South Africa’s Jacob Zuma faces impeachment vote
Cape Town, April 5 (IANS) A day of high drama was expected in the House of Assembly in Cape Town on Tuesday where members of Parliament were to debate a motion to impeach President Jacob…
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Worker dies in haunted house at Disneyland Paris resort
Paris, April 5 (IANS) Disneyland Paris has confirmed that one of its employees died at the park’s haunted house attraction on Saturday, it was reported on Tuesday. “We are truly saddened to learn of the…
No one will believe India staged Pathankot attack: Minister
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said no one, including people in Pakistan, will believe that the Pathankot airbase attack was stage-managed by India. Reacting to a Pakistan newspaper…
Pratyusha Banerjee suicide: Boyfriend booked for abetment
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Police here on Tuesday registered a case against actor-producer Rahulraj Singh for allegedly abetting the suicide of popular television actress Pratyusha Banerjee, an official said. The case was registered by police…
Amitabh Bachchan denies links with ‘Panama Papers’ firms
Actor Amitabh Bachchan. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday denied links with any of the offshore shipping companies in which he is supposed to be a director according to…
Planes collide on Indonesia runway, no casualties
Jakarta, April 5 (IANS) Two planes collided on a runway at an airport in Indonesia late Monday night, officials said. A Batik Air Boeing 737 carrying 56 people had been cleared for takeoff when its…
Himachal CM’s daughter, son move HC against attachment order
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s son and daughter on Tuesday challenged in the Delhi High Court the Enforcement Directorate’s order to provisionally attach their properties in a money laundering…
Nine injured in Bengal political clashes
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) At least nine people were injured in clashes between workers of the Trinamool Congress and the CPI-M in Birbhum and West Midnapore districts of West Bengal since Monday night, police said….
More names, underworld shadow in ‘Panama Papers’ Part II
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A now-deceased underworld don, a politician, industrialists and an ex-cricketer are among those with alleged off-shore links, even as the agency that helped them set up the entities stonewalled New…
Attack on tourists: Sushma speaks to Rajasthan CM
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday spoke to Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in connection with an attack on two Spanish tourists near Ajmer. The external affairs minister spoke…
Teen flees leaving Mercedes after fatally knocking down man
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A 33-year-old business consultant was killed after a speeding car, being allegedly driven by a teen, hit him while he was crossing the road here, police said on Tuesday. The…
Dismantle remaining part of Kolkata flyover: Road safety expert
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) The remaining portion of the under-construction Vivekananda Road flyover, a part of which collapsed on March 31, should be dismantled and the reasons for its collapse looked into, road safety expert…
Why don’t you join probe, Delhi HC asks Himachal CM
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh why he didn’t join the investigation in a disproportionate assets case registered against him by the CBI….
Panama Papers: Who leaked the biggest haul of secret documents?
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Panama Papers leak, claimed by many as the “world’s biggest”, has created ripples across the world, upsetting the rich and mighty with accounts in tax havens. But there is…
Foreign tourists attacked near Ajmer
Jaipur, April 5 (IANS) Two foreigners, including a woman, were injured when six miscreants attacked them at a tourist spot near Ajmer late Monday evening, Rajasthan Police said on Tuesday. According to police, two couples…
Moderate earthquake jolts north-eastern states
Shillong, April 5 (IANS) A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, rocked the north-eastern states on Tuesday, an official said. The tremor was felt at 1.12 p.m. with its epicentre located in Meghalaya’s…
Some landslides run greater distances than expected
New York, April 5 (IANS) Some landslides travel much greater distances than scientists would normally expect. Now a team of researchers has come out with an explanation for this phenomenon using a sophisticated computer model….
Bank employee found dead in Lucknow
Lucknow, April 5 (IANS) A bank employee was found dead here on Tuesday on a busy street with injury marks all over his body, police said. The body of Pradyumn, 27, who worked at an…
German academic stopped at airport with human skull
Rome, April 5 (IANS/AKI) Police at Rome’s main airport detained a university professor with a human skull concealed in his luggage, which he said he wanted to take back to Germany “for scientific purposes”. The…
Bring to book those behind NIA officer’s death: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that those responsible for the murder of National Investigation Agency (NIA) officer Tanzil Ahmad must be brought to justice. “Brutal murder of…