Chandigarh, Aug 31 (IANS) The one-man Justice S.N. Dhingra Commission of Inquiry set up by the Haryana government to probe controversial land deals in Gurgaon, including those of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra,…
Srinagar, Aug 31 (IANS) After two days of relative peace, a teenager was killed in firing by security forces on Wednesday as more violent clashes erupted in the Kashmir Valley, officials and witnesses said. They…
Tokyo, Aug 31 (IANS) At least nine people were killed on Wednesday near a nursing home in Japan’s northeastern Iwate prefecture after powerful Typhoon Lionrock made landfall in the region. Lionrock, the 10th typhoon of…
Port Moresby, Aug 31 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale hit off Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake occurred at 39 km east of Namatanai…
Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Lucknow and some parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh early Wednesday. The rains brought down temperature and ended a brief spell of hot and humid weather over the last…
Hyderabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Eight persons were killed in a ghastly accident on Outer Ring Road near here, police said on Wednesday. A Tavera was crushed between two vehicles due to a collision at a…
Photo by CelebNMusic247 Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) Singer Chris Brown was arrested on Tuesday after a woman claimed that he threatened her with a gun, police said. “Brown is going to be transported where…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday temporarily closed six offices in five US states after receiving anonymous threats. According to the US TV network CNN, the anonymous messages received…
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IANS) Nepali authorities here on Tuesday slapped a 10-year ban against an Indian couple who claimed to have climbed the world’s tallest peak Mount Everest. The photographs presented by the couple said…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday released the 63rd edition of ‘Crime in India’ report for the year 2015, which showed a marginal decline in crimes against women, while…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 30 (IANS) The Odisha government on Tuesday ordered a vigilance inquiry against four Biju Janata Dal MLAs who allegedly demanded money to facilitate setting up of industries in their assembly constituencies. The matter…
Hyderabad, Aug 30 (IANS) A cab driver allegedly attempted to rape an airhostess here, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred late on Monday night in Rajendra Nagar under the limits of Cyberabad police commissionerate….
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A 40-year-old man was arrested from north west Delhi after he allegedly raped a 10-year-old girl, police said on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Nanak, a resident of…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Seven people, including a couple, were arrested in Delhi for allegedly running a human trafficking racket for commercial sexual exploitation, police said on Tuesday. Saira Begum, 45, and her husband…
Chennai, Aug 30 (IANS) A female college student in Karur, Tamil Nadu, died after she was allegedly beaten grievously in her classroom by a male student, said police. “The boy came into the college and…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to former Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K. Bansal, who was arrested for taking a bribe but barred him from entering his office and…
Lucknow, Aug 30 (IANS) A 23-year-old woman has been booked for allegedly raping a 16-year-old boy in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. A case under the sections 7 and 8 of…
Kumarhatti, Aug 30 (IANS) More than 350 schoolchildren and staff had a narrow escape here in Himachal Pradesh when a portion of a private school building collapsed on Tuesday, an official said. “All the students…
Karachi, Aug 30 (IANS) Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Waseem Akhtar on Tuesday was brought from jail to take oath as Karachi mayor, and promised he will not let the ‘City of Lights’ suffer anymore….
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) The Pakistan Met Department has issued an alert on the chances of riverine flooding as India is likely to release rainwater upstream from its rivers after September 1. “Currently, all water…