Fire breaks out at Manila university
Manila, April 2 (IANS) A fire broke out on Saturday at a university campus in Philippines’ capital Manila. The blaze struck the Manila campus of the University of the East (UE) at around 9.35 a.m.,…
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Four Malaysian crewmen abducted near Philippines
Kuala Lumpur, April 2 (IANS) Four Malaysian crewmen were abducted in Malaysian waters off southern Philippines, police said on Saturday. Accordingt o authorities, the four Malaysians were abducted on Friday evening by eight armed militants…
Karnataka PU board director shunted out over exam paper leak
Bengaluru, April 1 (IANS) Karnataka Pre-University (PU) board director Pallavi Akurathi was transferred on Friday night a day after chemistry question paper of the second year PUC re-exam was leaked on Thursday. According to an…
Flyover toll is 24, murder charges against construction company
Kolkata: The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Heart-wrenching cries of relatives taking custody of the dead and…
TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee commits suicide
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, known for her role of adult Anandi in the popular serial “Balika Vadhu”, allegedly committed suicide here on Friday, police said. The news has left the industry…
Three arrested for Kolkata flyover collapse
Kolkata: Rescue operations underway at the site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata on April 1, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Three employees of Hyderabad-based IVRCL…
EC considering Bengal request on flyover compensation
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Election Commission on Friday said it was considering West Bengal government’s request for relaxation in the model code of conduct over its announcement of compensation for the victims of the…
Flyover toll is 24, murder charges against construction company
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Heart-wrenching cries of relatives taking custody of the dead and anguished kins waiting for the latest update on the grievously injured were the recurrent scenes in hospitals here as the toll…
Congress for expulsion of Jitendra Singh from parliament
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office Dr Jitendra Singh addresses at an ASSOCHAM Conference: Startup India 2016 organised in New Delhi on Jan 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 1…
TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee commits suicide
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, known for her role of adult Anandi in the serial “Balika Vadhu”, allegedly committed suicide here on Friday, police said. Pratyusha hanged herself from a fan at…
Sheena Bora case: Court rejects Indrani Mukerjea’s medical bail plea
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) A special CBI court here n Friday rejected the bail plea on health grounds filed by former media baron Indrani Mukerjea – one of the prime accused in the Sheena Bora…
Jirga in Pakistan settles rape case for 30 mounds of wheat
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) In a bizarre diktat, a Jirga – elders’ body – has reportedly settled a gang rape case for a compensation of 30 mounds of wheat in Sindh province of Pakistan, the…
Hand over commission report to MP government, SC tells HC
By Darshan Desai Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), April 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court has directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court not to even open the commission report on relief and rehabilitation work undertaken by the state…
Kolkata flyover tragedy: Murder charges against construction firm, 10 held
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The city police have brought murder charges among others against the Hyderabad-based IVRCL and detained at least ten of its employees in connection with the flyover collapse in the city that…
Fear of eviction adds to trauma of Kolkata flyover collapse
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) An eerie silence, the dust of debris and the fear of eviction hung over the site of a collapsed flyover in this eastern metropolis on Friday, a day…
13 Pakistani Islamic preachers arrested in Ghana
Accra, April 1 (IANS) At least 13 people who claimed to be Islamic missionaries from Pakistan were arrested while preaching in Ghana’s Assin Foso district. All 13, who claimed to be Ahmadiya missionaries and said…
Himachal HC expresses displeasure over jaundice outbreak report
Shimla, April 1 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the state government’s status report on jaundice outbreak and directed the chief secretary to file another report on the steps taken…
HC seeks response on extension to UP chief secretary
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response to a petition filed over the three-month extension granted to Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan. Hearing…
BJD leaders have links with criminals: Odisha Congress
Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) As Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik hailed the Odisha Police for its drive against the mafia and anti-social elements, the Congress state unit on Friday accused certain ruling BJD leaders of having…
17 injured in Paris gas explosion
Paris, April 1 (IANS) At least 17 people were injured, one critically, on Friday when a gas unit exploded in a building in the heart of Paris, the authorities said. Six of the injured were…