By Nikhil M. Babu New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The AAP government’s promise to put an end to manual scavenging by mechanising the process, after 10 people were killed cleaning sewers and tanks last year…
Kathmandu, April 9 (IANS) A Canadian humanitarian worker has been arrested in Nepal over paedophile charges, police said on Monday. The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police arrested Peter Dalglish over his involvement in paedophile…
United Nations, April 9 (IANS) The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday over a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. “The US, along with Cote d’Ivoire, France, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru,…
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani on Sunday ordered a month-long joint safety drive by the operating and electrical departments at railway stations across the country. Lohani directed that shunting staff and…
Ghaziabad, April 8 (IANS) A journalist working with Sahara Samay Hindi news channel was on Sunday shot at and seriously injured at his residence in Ghaziabad, police said. Police said four-five unidentified criminals riding two-wheelers…
Ghaziabad, April 8 (IANS) A case of extortion and criminal intimidation was registered against around half a dozen persons allegedly linked to former Rajya Sabha MP D.P. Yadav on the complaint of a key witness…
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) The Pakistani Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned US Ambassador David Hale and lodged a formal protest after a US diplomat crashed into motorcyclists in Islamabad, leaving one dead. The ministry said…
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) The CBI on Sunday questioned Rajiv Kochhar, brother-in-law of ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar, and two directors of NuPower Renewables Pvt Ltd in connection with a case relating to…
Ranchi, April 8 (IANS) Five hardcore Maoist guerrillas have been arrested in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharwa district, police said on Sunday. A country-made pistol, two air guns, one pistol and three mobiles were seized from the five…
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) A special CBI court here on Sunday issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs)against diamantaire Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi in connection with Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud. The…
Imphal, April 8 (IANS) Police said on Sunday they arrested two people on charges of trafficking a Rohingya girl in Moreh, a border town in Manipur. Police officer Lepkhohao Waiphei said the two were taken…
Ohion, April 8 (IANS) Veteran comedian Bill Cosby’s honorary degree has been revoked by Ohio State University amid his retrial in a sexual assault case. This is the first time the University has revoked an…
Ottawa, April 8 (IANS) Canada has been plunged into “shock and mourning” after 15 people were killed and 14 other injured in a “nightmare” collision between a bus carrying a junior hockey team and a…
Beijing, April 8 (IANS) Two Chinese universities have severed ties with a professor who was accused of the sexual assault of a female student who committed suicide in 1998. The scandal resurfaced this week after…
Tokyo, April 8 (IANS) A Japanese man has been arrested after he was suspected of keeping his son in a wooden cage for over 20 years, the media reported on Sunday. According to public broadcaster…
Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) A mob stoned a man to death in Telangana after he raped a seven-year-old girl, police said on Sunday. The incident took place late on Saturday in Donkeshwar village of Nizamabad…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Welcoming the RBI’s move to explore introduction of an official virtual currency in India, industry chamber Assocham on Sunday cautioned that extreme care be taken to ensure safety of the…
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) Passengers of the Ahmedabad-Puri express had a narrow escape when its coaches rolled down without any engine for a few kilometres due to non-application of skid brakes in Odisha’s Titlagarh. The…
Damascus, April 8 (IANS) At least 70 people were killed in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta in a suspected chemical attack, medics and rescuers said on Sunday. Volunteer rescue force the…
New York, April 8 (IANS) One person was killed and six firefighters were injured in a blaze that broke out at the Trump Tower here, according to the New York City Fire Department. The fire,…