Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) A Special Court on Wednesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against NCP legislator Pankaj Bhujbal and some others in connection with a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED)….
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Denying Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s charge of character assassination in the AgustaWestland chopper deal, the BJP said it did not indulge in any vendetta against her. The Bharatiya Janata Party…
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) At least seven persons were killed when an LPG cylinder exploded in a house in Barabanki district near here on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place in Rafipur village where…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Enraged over his act of tearing posters of a Trinamool Congress candidate, a 10 year-old-boy was beaten up in West Bengal’s South 24-Parganas district. The assault on the boy took place…
Patna, April 27 (IANS) Following the complete ban on liquor in Bihar, four people died after consuming spurious liquor, police said on Wednesday. Three friends died in Patna after drinking liquor on Tuesday. Fearing police…
Kathmandu, April 27 (IANS) Nepal is set to mobilise over 1,300 engineers this week as part of the post-quake reconstruction campaign, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said on Wednesday. “We are entering into reconstruction but…
New York, April 27 (IANS) Bangladeshi authorities should immediately investigate the killings of two lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) human rights activists, Human Rights Watch said. Police found Xulhaz Mannan and Tonoy Mahbub hacked…
Indore, April 27 (IANS) At least three people were arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city and 236 kg of contraband drugs seized from their possession, police said on Wednesday. Indore Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday rebutted the Bharatiya Janata Party’s allegation of corruption in the AgustaWestland chopper deal, asserting there was “no case in this”. “There is no…
Bhubaneswar, April 27 (IANS) A minor fire broke out due to electrical short-circuiting in the chamber of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the state assembly building on Wednesday. No loss of life or damage…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said she was “not afraid” of any inquiry into the Agusta Westland chopper deal. “We have nothing to hide. Let them (government) take my…
Visakhapatnam, April 27 (IANS) Fire was still raging in a biodiesel factory in Duvvada Special Economic Zone (SEZ), more than 12 hours after it broke out, police said on Wednesday. Huge flames were still seen…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A fire broke out on Wednesday morning at a tyre godown in West Delhi’s Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar, officials said adding that no one was injured in the blaze. Fire…
Quito, April 27 (IANS) A team of experts from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will arrive in Ecuador to evaluate the damage caused by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 16,…
United Nations, April 27 (IANS) More than 280 schools have been damaged by the earthquake that hit Ecuador on April 16, leaving at least 120,000 children temporarily without education, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said….
Visakhapatnam, April 26 (IANS) A huge fire broke out at Duvvada Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near this Andhra Pradesh port city on Tuesday night, police said. The fire erupted in Biomax company around 7.30 p.m…
Tirupati, April 26 (IANS) A young couple committed suicide in a guest house in this temple town on Tuesday – after taking a selfie and video, police said. The couple hailing from Coimbatore in…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Only about 50 percent of crimes and about 12 percent of sexual harassment cases are reported to police in Delhi and Mumbai, a survey said on Tuesday. According to a…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) More and more states should establish vulnerable witness rooms in their courts, Justice Madan B. Lokur of the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. Justice Lokur’s recommendation came while inaugurating a…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sent a two-member central team to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh which will access the damage caused by landslides. The team will submit a report…