By Imran Khan Maner/Danapur (Bihar), Aug 25 (IANS) Coping with hunger and homelessness in flood-hit Bihar is a task in itself but for women, there is an additional embarrassing chore — relieving themselves in the…
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) Continuous rains in China caused substantial damage to prehistoric cliff paintings at Helan mountain in Ningxia Hui region. Some of the paintings have been damaged by mud and silt while others…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Vinay Sharma, one of the four convicts in the December 16, 2012, Nirbhaya gang-rape, was being treated at a city hospital after he tried to commit suicide by hanging himself…
Agartala, Aug 25 (IANS) The Tripura government has ordered a magisterial probe into the ethnic violence here on August 23, an official said on Thursday. “A magisterial inquiry has been ordered by the state government…
Rome, Aug 25 (IANS) The death toll from the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck central Italy on Wednesday has risen to 247, according to Civil Protection Department officials on Thursday. More than 360 others were injured…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Vinay Sharma, one of the four convicts in the December 16, 2012, gang-rape, was admitted to a hospital in a critical condition on Thursday after he tried to commit suicide…
Wellington, Aug 25 (IANS) A Czech woman was found alive in a remote mountain cabin in New Zealand after spending a month there alone following her partner death on a hiking trail, a media report…
Kabul, Aug 25 (IANS) The gun and bomb attack on the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul that left a security guard dead and injured 21 others ended on Thursday after police killed two attackers….
Yangon, Aug 25 (IANS) A 6.8-magnitude powerful earthquake, which shook Myanmar on Wednesday, killed at least four people and damaged 190 ancient famous pagodas in Bagan-Nyaung Oo region and Rakhine state, official report said on…
Rome, Aug 25 (IANS) A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake ripped through the mountains in central Italy on Wednesday, claiming at least 159 lives as it flattened several villages and towns, a media report said. Citing…
Rome, Aug 25 (IANS) A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake ripped through the mountains in central Italy on Wednesday, claiming at least 120 lives as it flattened several villages and towns, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said….
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University student Anmol Ratan, who allegedly raped a 28-year-old Ph.D student, surrendered before police on Wednesday, police said. He surrendered before police around 10.15 p.m. at Vasant Kunj…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that Pratibha Singh, wife of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, needed to be further questioned in the ongoing…
Chennai, Aug 24 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday confirmed its interim ban order on 10 persons and one corporate connected with Dhyana Finstock Ltd from dealing in the securities…
Rome, Aug 24 (IANS) A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake ripped through the mountains in central Italy on Wednesday, claiming at least 73 lives as it flattened several villages and towns. Many people are reported missing…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A 24-year-old man has been arrested on the charges of stalking, criminal intimidation and creating fake profiles of girls on social media, the Delhi Police said on Wednesday. The arrested…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A 10-year old boy, who was kidnapped from a government hospital in 2007 has been rescued, Delhi Police said on Wednesday. The police also arrested a couple for kidnapping the…
Gurgaon, Aug 24 (IANS) The Haryana government on Wednesday shunted out a child specialist and terminated the services of an employee of the civil hospital here for their alleged negligence in the treatment of an…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A 30-year-old man was killed on Wednesday when he fell 13 floors down a lift shaft of a commercial building in central Delhi’s Rajendra Place area, police said. The deceased…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A man died and a French woman was injured in a fire that broke out in a house in south Delhi’s Hauz Khas area on Wednesday, police said. The fire…