9 killed in China road accident
Beijing, Sep 28 (IANS) At least nine persons were killed on Wednesday when a minibus collided with a cement tanker in China’s Liaoning province, police said. The driver of the bus lost control and crashed…
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MH17 shot down by missile from Russia, say investigators
Moscow, Sep 28 (IANS) International prosecutors investigating the downing of Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine say the missile that hit the plane was fired from territory controlled by Russian-backed rebels, media reports said. A report…
CBI launches inquiry against officers probing Bansal case
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The CBI on Wednesday said it had launched an inquiry against its officials probing a corruption case against suspended Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K. Bansal who, along with his 31-year-old…
Trader robbed of Rs 5 lakh in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, Sep 28 (IANS) Three unidentified robbers snatched Rs 5 lakh from a trader in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said. Vineet, who runs a wholesale grocery shop in Masuri, was returning…
SC allows marine Latorre to stay back in Italy
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre, one of the two accused of killing Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012, to continue to stay in…
Police secures victim’s family, court hears Shahabuddin’s bail
Patna, Sep 28 (IANS) Security of Chandrakeshwar Prasad and his wife Kalavati Devi in Bihar’s Siwan was beefed up on Wednesday as the Supreme Court began hearing a plea by them and the state seeking…
Gunmen attack two fishing boats, kidnap captain off Malaysia
Bangkok, Sep 28 (IANS) A gang of armed men attacked two fishing vessels and kidnapped one captain in two strikes in sea off Sabah, Malaysia, the police confirmed on Wednesday. The Sabah police at a…
Man jailed for 10 years for rape in Meghalaya
Shillong, Sep 28 (IANS) A Meghalaya court has sentenced a man convicted of raping a minor school girl to 10 years rigorous imprisonment after a Fast Track Court had acquitted him. On November 30, 2011,…
Nearly 400 tourists trapped as Indonesian volcano erupts
Bangkok, Sep 28 (IANS) Rescue teams were dispatched on Wednesday to evacuate nearly 400 tourists after a volcano erupted at Mount Rinjani in Lombok, Indonesia. Mount Barujari, that forms part of Rinjani, was seen emitting…
Police kill criminal in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Police shot dead a 25-year-old criminal in a shootout here on Wednesday morning but two accomplices in the car escaped, police said. The dead man was identified as Abhishek. According…
19 killed in coal mine explosion in China
Beijing, Sep 28 (IANS) A gas explosion in an illegal coal mine in northern China on Tuesday killed 19 persons, and one man was declared missing, according to officials. Chinese authorities said preliminary investigations indicate…
Kerala man held in Goa airport with forex worth Rs 25.6 lakh
Panaji, Sep 28 (IANS) Customs officials in Goa on Wednesday arrested one person from Kerala for carrying with him foreign currency worth Rs 25.6 lakh, a statement from the central government agency’s Goa unit said….
Over 50% Indian online daters face security issues
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) With the growing trend of online dating services and apps, three in five (59 per cent) Indian online daters are now facing security issues as these platforms have become hotbeds…
Robbers kill four in Bareilly
Lucknow, Sep 28 (IANS) Four persons from a family were killed by robbers in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district on Wednesday, police said. The killings took place in the house of Naresh Kumar Sethi in Veer…
Ship with 506 passengers stranded off Vizag
Visakhapatnam, Sep 28 (IANS) More than 500 passengers were stranded on a ship off Visakhapatnam in the Bay of Bengal since Tuesday night, officials said. There are 506 passengers and 50 crew members on board…
Commission in Pakistan to inspect boat ‘used’ in 26/11 attacks
Karachi, Sep 28 (IANS) An Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan has ordered that a judicial commission would visit Karachi to inspect a boat which was allegedly used in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. An ATC judge on…
Shocked over friend’s death in accident, youth commits suicide
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) A youth committed suicide after his childhood friend died before his eyes in a road accident here on Wednesday, police said. The tragic incident occurred in the early hours of the…
Former J&K legislator’s relative snatches rifle from guard
Srinagar, Sep 28 (IANS) A relative of a former legislator on Wednesday snatched the service rifle of the personal security guard (PSO) deployed with the MLC in Shopian district of south Kashmir. “Waseem Ahmad Khanday,…
Egypt picks up sunken migrant boat, death toll rises to 195
Cairo, Sep 28 (IANS) Egypt picked up the recently sunken migrant boat on Tuesday with extra 26 bodies found inside to raise the death toll to 195 so far, state-run Al-Ahram official news website reported….
Minority panel recommends permament jobs for Mewat rape victims
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The National Commission for Minorities, in its report on the murders and gang rape of two members of a Muslim family in Haryana’s Mewat, welcomed the transfer of investigation to…