Colombo, July 9 (IANS) Sri Lankan authorities have seized 103.9 kg of heroin worth seven million US dollars in one of the country’s biggest drug busts, officials said on Monday. Two suspects have been arrested…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) After the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence to four men in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case, the victim’s mother Asha Devi said she had been vindicated once again…
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday defended his decision to order dope testing of government employees and police personnel, saying such tests were also conducted in the Army as a…
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) Residents of a Goa village on Karnataka border have demanded the closure of bars and alcohol shops, alleging harassment by drunk tourists. Speaking to IANS on Monday, the head of the…
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Wanted gangster Dilpreet Singh Dhahan was arrested on Monday after a shootout during a joint operation of the Chandigarh Police and Punjab Police in Sector 43 here, police said. The gangster,…
Hyderabad, July 9 (IANS) Telangana Police on Monday externed film critic Kathi Mahesh from Hyderabad for six months for hurting religious sentiments through his alleged derogatory comments on Lord Ram and Sita. Director General of…
Kochi, July 9 (IANS) AMMA chief superstar Mohanlal on Monday said the actors’ body could have split if accused actor Dileep had not been removed following the kidnapping of a Malayalam actress. He denied there…
London, July 9 (IANS) A mob attempted to attack the Avenfield property of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family here, British authorities said. The protesters attempted to break down the doors to the property…
Sydney, July 9 (IANS) An Australian restaurant was fined A$2,200 ($1,650) on Monday after its staff “dumped” two drunk, unconscious women on the street. The incident at the Korean BBQ diner in Sydney was one…
London, July 9 (IANS) A British woman who was exposed to novichok, the same nerve agent that was used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in March, has died, prompting the…
Yangon, July 9 (IANS) A Myanmar court on Monday charged two Reuters reporters with breaching a colonial-era law and illegally obtaining state secrets, according to the news agency. The court approved the plea of the…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday reaffirmed its verdict upholding the death sentence to four convicts who gangraped and murdered Nirbhaya. Dismissing the plea for the recall of the May 5,…
Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan (retired), who was earlier arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a real estate corruption case, was shifted to Adiala…
Bhopal, July 9 (IANS) Two people were killed and 35 injured when a bus overturned in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh area, police said on Monday. The passengers were returning from a wedding and the accident took…
Patna, July 9 (IANS) A six-year-old student died under mysterious circumstances in a private residential school in Patna on Monday, triggering violent protests against the management, police said. A school teacher and a warden of…
Tokyo, July 9 (IANS) The death toll from devastating floods resulting from torrential rains pounding Japan has increased to 104, with 56 others reported missing, authorities said on Monday. The rains since July 5, especially…
Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) Dreaded gangster Munna Bajrangi was shot dead inside a high security prison in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat early on Monday, police said. A judicial probe has been ordered. The 51-year-old criminal was…
Bangkok, July 9 (IANS) Thai authorities on Monday were preparing for the second day of the rescue of the remaining nine boys trapped for more than two weeks in a cave in northern Thailand following…
Tokyo, July 9 (IANS) The death toll from the devastating floods after record rains pounded Japan has increased to 85, with two million others forced to evacuate from their homes, authorities said on Monday. At…
London, July 9 (IANS) British detectives have launched a murder inquiry after a woman who was exposed to the nerve agent Novichok in Amesbury, Wiltshire, died in hospital, London Police said. She has been identified…