Italy seeks marine’s return from India
The Hague, March 30 (IANS) Italy on Wednesday told an arbitration tribunal in the Hague on Wednesday that Italian marine Salvatore Girone must be allowed to return to his homeland otherwise he risks four more…
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Narcissists more likely to commit sexual assaults: Study
New York, March 30 (IANS) Men with traits of pathological narcissism are more likely to commit heinous sexual crimes like rapes, suggests new research. People who demonstrate characteristics of pathological narcissism have difficulties when it…
Why smugglers across India-Bangladesh border prefer cough syrup
By Anurag Dey The Sundarbans (West Bengal), March 30 (IANS) It’s perhaps the law of unintended consequences. The Indian government had earlier this month banned the cough syrup Phensedyl, among a host of drugs. But…
China, Asean unite to fight border crime
Beijing, March 30 (IANS) China will partner with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to set up a special law enforcement college in a bid to tackle rampant cross-border crime. The China-Asean law enforcement…
Fighter jet crashes in South Korea
Seoul, March 30 (IANS) A South Korean fighter jet crashed on Wednesday in the country’s southeastern region. The two pilots successfully escaped, Yonhap news agency cited authorities as saying.
Beheading of child sparks death penalty debate in Taiwan
Beijing, March 30 (IANS) The death of a four-year-old girl, who was beheaded in a knife attack in Taiwan, has sparked widespread public anger on the island and criticism of calls to abolish the death…
Su-25 jet crashes in Russia, pilot safe
Moscow, March 30 (IANS) A Su-25 jet crashed in Russia’s Primorye region close to the small town of Chernigovka, the Russian defence ministry said on Wednesday. The pilot of the fighter ejected and his life…
British man’s selfie with EgyptAir hijacker goes viral
London, March 30 (IANS) A man who posted a smiling selfie with the EgyptAir hijacker and which went viral on the social media has been identified as a 26-year-old Briton, the media reported on Wednesday….
British man’s selfie with EgyptAir hijacker goes viral
London, March 30 (IANS) A man who posted a smiling selfie with the EgyptAir hijacker and which went viral on the social media has been identified as a 26-year-old Briton, the media reported on Wednesday….
Tigress, two cubs found dead in MP national park
Bhopal, March 29 (IANS) A tigress and her two cubs have been found dead under mysterious circumstances at the Pench National Park in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday. After a post-mortem examination of…
Conference on disaster risk reduction in Delhi in November
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Asian ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction will be held here in November, an official statement said on Tuesday. It would be the first such conference after the 3rd…
Aamby Valley, foreign properties not on auction block: Sahara
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) The Sahara Group on Tuesday said that its Aamby Valley City project in Pune district, Mumbai’s Hotel Sahara Star, its foreign and other properties were not in the list of 86…
Gujarat speaker suspends Congress MLAs for one day
Gandhinagar, March 29 (IANS) All opposition Congress members attending the assembly on Tuesday were suspended for a day following a furore over alleged corruption and nepotism in land allocation near the Gir lion sanctuary to…
Love spurs Egyptian man Seif El Din Mustafa to hijack plane to Cyprus
Cairo/Nicosia, March 29 (IANS) An Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to Cyprus was arrested on Tuesday evening, ending a five-hour drama during which most passengers were freed early on and the last…
Centre misusing government agencies against me: Himachal CM
New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh at the Parliament in New Delhi, on Dec 10, 2015. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Shimla, March 29 (IANS) Accusing the Centre of misusing government agencies against him, Himachal…
10 guilty, 3 acquitted in Mumbai triple blasts case
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) A Special POTA Court on Tuesday held 10 people guilty in connection with the triple bomb blasts in Mumbai between December 2002 and March 2003 that killed at least 12 people…
National level power lifter held in robbery case
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) A 21-year-old national level power lifter has been arrested in connection with a daylight robbery he had committed along with his associate last month, police said on Tuesday. Sumeet Pal,…
Government employee’s son held for vehicle theft
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) A Delhi Jal Board employee’s 30-year-old son has been arrested for stealing vehicles, police said on Tuesday. Surjeet Singh, a resident of Jhangola village in west Delhi, was arrested on…
Three arrested in Gurgaon for beef trade
Gurgaon, March 29 (IANS) Three people from Haryana were on Tuesday arrested while on their way to Delhi to sell over 250 kg of beef, police said. Habib, Riaz and Irshad — all in their…
Bihar to provide for death penalty to enforce liquor ban
Patna, March 29 (IANS) Ahead of phased ban on manufacture and sale of liquor in the state, the Bihar government has decided to bring an amendment bill in the assembly on Wednesday to provide for…