New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the central government to spell out the manner in which Nirbhaya fund – for safety and empowerment of women – would be given to…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) A 45-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday on the charge of stabbing her husband to death after a spat over his drinking habit, police said. According to police, Virender, 50,…
Lucknow, May 26 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Moradabad Mayor Veena Agarwal died early Thursday after a cardiac arrest, a party leader said. She was the first woman mayor of the city. Bharatiya Janata Party…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, May 26 (IANS) Police in Nepal are probing a suspected link of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in cocaine smuggling in the international market via Nepal. This follows the recent arrest by…
Patna, May 26 (IANS) Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s convoy was attacked on Thursday near Dumariah in Bihar. A police official told IANS that the villagers were angry over the delay by Manjhi,…
Thane (Maharashtra), May 26 (IANS) At least three workers were killed and several more injured in a suspected boiler blast in a private company in the MIDC industrial complex in Dombivli city here on Thursday…
Jakarta, May 26 (IANS) Mount Sinabung in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province erupted again on Thursday, spewing a column of ash by up to 2.5 km into the sky, a volcanologist said. “The seismic activity of…
Jammu, May 26 (IANS) Police recovered 8 kg of marijuana from two smugglers in Jammu’s Udhampur district on Thursday. “Udhampur police has arrested two narcotics smugglers from Birma bridge. Eight kilogrammes of marijuana was recovered…
Canberra, May 26 (IANS) Three new pieces of airplane debris believed to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are set to be examined in Australia, the country’s transport minister announced on Thursday. Two…
Colombo, May 26 (IANS) The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Thursday launched an emergency appeal to deliver relief and recovery assistance to flood-stricken Sri Lanka. The appeal worth about…
Jakarta, May 26 (IANS) Child sex abuse is now punishable by death and chemical castration in Indonesia after President Joko Widodo issued a new law following the brutal gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old…
Jakarta, May 26 (IANS) Child sex abuse is now punishable by death and chemical castration in Indonesia after President Joko Widodo issued a new law following the brutal gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old…
Tokyo, May 26 (IANS) US President Barack Obama extended “sincerest condolences and deepest regrets” over the murder of a Japanese woman by a US military-affiliated civilian, here at a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday launches 20 Nirbhaya buses of Rajasthan State Transport Corporation with multiple safety measures to better protect women passengers. “Certain unfortunate…
New Delhi: Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra during a press conference in New Delhi on Feb 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Delhi Tourism and Culture Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday said…
Kolkata: Actor Amitabh Bachchan during inauguration of a jewellery store in Kolkata, on May 8, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday questioned the government’s decision to invite Bollywood…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The draft rules of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, proposing that children need to be reformed and reintegrated into society, were released on Wednesday by Women and Child Development Minister…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal during the first cabinet meeting after formation of new government in the state in Guwahati, on May 25, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The CBI on Wednesday arrested the former director of West Bengal-based private company Basil International Ltd in its ongoing investigation into a chit fund case. Dr. P.P.S. Sethi was arrested…
Bhubaneswar, May 25 (IANS) The Justice M.M. Das Commission of Inquiry, probing the multi-crore chit fund scam in Odisha, on Wednesday submitted an interim report to the state government. Panel secretary Debraj Rout submitted the…