including…
Man shot by police after drawing gun at US Capitol
Washington, March 29 (IANS) A man was shot by police on Monday at a security checkpoint of US Capitol complex after he appeared to draw a gun and point it at police officers, according to…
Fire erupts in UAE skyscraper, casualties unknown
Dubai, March 29 (IANS) A huge fire gutted at least two residential buildings in the UAE city of Ajman on Monday night, with casualties unknown, according to Gulf News. The fire broke out in the…
36 deaths on Spanish roads over Easter break
Madrid, March 29 (IANS) Spanish General Direction of Traffic confirmed on Monday that a total of 36 people died in accidents on Spanish roads over the Easter holidays. The Easter break officially began at 3…
Coal allocation case: Court convicts JIPL, its directors
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) In the first conviction in a coal block allocation case, a court here on Monday held Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd. (JIPL) and its two directors guilty of criminal conspiracy and…
BJP leader in Bengal alleges sting attempt, two policemen suspended
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Two men of Kolkata Police’s Special Branch were suspended after BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Monday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of using police to carry out a failed sting operation…
5,250 people killed in Haryana accidents
Chandigarh, March 28 (IANS) Over 400 people have been killed on an average every month in road accidents in Haryana over the past 13 months, the assembly was informed on Monday. Chief Minister Manohar Lal…
SC gives more time to government’s steps to curb child pornography websites
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday gave the government more time to suggest ways and means for blocking child pornography in its all forms as it was told that due to…
Congress haunted by its politics of breaking other parties: CPI-M
Agartala, March 28 (IANS) Referring to the political developments in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, a CPI-M leader on Monday said that the Congress was getting back what it did before 1967 – dislodging non-Congress governments…
184 securitymen, 259 civilians killed in Odisha since 2005
Bhubaneswar, March 28 (IANS) As many as 184 security personnel and 259 civilians were killed by Maoists in Odisha from 2005 till date, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the assembly on Monday. As many as…
Pakistan team’s access to be limited at Pathankot airbase
Pathankot, March 28 (IANS) Authorities at Pathankot airbase in Punjab will take the visiting Pakistan probe team only to specific and limited areas within the Air Force Station (AFS) when it arrives here on Tuesday….
Ensure justice for murdered Muslims, CPI-M tells NHRC
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on Monday urged the NHRC to ensure justice to the families of two Muslims lynched in Jharkhand. In a letter to National Human Rights Commission chairperson…
BJP walks out of Himachal assembly over attachment of CM’s property
Shimla, March 28 (IANS) The opposition BJP on Monday created a ruckus and walked out of the Himachal Pradesh assembly over the freezing of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s assets by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in…
Criminals kill two, loot Rs.1 lakh in Jharkhand
Ranchi, March 28 (IANS) Two petrol pump staff were shot dead on Monday by criminals who looted over Rs.1 lakh from them in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district, police said. According to the police, the staff were…
Cricket victory celebrations proves costly for family
Ghaziabad, March 28 (IANS) The celebrations that followed India’s victory over Australia in the World Twenty20 cricket tournament proved costly for a Ghaziabad family which lost all its household goods packed in a truck after…
Chinese fugitive surrenders after 17 years in hiding
Beijing, March 28 (IANS) A Chinese fugitive, who was on Interpol’s list of 100 most-wanted and who spent 17 years in hiding, surrendered in Shanghai, the media reported on Monday. Zhang Liping, 64, a former…
Brussels attacks: Video of third attacker released
Brussels, March 28 (IANS) The Belgian police on Monday released CCTV footage in an attempt to identify the third attacker involved in the Brussels airport blasts, whose bomb did not explode and who fled the…
Hyderabad varsity students get bail
Hyderabad: Students demonstrate against Hyderabad University Vice-Chancellor P. Appa Rao after he returned from a nearly two-month leave in Hyderabad, on March 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) A court here on Monday…