Delhi’s Tis Hazari gets court room for kids
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Designed like a playhouse in an open area with a pantry, small tables, chairs and a toys corner, one of the biggest court complexes of Asia, Tis Hazari, got a…
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Museum fire: Few rare specimens could be safe, say officials
New Delhi: A view of that broke out at National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi, on April 26, 2016. (Photo: TV Grab/IANS) New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) If officials of the National Museum…
UPA blacklisted AgustaWestland, NDA removed it from list: Congress
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday accused the Modi government of “promoting” the AgustaWestland comany, saying the then UPA government immediately cancelled the copper deal in the wake of reports on “wrongdoing”…
BJP geared up to raise chopper scam in parliament
(A File Photo) India has terminated the Rs. 3,600 crore deal for VIP choppers with AgustaWestland after bribery allegations tainted the deal, on Jan.1, 2014. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The BJP is…
Hit and run: Minor offender gets bail
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Juvenile Justice Board on Tuesday granted bail to a minor accused in a hit-and-run case in which a 33-year-old business consultant was killed. The minor sought bail on the…
Clarify on Agusta chopper scam, BJP asks ex-minister Antony
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday asked former defence minister A.K. Antony to clarify if any Congress leader was involved in accepting bribe in the $750 million AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal. BJP…
After liquor ban, crime graph down in Bihar
Patna, April 26 (IANS) The complete ban on liquor in Bihar is showing positive results — crimes as well as road accidents have come down in the last 20 days, officials said on Tuesday. “Crime…
Disclose all overseas assets to banks: SC tells Mallya
Vijay Mallya. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya to disclose all the overseas assets held by him and his estranged wife and…
Manipur’s rain-hit await relief as government gathers reports
Imphal, April 26 (IANS) People affected by torrential rains in Manipur in the last 10 days are sore over the alleged sloth in official response to their plight as the government awaits district collectors’ reports…
Slum fire in Lucknow destroys 50 shanties
Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) About 50 shanties in a slum here were gutted on Tuesday in a fire, but no one suffered any serious injury, police said. The fire at the slum at Gawari in…
Six arrested for Pakistani Sikh politician’s murder
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) Six men paid to kill a prominent Sikh politician in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have been arrested, the media reported on Tuesday. According to police, the assassination of Minority Affairs Minister…
UP policemen’s celebratory firing leaves boy killed
Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) A teenaged boy was killed and two injured in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday when a group of policemen went on a firing spree while celebrating engagement of a family member, police…
Lok Sabha members discuss drought, water crisis
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Severe drought conditions and the resultant water crisis, especially in Latur region of Maharashtra, figured prominently in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said ‘bhayankar’ (serious)…
Fire destroys National Museum of Natural History
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A massive fire destroyed the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) here early on Tuesday, reducing its priceless collection including fossils to ashes, officials said. The shocking devastation forced Environment…
Pakistan police arrest six men over murder of Sikh politician
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) Pakistani police have arrested six men allegedly paid to kill a prominent Sikh politician in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the media reported on Tuesday. According to police, the assassination of Minority Affairs…
SC allows marine to stay in Italy till September 30
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre, one of the accused in the 2012 killings of two Indian fishermen, to remain away from India till September 30….
Violence in UP prison injures many
Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) Police fired in the air and lobbed tear gas on Tuesday following a clash between two groups of prisoners in a jail in Deoria in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. An unspecified…
Road crash kills seven in Lucknow
Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) Seven people, including two children, were killed and five others injured on Tuesday when a speeding van collided head on with a car here, police said. The accident occurred in Telibagh…
5.7-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Hong Kong, April 26 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale hit Tanahmerah, Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 74.97 km, was initially determined at…
Train services between Lumding and Silchar disrupted
Guwahati, April 26 (IANS) A bogie of the Poorvattar Sampark Kranti Express derailed on Tuesday in Assam, disrupting train services between Lumding and Silchar. There were no casualties, an official said. The incident took place…