49 fishermen freed by Iran reach India
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Forty nine Indian fishermen who were detained by Iran in December last year have been freed and reached India on Thursday, a senior government official said. On December 1, 49…
Disaster
UP court admits case against Chidambaram
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) A Maharajganj court has admitted a complaint against former union home minister P. Chidambaram for his alleged remarks that Parliament House attack accused Afzal Guru was not given a proper hearing…
Kanhaiya to be freed soon, bail bond furnished
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, accused of sedition, will soon be released from Tihar Jail here as his bail bond has been furnished, a lawyer said on Thursday. This follows…
Bomb scare, plane held up at IGI for 3 hours
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A Gorakhpur-bound flight of the Jet Airways was on Thursday held up at Delhi International Airport for over three hours following a hoax call that claimed there was a bomb…
Chhota Rajan’s voice samples given to CBI, counsel tells court
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Underworld don Rajendra S. Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan’s counsel on Thursday told a special MCOCA court here that his voice samples have been provided to the CBI in journalist J. Dey…
Accidents cost India Rs.1.7 lakh crore losses annually
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) India loses $35 billion each year in road accidents, which is slightly less than the nation’s defence budget, a road safety expert said here on Thursday. According to Kamaljit Soi, member…
Indian American woman arrested for skimming funds for blood cancer
Washington, March 3 (IANS) An Indian American woman has been arrested in San Francisco, California, on charges of fraud — for faking to be a blood cancer patient and raising funds through online fundraising sites…
Bomb scare, plane held up at IGI
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A Gorakhpur-bound flight of the Jet Airways was on Thursday held up at Delhi Airport following a hoax call that claimed there was a bomb on board. “A call regarding…
Nigeria destroys pirated products
Lagos, March 3 (IANS) Nigerian government destroyed pirated items that valued 2.4 billion naira ($12 million), the media reported on Thursday. The items were seized during enforcement raids by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in…
Man held for killing daughter, infant son in Lucknow
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) A man was arrested on charge of smothering his minor daughter and an infant son to death here, police said on Thursday . Accused Avneesh Bajpayi first beat up daughter Divyanshi,…
Manipuri filmmaker critical after attack
Imphal, March 3 (IANS) Manipuri film producer-director M. Raghumani was in critical condition on Thursday after an attack by suspected militants seeking protection money left him half head, police said. Raghumani, a former general secretary…
Hoax bomb call creates panic in Delhi school
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A phone call on Thursday claiming the presence of a bomb at a school here, which created a panic situation, turned out to be a hoax, police said. According to…
Istanbul riot police unit fired at
Ankara, March 3 (IANS) Two unidentified female assailants on Thursday opened fire at a riot police station in Turkey Istanbul city. Initial reports indicated that two women inside a vehicle opened fire at the station…
23 Bangladeshi nationals held in Tripura
Agartala, March 3 (IANS) As many as 23 Bangladeshi nationals, including nine women and three children, have been arrested in Tripura for illegally entering Indian territory, police said here on Thursday. “Acting on a tip-off,…
Trade in threatened species thriving on Facebook: Report
Kuala Lumpur, March 3 (IANS) The illegal trade in iconic and threatened animal species in Asia is growing unabated on social media platforms like Facebook, a leading wildlife trade monitoring network claimed on Thursday. “The…
Police impound assets from Italian businessman
Florence (Italy), March 3 (IANS/AKI) Police in the Italian city of Florence impounded assets worth more than 3 million euros from a Calabrian businessman with alleged mafia links. The assets included companies, real estate, vehicles,…
Indefinite highway blockade cripples traffic in Manipur
Imphal, March 3 (IANS) An indefinite blockade of National Highway 102 linking Manipur capital Imphal with Myanmar crippled movement of vehicular traffic on Thursday. A Joint Action Committee (JAC), formed for justice to Thongkhogin Haokip,…
Brazil government, mining company settle on dam disaster damages
Brasilia, March 3 (IANS) The Brazilian government and mining firm Samarco have signed a billion-dollar agreement providing indemnification for last year’s toxic dam spill. As part of the deal signed on Wednesday, the company commits…
Techie hacked to death in Secunderabad
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) A software engineer was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on Thursday, police said. Four people, who came in a car, attacked Sanjay Junge,…
Arrested Facebook top executive freed in Brazil
London, March 3 (IANS) Diego Dzodan, Facebook’s vice-president for Latin America who was arrested by Brazilian police for not complying with previous judicial decisions, was released on Wednesday. Facebook spokesman Matt Steinfeld confirmed to technology…