Jakarta, March 2 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra in Indonesia on Wednesday and a tsunami alert was issued, an official of the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Two days after Alok Kumar Verma’s appointment as the Delhi Police chief, Special Commissioner of Police Taj Hassan on Wednesday took additional charge as the chief spokesperson — a first…
Patna, March 2 (IANS) A woman official of AIIMS Patna has alleged sexual exploitation by its deputy director, officials said here on Wednesday. Taking a serious note of the allegations, a committee has been formed…
Ghaziabad, March 2 (IANS) The parents of a Class 11 girl student on Wednesday filed a police complaint against a male teacher at a public school in Ghaziabad for slapping her, police said. Police said…
Ghaziabad, March 2 (IANS) A man shot dead his wife on Wednesday morning after she stopped him from drinking at their house in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, police said. Sandeep, hailing from Chhapra in…
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), March 2 (IANS) A CISF trooper deployed at the Ratnagiri power plant who gunned down two colleagues and injured himself and his pregnant wife here, has claimed he lost his mental balance as…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Congress vice president on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government, saying it launched a “‘Fair and Lovely Yojana’ to convert black money into white money”. Speaking…
New York, March 2 (IANS) Robots are unreliable in case of fire or other emergency situations but people trust them blindly, according to a new study. People may trust a robot too much for their…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley addresses a Post Budget Press Conference, in New Delhi on Feb 29, 2016. Also seen Union MoS Finance Jayant Sinha. (Photo:…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitey on Wednesday said the investigation into the alleged Aircel-Maxis scam was at a “critical stage” but refused to divulge more details about the possible money laundering…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) With the video of a Kerala senior police officer’s minor son driving an official car going viral, former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan on Wednesday slammed the state police for not registering…
Patna, March 2 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in connection with a double murder and kidnapping that took place 12 years ago, a lawyer said. After…
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) A woman techie died under suspicious circumstances in information technology hub Gachibowli here on Wednesday, police said. The body of Rani Manisha (29), a software engineer working in a leading IT…
New York, March 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Ohio in the US has declined to accept an Indian-origin man’s appeal in a sexual assault case. Upholding the February 2015 conviction by a Logan County…
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), March 2 (IANS) A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper deployed at the Ratnagiri power plant gunned down two of his colleagues and injured himself and his pregnant wife, officials said here on…
Rio de Janeiro, March 2 (IANS) Brazilian police arrested Diego Dzodan, Facebook’s vice-president for Latin America, for not complying with previous judicial decisions. In a press release, the federal police stated that Dzodan had been…
Baghdad, March 2 (IANS) A total of 670 Iraqis were killed and 1,290 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in February across Iraq, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)…
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) The Telangana government on Tuesday suspended two policemen for dereliction of duty in a case relating to gangrape of a Dalit girl. Taking serious note of the reports that the policemen…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday alleged flip-flop by the then Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre in the Ishrat Jahan shootout case and demanded a thorough probe…
Panaji, March 1 (IANS) The Konkan Railway on Tuesday said that two minor boys who ran away from their homes in Kasargod in Kerala were rescued from Goa’s Madgaon railway station. The boys, both aged…