Gandhinagar, Aug 20 (IANS) Bowing to pressure, the Gujarat government has finally reopened the sensational case of the killing of three Dalit youths in alleged police firing in 2012 in Thangadh by setting up a…
Bhopal, Aug 20 (IANS) Seventeen people have died across Madhya Pradesh in the devastation caused by three days of continuous rain and resultant floods, including building collapses in Sagar and Satna districts, officials said on…
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) The overflowing waters of the Ganga river entered Patna on Saturday and inundated residential and business centres situated near its banks. Taking note of the situation, Bihar Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in association with the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) and Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) is organising a national workshop on rehabilitation of missing…
Tokyo, Aug 20 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale hit the northeast coast of Japan on Saturday but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake with epicentre…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) A court here on Saturday reserved its order on the quantum of sentence for three persons held guilty of kidnapping and killing IT executive Jigisha Ghosh in March 2009. Additional…
Ghaziabad, Aug 20 (IANS) A Pawan Hans helicopter on its way to Agra made a forced landing on Saturday in a farm in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh after developing a technical snag, police said…
Ahmedabad, Aug 20 (IANS) A 15-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly beaten up late on Thursday evening by two men in Bhavda village of Daskroi taluka in Ahmedabad district ostensibly because his father refused to dispose…
Bhopal, Aug 20 (IANS) Fifteen people have died since Friday across Madhya Pradesh in devastation caused by three days of continuous rain and resulting floods, including building collapses in Sagar and Satna districts, officials said…
London, Aug 20 (IANS) A 42-year-old man was arrested in Dubai and charged with fundraising without permission on his Facebook page by sharing a link of an online campaign to raise money for refugees in…
Tokyo, Aug 20 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale hit Miyako in Japan on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to…
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) Three of the four people undergoing treatment at a government hospital here have lost their vision after consuming spuriouis liquor that claimed 16 lives in Bihar’s Gopalganj district, officials said on…
Bali, Aug 20 (IANS) Indonesian police have arrested a British man and an Australian woman from Bali for their alleged involvement in the murder of a police officer. David Taylor and Sara Connor were arrested…
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) A Texas court has halted the execution of an inmate who was convicted of murdering a shop worker in 1996, even though his accomplice had pulled the trigger. The Texas Court…
Islmabad, Aug 20 (IANS) US citizen Matthew Craig Barrett who has been “blacklisted” in Pakistan and was arrested earlier this month after entering the country, was deported on Saturday morning, sources said. Barrett boarded a…
Sagar, Aug 20 (IANS) Seven members of a family died and three were seriously injured early on Saturday in this Madhya Pradesh district when their house collapsed due to continuous rains, police said. The family…
Jakarta, Aug 20 (IANS) A group of 177 Indonesians were detained in the Philippines on Saturday after attempting to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for the annual Haj pilgrimage using fake Philippine passports. The…
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) A leader of the ruling Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was shot dead on Saturday in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, police said. Vinod Yadav, resident of Rasulpur locality, was killed by armed assailants…
Dhaka, Aug 20 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at an apparel factory in Bangladesh on Saturday. The five-storey building of Tropical Knitex at Gazipur district’s Kaliyakoir area, was engulfed in a blaze around 12.45…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (IANS) Residents of the coastal village, where at least two old women were attacked and one killed by stray dogs, have lashed out at Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka…