Patna, March 9 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday demanded resignation of a Bihar minister for meeting jailed former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, who is serving life imprisonment in connection with criminal cases…
Bhopal, March 9 (IANS) A Mumbai-bound Air India flight made an emergency landing here on Wednesday after a bird hit it during take-off, officials said. The flight, AI 634, with 129 passengers on board, took…
Tokyo, March 9 (IANS) Over 12,000 aftershocks were felt in the coastal areas of Japan since a powerful earthquake struck the region in March 2011, the Meteorological Agency said. Quakes that are considered aftershocks of…
Tokyo, March 9 (IANS) Japanese information technology company NEC has planned to sell its advanced early alert systems for earthquakes in different countries, including Latin America. The company announced in a statement on Wednesday that…
Wellington, March 9 (IANS) Four police officers were shot and injured in New Zealand’s North Island on Wednesday. The attack took place in the Bay of Plenty when police personnel were in the area to…
Beijing, March 9 (IANS) A Chinese couple was sentenced to three years in jail for selling their new-born daughter online to buy an iPhone and a motorbike with the funds, a media report said. The…
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) A pilot was killed and two crew members were missing as a cargo plane crashed into the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazaar district on Wednesday. The…
Colombo, March 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Wednesday said that there was no security threat in the island nation despite an increase in the crime rate. Security has been tightened in the capital city of…
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) A pilot was killed and two crew members went missing as a cargo plane crashed into the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazaar district on Wednesday. The…
Wellington, March 9 (IANS) At least three police officers were shot at on Wednesday in New Zealand near Kawerau district, a media report said. The officers were airlifted to hospital where they were being treated…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The 15-year-old girl, who was raped and then burnt alive on the terrace of her house, died here on Wednesday in a city hospital, authorities said. The girl, a resident…
Panaji, March 9 (IANS) The anti-corruption branch of the Goa Police has arrested two freelance journalists for allegedly trying to extort money from a businessman in Margao town in South Goa, posing as vigilance department…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that a doctor is attending to an Indian medical student attacked by unknown…
Acate (Italy), March 8 (IANS/AKI) Police discovered the mummified corpse of a 74-year-old man in the Sicilian town of Acate on Tuesday after his relatives raised the alarm. Police broke into the man’s apartment in…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday registered a case against five Syndicate Bank officials, a CA, three private people and others on charges of causing a loss of Rs.1,000 crore to the…
New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani at the Parliament in New Delhi, on Feb 26, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Agra, March 8 (IANS) Notwithstanding union HRD Minister Smriti Irani’s denial about the involvement of any…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government will plan a campaign involving people to fight against the menace of…
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) In a shocking incident on International Women’s Day, a young woman was gang-raped in a bus in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. Her 14-day-old infant died after falling from her lap…
Patna, March 8 (IANS) Another tigress was found dead in Valmiki tiger reserve in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Tuesday, officials said. “It was possibly poisoned to death by wildlife smugglers,” said an official. The…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Three serving army personnel were arrested on charges of involvement in spying in the last three years, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. He also said…