London, June 18 (IANS) Posting horrifying pictures of a Grenfell Tower victim on Facebook has landed a man in jail in Britain. Omega Mwaikambo, 43, was sentenced to three months at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after…
Moscow, June 18 (IANS) The president of Russian President Vladimir Purin said that it was too early to respond to the newest round of sanctions recently imposed on the country by the US. In an…
Addis Ababa, June 18 (IANS) Ethiopia has registered an additional 54,107 refugees from January to May 2017, with most being Eritreans, South Sudanese and Sudanese, the media reporte. The figure was given by Ethiopia’s Administration…
Washington, June 18 (IANS) The judge in famed American stand-up comedian Bill Cosby’s sexual-assault case declared a mistrial on Saturday, after the jury was unable to reach a verdict following six days of deliberations. The…
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), June 17 (IANS) Samir Gaikwad, the prime accused in the sensational killing of senior Communist leader Govind Pansare, was granted conditional bail by a court here on Saturday. Gaikwad is an activist of…
Patna, June 17 (IANS) Bihar Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav’s petrol pump licence was cancelled by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Saturday on allegations that he acquired the land for the pump “illegally”….
Thiruvananthapuram, June 17 (IANS) Kerala Police on Saturday sought a lie detector and brain mapping test and a detailed medical check up of a 23-year-old woman who had last month told police she bobbitised a…
London, June 17 (IANS) An Indian-origin pharmacist has been jailed by a court here for stealing prescription drugs worth 5,000 pounds ($6,405) and then selling them on the street. Niren Patel, 38, of Ilford, Essex,…
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India has ratified the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) two conventions on child labour reaffirming its commitment for a child labour free India, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said on Saturday. The…
Cairo, June 17 (IANS) A Cairo criminal court on Saturday sentenced 31 persons to death on charges of involvement in the assassination of Egypt’s former attorney general, officials said. Hisham Barakat, who was 63 years…
Lucknow, June 17 (IANS) An illegal building owned by former Uttar Pradesh Minister Gayatri Prajapati, who is currently in jail over gang rape charges, was demolished in the state capital on Saturday. Many norms were…
Washington, June 17 (IANS) A US court has acquitted a police officer who shot dead an unarmed black man which was broadcast by his girlfriend on Facebook. A jury on Friday declared Jeronimo Yanez not…
Darjeeling, June 17 (IANS) Trouble-hit Darjeeling continued to simmer on Saturday as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) sponsored indefinite shutdown entered the sixth day with police raiding and allegedly vandalising the residence of party assistant…
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) No Indian will have to travel more than 50 km to get their passport, as the government is planning to set up a comprehensive network of Passport Seva Kendras (PSK)…
London, June 17 (IANS) Accused of manipulating its search engine results to favour its new shopping service, search engine Google has faced a record-breaking fine from Brussels of more than $1.1 billion. According to a…
Kochi, June 17 (IANS) Police on Saturday arrested Kerala Youth Congress workers who held a beef festival ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival in the coastal city. The festival took place near the Southern…
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A project to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of child labour by tobacco growers has had a positive fallout — a significant improvement in school attendance. The project, “Prevention…
Washington, June 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has hired another lawyer in the wake of the ongoing investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the media reported. Washington D.C. based John Dowd…
Tripoli, June 17 (IANS) Libyan coast guard rescued 900 migrants on five boats, including 98 women and 25 children, off the coast of Sabratha in western Libya. According to spokesman for the Libyan navy Ayoub…
Washington, Jun 16 (EFE) US President Donald Trump said that he was being investigated for his decision last month to fire the head of the FBI, media reports said. Trump on Friday said the person…