Indian contingent settling into Olympic Village in Rio
Rio de Janeiro, July 30 (IANS) With less than a week to go for the start of the Rio Olympics, the Indian contingent members have begun reaching the Olympic Village. With almost half of the…
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Three killed in shooting in the City of Mukilteo
Washington, July 30 (IANS) At least three persons were killed and one injured on Saturday in a shooting incident in Mukilteo in the US, an official said. A suspect linked with the shooting has been…
‘Kashmir violence: Real task is to reach out to disenchanted youth’
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) Simply repressing waves of unrest in Kashmir since the July 8 killing of militant commander Burhan Wani is “not going to produce the results” India wants, says a political science expert,…
Nationalised banks reluctant to serve in rural areas: Bengal minister
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) Despite repeated appeals from the state government, continued reluctance of the nationalised banks in extending their services to remote areas has hampered rural development in West Bengal, a state minister said…
Court holds ‘Peepli Live’ co-director Farooqui guilty of raping US woman
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) A court here on Saturday held Mahmood Farooqui, who is best known as co-director of the 2010 Hindi film “Peepli Live”, guilty of raping an American woman. Additional Sessions Judge…
Delhi Police lodges FIR against Uttarakhand BJP leader Harak Singh Rawat
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Delhi Police has lodged a first information report (FIR) against Uttarakhand BJP leader Harak Singh Rawat on the charge that he allegedly raped a woman here, police said on Saturday….
‘Peepli Live’ co-director Farooqui convicted in rape case
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) A court here on Saturday held Mahmood Farooqui, who is best known as co-director of the 2010 Hindi film “Peepli Live”, guilty of raping an American woman.
Turkish President to withdraw lawsuits filed for insult
Ankara, July 30 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was withdrawing all lawsuits against people charged with insulting him as he was inspired by the feelings of unity in the wake of a…
Justice Lodha hails SC verdict on BCCI reforms
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Former chief justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, who headed the panel for bringing reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) administration, on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court’s…
Goa CM urges ‘big brother’ Karnataka to check violence over water dispute
Panaji, July 30 (IANS) The Goa government on Saturday suspended public bus services to Karnataka for two more days in view of the violent agitation in the neighbouring state following the Mhadei inter-state water dispute…
Rajnath in Assam, conducts aerial survey of flood hit areas
Guwahati, July 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who arrived here on Saturday to review the flood situation, went on an aerial survey of flood-affected areas with Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwal. “Home Minister…
Kerala Police pick up journalists from court premises, apologise later
Kozhikode, July 30 (IANS) Police officials on Saturday forcibly took away four media persons attached to Asianet TV channel from a magistrate’s court here to the Town Police station, in a fresh turn to the…
Two Saudi Arabians among 3 prisoners killed in Manipur
Imphal, July 30 (IANS) Two Saudi Arabians were among three undertrial prisoners killed early on Saturday in violence inside the Sajiwa Central Jail in Imphal East district of Manipur, highly placed sources said. The union…
Twitter to livestream its first eSports competition
New York, July 30 (IANS) Aiming to woo the growing league of gamers and turn its fortunes, micro-blogging site Twitter from this weekend will livestream its first eSports competition via ELEAGUE where teams would be…
Judge: UN damaged by graft case involving ex-Assembly president
By Arul Louis United Nations, July 30 (IANS) The world body has suffered “substantial damage” because of corruption, a federal judge has said, jailing a woman for 20 months for bribing a former president of…
Rahul likely to replace injured Vijay for second Test vs Windies
Kingston, July 30 (IANS) Promising opener Lokesh Rahul is most likely to replace injured Murali Vijay, who has been ruled out with a sore finger, for the second Test against the West Indies starting at…
Brazil’s interim president confident of Rio 2016 success
Brasilia, July 30 (IANS) Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer reiterated his full confidence that the Rio 2016 Olympic Games would be a resounding success, despite recent terrorist attacks in the world and concerns among athletes…
After huge traffic jams, Gurgaon police gear up to prevent recurrence
Gurgaon, July 30 (IANS) Gurgaon Police has stationed inspector-rank officers round-the-clock at 14 crucial points on important roads to prevent the kind of massive traffic jams that paralysed the city on Thursday and Friday, said…
Four killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, July 30 (IANS) Four people including two soldiers were killed on Saturday in Nowgam sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, when the army foiled an infiltration attempt. “Army troops…
Rajnath Singh leaves for flood-stricken Assam
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday left for Assam to take take stock of the situation in flood affected areas of the state. “Leaving New Delhi for Guwahati to…