Patna, May 25 (IANS) A Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader and his brother were shot dead on Wednesday by Maoists during campaigning for panchayat polls in Bihar’s Gaya district, police said. LJP leader Sudesh Paswan…
Ranchi, May 25 (IANS) Maoists have torched 35 vehicles in the past five months in Jharkhand, hampering the state government’s efforts to woo investors and develop infrastructure. The violent attacks by the Maoist guerrillas have…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A 13-year-old mentally challenged girl is under treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for the past week for critical injuries she received after a sexual assault…
Srinagar, May 25 (IANS) A policeman was killed on Wednesday when militants attacked a National Conference (NC) leader’s security guard and snatched his service rifle in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. “The militants attacked the security…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) With African heads of mission demanding strong action from the Indian government in the wake of a Congolese national’s murder here, Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh on…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Africa Day event being organised by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) here that came under cloud following the murder of a Congolese man in the national capital,…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday set June 6 for delivering its verdict in the 2014 Danish woman’s gang rape case. Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar reserved the order after defence…
Ghaziabad, May 25 (IANS) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) K. Sudhir Emmanuel on Wednesday took charge as SSP Ghaziabad and announced zero tolerance for corruption and measures to prevent crime. A 2003 batch IPS officer,…
Agartala, May 25 (IANS) Tripura Police have arrested three Bangladeshi officials for allegedly entering India through an illegal route, police said here on Wednesday. “We have arrested three Bangladeshi officials aged between 28 and 38…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said she has formed no opinion on triple talaq as yet and would rather wait for consensus to emerge on…
Colombo, May 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka has sought international assistance in rebuilding the island nation after devastating floods and landslides killed at least 101 people and displaced over 200,000 last week, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake…
Nagpur (Maharashtra), May 25 (IANS) Indian Mujahiddeen activist Mirza Himayat Baig, sentenced to life imprisonment for possessing explosives and forged documents, on Wednesday allegedly attacked murder convict Rajesh Daware, who is sentenced to death, in…
Lahore, May 25 (IANS) A school was attacked by angry locals in Lahore city of Pakistan during a protest against sexual assault on an eight-year-old boy by his teacher and the boy’s subsequent disappearance. Police…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) With African heads of mission demanding strong action from the Indian government in the wake of the murder of a Congolese national here, Minister of State for External Affairs V.K….
Jakarta, May 25 (IANS) International non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday that child labour is used in tobacco plantations in Indonesia, whose harvest supplies local and foreign tobacco companies. Children, some of…
May 25 (IANS) Bihar Police on Wednesday arrested five shooters involved in journalist Rajdeo Ranjan’s murder. Ranjan, Siwan bureau chief of Hindi newspaper Hindustan, which is part of HT Media, was shot dead at a…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) In the aftermath of a Congolese national’s murder here last week and the African diplomatic community seeking strong action from the government, Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A fire broke out on Wednesday in the reception area of Delhi Vidhan Sabha here on Wednesday, fire officials said. Seven to eight fire tenders were pressed into service to…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A fire broke out on Wednesday in the reception area of Delhi Vidhan Sabha here on Wednesday, fire officials said. Seven to eight fire tenders were pressed into service to…
Washington, May 25 (IANS) The US government is seeking the death penalty in the case of the Charleston church shooting which killed nine people last year. US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Tuesday that…