Varanasi, July 10 (IANS) Dreaded gangster Prem Prakash Singh alias Munna Bajrangi, who was shot dead in mysterious circumstances in the Baghpat jail on Monday, was cremated at the Manikarnika Ghat here on Tuesday. His…
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) Kolkata unit arrested a Nigerian woman here for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs by concealing them in her private parts, a senior officer said on Tuesday….
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that it will probe the alleged assault on several prisoners lodged in the Tihar Jail here. The…
New York, July 10 (IANS) Illegal ivory has been found on sale in 10 European countries, contravening international efforts to cut down on the trade. The New York-based campaigning group Avaaz bought 109 items containing…
Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh), July 10 (IANS) A young man drowned on Tuesday in a swimming pool in a five-star hotel here in Madhya Pradesh, police said. Animesh Jain, 20, who was here to attend a…
Tokyo, July 10 (IANS) At least 141 people are now known to have died in floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in western Japan as rescuers are digging through mud and rubble in a…
Patna, July 10 (IANS) The headless body of a missing RJD leader has been found in Bihar’s Nawada district, police said on Tuesday. Kailash Paswan, 55, General Secretary of the Rashtriya Janata Dal in Nawada,…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Road and rail traffic was disrupted as heavy rains continued to batter Mumbai, its surroundings areas and large parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, officials said. Mumbai’s…
Shillong, July 10 (IANS) Unidentified persons hurled a petrol bomb at the office of the Meghalaya Public Service Commission (MPSC) here on Tuesday, police said. Nobody was injured in the incident that occurred at around…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Bollywood actresses like Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Bhumi Pednekar hailed the Supreme Court’s verdict to uphold the death sentence to four convicts who gangraped and murdered a young Delhi professional…
Tokyo, July 10 (IANS) The death toll from devastating floods resulting from torrential rains that pounded Japan has increased to 122, with 27 others reported missing, authorities said on Tuesday. The rains that started on…
Bangkok, July 10 (IANS) Divers and rescue workers in Thailand on Tuesday resumed an operation to free the four remaining boys and their coach still trapped in a cave in the country’s remote north. Eight…
Washington, July 10 (IANS) A 91-year-old Mexican man was beaten up by a group of people in California and was asked to go back to his country, a media report said. Rodolfo Rodriguez said he…
Bhopal, July 10 (IANS) Four incidents of rape including two gang rapes have rocked Madhya Pradesh since Sunday, officials said on Monday. A young woman has been allegedly gang-raped by four men in Chhatarpur district…
New York, July 10 (IANS) Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty in a third sexual assault case. Weinstein, who appeared in court in New York on Monday, had already pleaded not guilty…
Jaipur, July 9 (IANS) A police dog helped crack within hours a double murder case in Churu district of Rajasthan by leading investigators to the two dead women’s relative who has been arrested, police said…
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) A man, abducted by unknown gunmen in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday, was found dead in the adjoining Kulgam district on Monday, police said. The body of Tariq Hussain,…
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday made it clear that government employees who are found positive in the dope test to be conducted on them would not be punished or…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court grantedmore time to Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to complete its probe into the alleged misconduct of one of its professors, accused of sexually…
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) A Goa-based women’s rights NGO on Monday filed a police complaint against state Women Congress President Pratima Coutinho for allegedly revealing the identity of a 17-year-old girl molested by a construction…