31 killed in Syria
Damascus, April 10 (IANS) An explosion that led to a building collapse in an opposition-held area of Idlib city has killed 31 people, activists said on Tuesday. The cause of the blast that hit the…
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Doctor deplaned for complaining of mosquitoes, minister orders probe
New Delhi/Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) The Union government on Tuesday ordered a probe into an incident of deplaning of a passenger by budget carrier IndiGo after he complained about mosquitoes in the aircraft. The passenger,…
Indian nurse jumps to death in UAE
Dubai, April 10 (IANS) An Indian nurse has committed suicide by jumping off a hospital’s rooftop in Al Ain city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the media reported. The woman, identified as Suja Singh,…
SIT to probe BJP MLA of rape charge, death of victim’s father
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into a girl’s accusations of gang rape against a BJP legislator and the subsequent death of…
Indian man’s body found floating in Sharjah lagoon
Sharjah, April 10 (IANS) A 42-year-old Indian man’s body was found floating in Khalid Lagoon here, police said. According to police officials, they received a call on Sunday night from a passerby who found the…
Lawyers booked for blocking chargesheet in rape-murder
Jammu, April 10 (IANS) An FIR was registered against lawyers who tried to block the presentation of a chargesheet in a court in Jammu and Kashmir in the rape and murder of a minor girl,…
US envoy to be put on ECL over Pakistani’s death: Report
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has started the process of putting a senior US diplomat, who was involved in a road accident here in which a motorcyclist was killed, on the Exit Control…
HC notice to Karti Chidambaram’s CA on ED plea
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Chartered Accountant of Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram on an Enforcement Directorate plea seeking cancellation of his bail…
Girl called ‘terrorist’, attacked in Virginia hate crime
Washington, April 10 (IANS) A 13-year-old girl in a headscarf was attacked in the US state of Virginia and police are treating the incident as a hate crime. Police officials said they believed the girl…
Nine killed in UP accident
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) Nine people were killed and four others injured on Tuesday when a vehicle rammed into a truck in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, police said. The victims, including a child, were from…
Trump pledges swift US response to Syria chemical attack
Washington, April 10 (IANS) Amid hurried diplomacy that signalled allied military strikes may be imminent, US President Donald Trump has said he will take swift action in retaliation to the alleged weekend chemical attack on…
Curfew imposed in MP towns
Bhopal, April 10 (IANS) Bhind and Morena towns in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday remained curfew bound amid a Bharat Bandh called by groups demanding a rollback of caste-based reservation, officials said. The curfew decision was…
Ex-Russian spy’s daughter discharged from hospital
London, April 10 (IANS) Yulia Skripal, the daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal who was poisoned, has been discharged from the hospital, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Yulia, 33, was discharged from the Salisbury…
12 killed in two separate accidents in UP
Agra, April 10 (IANS) As many as 12 persons were killed in two separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district, police said. Both the accidents took place on Monday evening, a police official said….
Bharat Bandh: Over a dozen injured in Bihar clash
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Over a dozen of people were injured on Tuesday in a violent clash in Bihar during the “Bharat Bandh” called by various groups to protest against reservation policies, police said. Supporters,…
Prime accused in ex-radio jockey murder arrested
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) The prime accused in the murder of a former radio jockey was arrested on Tuesday at the Trivandrum International Airport here, police said Alibhai, a resident in Alappuzha district, was arrested…
BJP MLA’s brother arrested over death of rape victim’s father
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA’s brother was arrested on Tuesday over charges of beating a gang rape victim’s father to death in police custody, an official said. A special team of…
18 Karnataka labourers killed in Pune accident
Pune, April 10 (IANS) At least 18 labourers were killed and 19 others injured when a tempo carrying them from Karnataka to Pune overturned here on Tuesday, a police official said. The accident occurred on…
Bill Cosby pays $3.38mn to settle sexual assault claim
Los Angeles, April 10 (IANS) Comedian Bill Cosby paid Andrea Constand $3.38 million to settle the sexual assault lawsuit she brought against him in 2005, said prosecutors at the opening of his criminal retrial. The…
Biggest Black Lives Matter Facebook page is fake: Report
San Francisco, April 10 (IANS) The biggest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook was fake with ties to a middle-aged white man in Australia, according to a CNN report. The page, titled simply “Black Lives…