Ankara, Sep 8 (IANS) A total of 11,285 teachers were suspended for alleged links with the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), the Turkish Education Ministry said on Thursday. The announcement came after Prime Minister Binali…
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh became the first state in the country on Thursday to roll out the ambitious “Twitter Seva” project, when in one go 122 Twitter handles were unveiled in the state…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday awarded seven years in jail to gangster Neeraj Bawana for illegal possession of firearms. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh also slapped a fine of Rs…
Gurgaon, Sep 8 (IANS) A 2-year-old boy died in Gurgaon after falling into an open sewer here on Thursday afternoon, police said. A few families from the blacksmith community have been living near a school…
Agar Malwa (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 8 (IANS) Over 200 people were taken ill late on Wednesday after eating ‘khichadi’ served as prasad at a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Agar Malwa district, an official said on…
Dubai, Sep 8 (IANS/WAM) United Arab Emirates authorities on Thursday ordered release of a number of prisoners from punitive and reformative institutions ahead of the Eid-ul-Adha which falls on September 12 in the gulf region….
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) With an aim to reduce injuries and fatalities in mines, the central government is working out a plan to amend regulations of coal, metalliferous and oil mines, and the Mines Act,…
Ghaziabad/Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) Cash amounting to Rs 3 crore was seized from a car in Ghaziabad on Thursday but it was released after the BJP claimed the money and said it was being taken…
Gurgaon, Sep 8 (IANS) A case of cheating and fraud has been registered against real estate developer Vatika Group’s managing director and three others, Gurgaon police said on Thursday. Those booked on the basis of…
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) In a first, a Special Court on Thursday awarded the death penalty to Delhi resident Ankur Narayanlal Panwar for a fatal acid attack his neighbour Preeti Rathi as she stepped off…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to continue with its investigation into the gangrape of a minor girl and her mother on the national…
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) Cash amounting to Rs 3 crore was recovered from the car of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Ghaziabad on Thursday, police said. The car was coming from Delhi and…
Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF), in two separate incidents, has recovered 26 kg of heroin along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Amritsar sector, a senior official said on Thursday. The BSF…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) A court on Thursday extended till September 9 the police custody of sacked AAP Minister Sandeep Kumar, arrested on charges of rape following a complaint by a woman who figured…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) A court on Thursday extended till September 9 the police custody of sacked AAP Minister Sandeep Kumar, arrested on charges of rape following a complaint by a woman who figured…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) A court on Thursday extended till September 9 the police custody of sacked AAP Minister Sandeep Kumar, arrested on charges of rape following a complaint by a woman who figured…
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and another was severely injured in an explosion on Thursday at an illegal chemical processing plant in China’s Hebei province, authorities said. The explosion occurred…
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and another was severely injured in an explosion on Thursday at an illegal chemical processing plant in China’s Hebei province, authorities said. The explosion occurred…
London, Sep 8 (IANS) The number of hate crimes reported in Britain have dropped from the sudden post-Brexit surge, the British National Police Chiefs’ Council said on Thursday. Following the June 23 Brexit referendum, crimes…
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) In the first such instance, a Special Court here on Thursday awarded the death penalty to a man convicted of throwing sulphuric acid on a Delhi girl in 2013. Convict Ankur…