By Vishal Gulati Manali, March 14 (IANS) When seven students of an engineering college opted for the hills of Himachal Pradesh for an excursion, little did they realise they were seconds away from a disaster….
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A court here on Monday granted bail to three retired officials of the passport department in a fake passport case against underworld don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan. Central…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Ethics Committee of the Rajya Sabha on Monday took cognizance of the issue of Vijay Mallya, an Independent member of the upper house and business tycoon accused of defaulting…
Chennai, March 14 (IANS) A 23-year-old Dalit man who married into the politically influential Thevar community was hacked to death in front of a large number of people in a Tamil Nadu town, police said…
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar. (File Photo: IANS) Panaji, March 14 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Monday said he was invited to Vijay Mallya’s birthday bash but he rejected “with folded hands” the…
Jakarta, March 14 (IANS) At least four people were killed and many injured on Monday in an explosion in a navy hospital in Jakarta, an official statement said. An ozone cylinder caused the explosion at…
Kuala Lumpur, March 14 (IANS) Suspected debris from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 discovered in Mozambique and French overseas Reunion Island will be sent to Australia and France for verification, Malaysian officials said on Monday….
Wellington, March 14 (IANS) About 1.5 kg of narcotics were found concealed in baby carriers and boxes of neckties at the Auckland Airport in New Zealand, Customs officials said on Monday. Customs officers on Saturday…
Ghaziabad, March 14 (IANS) A CBI court here on Monday extended the judicial remand of Noida’s former chief engineer Yadav Singh till March 26 in a corruption case. Yadav Singh was presented in the court…
Chennai, March 14 (IANS) A 23-year-old man was hacked to death in broad daylight on a busy road in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur district by some unidentified men and his wife was left critically injured on…
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal was questioned here on Monday by a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in connection with corruption cases lodged against him. The Nationalist Congress…
Tokyo, March 14 (IANS) Japan lodged a protest with the US embassy over the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by an American Marine at the Okinawa military base, the media reported on Monday. “It…
Agra, March 14 (IANS) Illegal trade in owls was exposed in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh when a nature photographer tipped-off the Wildlife SOS NGO after spying a group of men with a bag containing…
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal responded to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons on graft cases and reached its office amidst high security here on Monday morning. The Nationalist Congress…
Abu Dhabi, March 14 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday announced the disappearance of a fighter jet taking part in a mission in Yemen. The announcement was made by the General Command of…
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) A sub inspector was shot at when he challenged two men outside a jewellery shop here early Monday, police said. The bullet hit Rajendra Dwivedi, 50, in his waist. He was…
Agra, March 14 (IANS) A paper merchant’s six-year-old son was kidnapped here by two assailants whose pictures have been captured by CCTV camera. Prateek Varshneya, father of the kidnapped boy Divya, said his son was…
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) Two people were injured when two groups clashed in Agra which prompted police reinforcements to control the situation, police said on Monday. The incident took place in Tajganj at Karimnagar during…
Shimla, March 14 (IANS) Two of the remaining trekkers who went missing along with eight others in the state’s Manali area were airlifted on Monday from the snowing peak, ending the 78 hours rescue operation….
Bangkok, March 14 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and seven others injured after fire suppression chemicals were accidentally released at a bank in Thailand’s capital Bangkok, the media reported on Monday. The accident…