African American activist found dead in vehicle
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) The body of an activist from St. Louis who led protests about the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014 was found with a gunshot wound in…
Disaster
Over 60 killed in N Korea floods
Pyongyang, Sep 7 (IANS) Over 60 people were killed and 25 were reported missing in recent floods that destroyed buildings, infrastructure and agricultural fields in the northern part of North Korea, authorities said on Wednesday….
Australian man burned by exploding Samsung phone
Melbourne, Sep 7 (IANS) An Australian man was left with burns when his Samsung smartphone “exploded” as he slept in his hotel room. Tham Hua, from Victoria state who was visiting Western Australia, said his…
5 held after gun factory busted in Bengal
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) At least five persons were arrested as an illegal gun factory was busted on Wednesday in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, police said. The police also seized over 100 guns…
Mobile phone jammers to be installed in UP prisons
Lucknow, Sep 7 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to install mobile phone jammers in 12 sensitive jails in the state, Prisons Minister Balwant Singh Ramoowalia said on Wednesday. During raids, besides many contraband…
Cops under attack: Thackeray knocks CM’s door
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Concerned by the growing attacks on policemen, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday called on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking a solution to the problem. Fadnavis, who also holds the…
Four bodies of children found in Bihar
Patna, Sep 7 (IANS) Bodies of four minor children were found near a road at Lakhisarai district in Bihar on Wednesday. The bodies belonged to two male and two female children who are yet to…
Security hiked at Kolkata airport after threat call
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) Security at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Wednesday was beefed up and intense checks were carried out following anonymous calls warning of attacks were received, police said. The…
Mexican police helicopter downed by criminals, 4 killed
Mexico City, Sep 7 (IANS) Three police officers and a helicopter pilot were killed when criminals downed an aircraft in Mexico’s Michoacan state, officials said. The helicopter was carrying out an operation in the Apatzingan…
Haryana factory gutted in fire
Gurgaon, Sep 7 (IANS) India-Japan Lighting (IJL) factory, a vendor company of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), was gutted in a major fire that broke out late Tuesday night, an official said on Wednesday. The…
Bill Cosby to face 1st sexual assault trial on June 5
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) A US judge on Tuesday set June 5 as the date on which comedian Bill Cosby will go to trial for sexual assault. His accuser in this first trial is Andrea…
Former Stanford University swimmer registers as sex offender in Ohio
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Brock Turner, the former Stanford University swimmer who spent three months in jail after being convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, registered as a sex offender in the US state…
Emirates crash-landing caused by runway impact: report
Dubai, Sep 7 (IANS) The crash-landing of an Emirates Airline jet on August 3 was caused by the impact with the runway, UAE state news agency WAM reported on Tuesday. “The Boeing 777-300 aircraft was…
Sandeep Kumar case proves AAP’s prompt action: Sisodia
Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) The manner in which AAPs’ Delhi government tackled the case of its now former minister Sandeep Kumar, who has since been arrested for rape, only goes to show that the party…
Police investigate racist attack on 10-year-old in Bristol
London, Sep 6 (IANS) British Police are investigating allegations of a racially motivated assault on a 10-year-old boy in Bristol by two other children who left the victim with injuries to his face and body…
Goods train derails on Konkan railway, disrupts traffic
Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) Konkan Railway has terminated two trains mid-journey and cancelled another following derailment of two wagons and the brake van of a goods train in Karnataka on Tuesday evening, an official said….
Delhi court shuts brothel, jails ‘madam’ for three-years
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A court here has sentenced a 36-year-old woman to three years in jail for running a prostitution den and her brothel in the red light area on the GB Road…
Artistes seek justice for Haryana singer
Gurgaon, Sep 6 (IANS) Over two dozen Haryana artistes on Monday urged Gurgaon police to ensure justice for dancer and singer Sapna Chaudhary who attempted suicide after obscene messages were posted against her on Facebook….
Six die due to electrocution, drowning in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Sep 6 (IANS) At least six persons including three children, died due to electrocution and drowning in two districts of Jharkhand on Tuesday, police said. According to the police, three persons were electrocuted to…
Naik’s licence: Senior IAS officers lobby for suspended colleague
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A number of senior IAS officials, including joint secretaries, on Tuesday called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh regarding the suspension of a colleague G.K. Dwivedi over the renewal of…