Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) An 18-year-old school teacher in Pakistan’s Punjab province died of burn injuries after she was set on fire for refusing a marriage proposal, police said on Thursday. The perpetrators beat Maria…
Dublin, June 2 (IANS) A six-year-old boy in Belfast, Ireland found crystal methamphetamine stashed in a Kinder Surprise chocolate. The boy was playing by the side of the road with his eight-year-old brother in Drumachose…
Patna, June 2 (IANS) The Patna High Court has deferred to Monday the hearing of a bail plea of JD-U legislator Manorama Devi, who is accused of harbouring her son after he allegedly killed a…
Ahmedabad, June 2 (IANS) After 14 long years, a special Gujarat sessions court on Thursday convicted 24 people, including Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Atul Vaidya, in the sensational Gulbarg massacre case in which 69 people,…
Quito, June 2 (IANS) A one-year increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) came into effect in Ecuador to fund reconstruction after a massive earthquake hit the country in April. The “Solidarity and Civic Responsibility Law…
Bangkok, June 2 (IANS) Thai authorities recovered two tiger skins on Thursday from inside a truck as it tried to leave a controversial temple, which used the big cats to attract tourists. Besides the skins,…
Ahmedabad, June 2 (IANS) After 14 long years, a Special Sessions Court here on Thursday convicted 24 people and pronounced 36 others as innocent in the sensational Gulberg Society massacre case in Gujarat in which…
Patna, June 2 (IANS) Laddan Mian, suspected to be the main conspirator in the killing of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan in Bihar’s Siwan district, surrendered on Thursday, police said. Laddan Mian is also considered close to…
Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) Authorities on Thursday arrested Karnataka state police association leader V. Shashidhar for planning to spearhead a strike on June 4, protesting exploitation, low pay and poor working conditions. “A case has…
Quito, June 2 (IANS) The cost of reconstruction after the earthquake last April that killed 663 people in Ecuador will total at least $3.344 billion, the government here said, adding that the funds will be…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a teenaged girl in the Salt Lake area here, police said. According to the complaint lodged by the minor’s…
Los Angeles, June 2 (IANS) Two men were killed in a murder-suicide shooting incident at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) campus on Wednesday morning, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) chief Charlie Beck said….
Los Angeles, June 2 (IANS) Two persons were shot dead on Wednesday morning in the University of California’s Los Angeles campus, university officials said quoting a police source. UCLA officials said there is a possible…
Mumbai/New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The CBI on Wednesday conducted raids at the house of Sarang Akolkar, the prime accused in Goa blast case being probed by NIA, in its ongoing investigation into the murder…
Imphal, June 1 (IANS) The Indian Army on Wednesday seized five powerful bombs from Chandel district in Manipur during combing operations in villages along the 398-km Indian border in Manipur with Myanmar, intelligence sources said….
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) BJP parliamentarian Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that action should be taken against Mohammed Akhlaq’s family for eating beef and the compensation given to the family should be taken back. Akhlaq,…
Panaji, June 1 (IANS) A 52-year-old painter was arrested on Wednesday on charge of killing his young daughter and seriously injuring the other after he saw them speaking to a youngster in their locality in…
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), June 1 (IANS) Veteran social activist Anna Hazare will try to create moral pressure on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party as its most senior minister, Eknath Khadse, is facing charges of corruption, an…
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Intensifying its investigations into the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday raided the premises of two suspected right-wing activists based in Pune and Panvel…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Two beautiful Indian Star Tortoises, found abandoned in Delhi’s Indraprastha Park, were rescued by wildlife conservation society Wildlife SOS. The Indian Star Tortoise, a critically endangered species, is targeted in…