Bangkok, June 1 (IANS) A Thai court on Wednesday sentenced an actor to seven years and six months in prison for making an anti-monarchist speech during protests. The initial sentence of 15 years, five years…
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) Five persons were killed on Wednesday when a truck loaded with sand overturned on a slum here, police said. The incident took place at the new Haiderganj locality of the old…
Brasilia, June 1 (IANS) Brazilian police have arrested two men and are searching for four others suspected in the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl and the posting of a graphic video of her online….
Panaji, June 1 (IANS) A Nigerian national, arrested for allegedly raping a 31-year-old woman in Goa last week, had been booked earlier for rioting, assault and illegally over-staying in India, police sources said. Kenneth Upwegdha,…
Seoul, June 1 (IANS) Four persons were killed and 10 others were injured on Wednesday when a subway construction site in South Korea collapsed. A rescue official told a briefing that the subway construction site…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) A 62-year-old retired IAS officer was killed after a speeding car hit him here on Tuesday, police said. The accident took place at the Mahipalpur flyover in South Delhi when…
Gurgaon, May 31 (IANS) Two officials, working with the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan here, were on Tuesday arrested for misusing funds, a senior officer said. The officials – Praveen kumar and Pravesh Sharma – working in…
Chennai, May 31 (IANS) A CBI court on Tuesday sentenced Tamil movie producer Abavanan for five years rigorous imprisonment for cheating a bank, the agency said. In a statement, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) As many as 22 boys working in restaurants and other eateries of South Delhi were rescued on Tuesday during a daylong operation and these nine business establishments were sealed, NGO…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Industrialist Vijay Mallya, wanted by investigating agencies for alleged financial fraud, enjoyed watching from London the Indian Premier League (IPL) final between his team, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Sunrisers Hyderabad…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Three persons have been arrested here on charge of duping two dozen AIIMS employees on the pretext of booking air tickets under the leave travel concession (LTC) tour package, police…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Describing a series of incidents involving members of the African community as unfortunate and painful, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday assured a delegation of African students of full…
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs chairman Pradip Bhattacharya on Tuesday demanded a National Investigation Agency probe to find out whether there was any “sabotage angle” in the massive fire at…
Gurgaon, May 31 (IANS) POlice in Gurgaon has registered a case against more than half a dozen persons for vandalising Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram’s statue here, a senior police officer said on Tuesday….
Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) The Parkash Singh Committee report on the large-scale violence during the Jat agitation for reservation in February, has blasted the civil and police administration, particularly senior officers, for abandoning their authority…
Panaji, May 31 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday sent, to three days police custody, Nigerian national Kenneth Upwegdha, who was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 31-year-old woman here last week. Upwegdha was…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) At the root of the recent spate of confrontations between foreigners from Africa and Delhiites, which claimed the life of a Congolese man, are differences in lifestyle,…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) A special court here has asked the Centre to file its reply on refusal to grant sanction for the prosecution of the then NDMC chairman in the case of Shivaji…
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Three persons were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the sensational gangrape of a young woman in a moving car in the city’s posh satellite township Salt Lake, police said. The…
Wardha: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Army chief General Dalbir Singh visit soldiers injured in the fire that broke out at Indian Army’s largest ammunition depots in Maharashtra’s Pulgaon, in Wardha, on May 31,…