New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday said it was examining the Defence Ministry request to probe allegations of kickbacks in the purchase of three Embraer aircraft in a $208 million deal during…
Bhopal, Sep 15 (IANS) Bodies of two teenage girls were found in suspicious circumstances on a farmland in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, police said. The victims — Rajni, 15 and Vimla, 16…
Manila, Sep 15 (IANS) Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte ordered attacks and killings of political adversaries when he was mayor of Davao, according to the confessions of a hitman before an investigation committee of the Senate…
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) A fire broke out on Thursday on the top floors of a residential building in Hiranandani Heritage complex at Kandivali here. There were no reports of casualties. According to the fire…
Nagaon (Assam), Sep 15 (IANS) At least eight people had a miraculous escape on Thursday after their helicopter made an emergency landing at Nagaon in Assam following a technical snag. The helicopter, belonging to Sky…
By Abhishek Waghmare Religious tension in Ballabhgarh, Haryana, when 150 Muslims sought refuge in a police station; clashes between Hindus and Muslims during Ganesh festival processions in Belgaum, Karnataka; and riots over the birth anniversary…
London/Colombo, Sep 15 (IANS) The UK has jailed a Sri Lankan asylum seeker for 30 months over a sex attack carried out three years after he was saved from deportation in 2011. Sivarajah Suganthan, 31,…
Brasilia, Sep 15 (IANS) Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been charged in the Petrobras corruption scheme that cost the state oil company billions of dollars. The charges of bribery and money…
Islamabad, Sep 15 (IANS) At least six people were reported dead and over 150 injured after Karachi-bound Awam Express collided with a freight train near Multan early on Thursday, officials and railways sources said. The…
Agartala, Sep 14 (IANS) Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy escaped unhurt after the car in which he and his wife were travelling met with an accident in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Wednesday, an official release…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the central government’s response on a PIL seeking setting-up of special courts to hold the trial of elected representative in legislatures, public servants and…
Jammu, Sep 14 (IANS) Tension gripped Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday as some members of the Muslim community were beaten up by unidentified assailants for slaughtering a camel on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha,…
Ranchi, Sep 14 (IANS) : Unidentified criminals looted Rs. 7 lakh from a staffer of a petrol pump in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on Wednesday, police said. According to police, three criminals on a motorcycle looted…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is to take over the murder case of Bihar journalist Rajdeo Ranjan and a probe team would soon leave for Siwan, sources said on…
Barsana (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 14 (IANS) A few devotees suffered injuries in a minor stampede on Wednesday during the ‘Matki Phod Leela’ in Barsana town in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, police said. Police said…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) doctoral researcher arrested here on charge of raping a 26-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage was remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a local…
Gurgaon, Sep 14 (IANS) As many as five dowry cases were registered on a single day with Gurgaon police with complainants alleging harassment by in-laws, police said on Wednesday. The complaints were filed at the…
Madrid, Sep 14 (IANS) A Moroccan national has been arrested for “intense activity in online distribution of jihadist ideology” related to the Islamic State (IS), the Spanish Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The arrest of…
Bangkok, Sep 14 (IANS) A newly found debris suspected to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that went missing in March 2014 may be the first piece of evidence supporting the theory that…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) doctoral research scholar was arrested here for allegedly raping a 26-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage, police sources said on Wednesday. Ajay Singh, a…