Quito, March 16 (IANS) A military aircraft crashed in the Ecuadorian province of Pastaza, killing all 22 soldiers on board, military sources said. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa confirmed the crash on his official Twitter account…
Rome, March 15 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation on Tuesday threw out an appeal by Marcello Dell’Utri, a former top aide to ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi, confirming his seven-year jail term for complicity with the…
Venice, March 16 (IANS/AKI) A teacher has been sacked from a technical high school in Italy for sending sexually explicit text messages to pupils, a media report said. The headmistress of the Musatti high school…
Ahmedabad, March 15 (IANS) Police in Gujarat’s Anand stumbled upon a major inter-state racket in trafficking of human organs, bringing 13 people to the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on Tuesday for forensic examination on suspicion that…
Patidar Anamat Sanghursh Samiti (PASS) leader Hardik Patel. (File Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad, March 15 (IANS) Quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel was on Tuesday denied bail by the court of principal district and sessions judge of…
Ghaziabad, March 15 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against then Noida authority chief engineer Yadav Singh and 13 others, including his wife and former officials, on charges of corruption that caused a…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University on Tuesday denied media reports that a high-level inquiry committee had recommended the rustication of five students from the university. “It is not true. Not at all…,”…
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) A court on Tuesday sent former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who was arrested on corruption charges, to two days custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The ED had interrogated…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The BJP has taken serious note of the incident in Dehradun where a party legislator attacked and severely injured a horse of Uttarakhand Police, union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy said…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A man stabbed a woman and her 16-year-old son to death and later slit his throat here on Tuesday evening, police said. The man was still alive and being treated…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Twelve spies were arrested in Rajasthan since 2013, parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha that five arrests took place…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Delhi Police raised Rs.9.2 million from traffic offenders in just the first two months of this year, parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary…
Indore, March 15 (IANS) A case has been registered against a woman and three others on the charge of keeping two officials of Chhattisgarh hostage at a farmhouse in Indore for two days, a senior…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The entire Karol Bagh market area is prone to encroachment and traffic jams, parliament was told on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) India has requested Britain to extradite 15 fugitives, the government said on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha that India was in constant…
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Tuesday expressed concern over the “high pendency” of non-bailable warrants (NBW) in West Bengal and said the poll panel has issued strict directions to officials…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A total of 47 sedition cases were registered in the country in 2014 but only one person was convicted of the crime, the government said on Tuesday. Minister of State…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The increasing trend of urban flooding in India poses a great challenge, resulting in cities being inundated from a few hours to several days, the government said on Tuesday. Minister…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A total of 131,666 people committed suicide in India in 2014, with Maharashtra accounting for 16,307 of the deaths, parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Drug and narcotics-related offences are on the rise in the country, with 1,699 deaths reported in 2014, parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary…