Gurgaon man strangulates wife
Gurgaon, March 15 (IANS) A man strangled his wife to death in his house here after returning from a relative’s marriage ceremony, police said on Tuesday. There were no immediate arrests. Sangeeta Dahiya,30, was found…
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Impersonation is new trend in Bihar’s Class 10 exams
Patna, March 15 (IANS) The Bihar School Examination Board has been surprised by a large number of impersonators caught this year in the Class 10 exams that started last Friday. As many as 279 impersonators…
India has fewer fire stations
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) There is a 65 percent deficiency in the number of fire stations in the country, parliament was told on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju told the Lok…
Indian jails overcrowded, says government
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) There were 418,536 prisoners in Indian jails at the end of 2014, against the capacity of 356,561, the government said on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary…
26 killed in Brazil rains
Brasilia, March 15 (IANS) At least 26 people were killed due to heavy rain in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, the media reported on Tuesday. The rain that lashed the city since last week…
Congress worker hacked to death in Kerala
Alappuzha (Kerala), March 15 (IANS) A Congress worker was hacked to death on Tuesday in Alappuzha district of Kerala, following which a few people belonging to a left organisation have been detained, a senior police…
Ruckus in Lok Sabha over bribery sting against TMC members
Kolkata: BJP leaders Siddharth Nath Singh and Dilip Ghosh show videos from a sting operation conducted on Trinamool leaders during a press conference in Kolkata, on March 14, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 15…
12 die in Russia fire
Moscow, March 15 (IANS) Twelve people were killed in a fire that broke out in a brick house in the Russian city of Sterlitamak, investigators said on Tuesday. Bodies of 10 men and two women…
Alleging harassment, Manipur woman police officer quits
Imphal, March 15 (IANS) Deputy Superintendent of Police Thounaojam Brinda has resigned, alleging her loyalty was often suspected because she was the daughter-in-law of a former insurgent leader. Brinda said she submitted her resignation to…
Bangladesh central bank governor resigns over cyber heist
Dhaka, March 15 (IANS) The chief of Bangladeshs central bank resigned on Tuesday over a cyber heist involving over $80 million from its account with New York’s Federal Reserve Bank. Governor Atiur Rahman tendered his…
Three police officers injured in Chicago shooting
Washington, March 15 (IANS) Three police officers were injured in a shooting in the US city of Chicago, the media reported on Tuesday. The officers were responding to drug-related complaints in the city and suspected…
Bangladeshi migrant critical after attack in Rome
Rome, March 15 (IANS/AKI) The Bangladeshi migrant who was savagely kicked and punched in Italy’s capital Rome on Monday is in a critical condition with brain haeorrhage, doctors said. The 37-year-old man was into a…
Four students killed, 31 injured in Andhra accident
Vijayawada, March 15 (IANS) At least four medical students were killed and 31 injured when a bus carrying them overturned after hitting a roadside tree at Gollapudi near here late Monday night, police said. The…
Your smartphone is clueless if you are raped or want to die
New York, March 15 (IANS) Most of the top smartphone app including Siri on Apple phones and Cortana on Windows phones cannot help you if you raise an alert to them that you are raped,…
Two arrested after violent riots mar Australian festival
Melbourne, March 15 (IANS) Two men responsible for starting violent riot in the Australian city of Melbourne during a festival have been arrested, police said on Tuesday. Victoria Police’s Special Operations Group arrested the pair…
Italian man, son shot dead in Zimbabwe wildlife park
Rome, March 14 (IANS/AKI) The Italian foreign ministry on Monday confirmed reports that two Italians from Padua — Claudio Chiarelli and his son Massimiliano — were killed in a Zimbabwe nature reserve. The ministry said…
Bangladeshi migrant critical after attack in Rome
Rome, March 14 (IANS/AKI) A 37-year-old Bangladeshi man was taken to hospital in a critical condition on Monday with a brain haemorrhage after being savagely kicked and punched in the Italian capital. Doctors have put…
Karnataka sets up anti-corruption bureau
Bengaluru, March 14 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Monday set up an Anti-Corruption Bureau to provide a transparent and efficient administration. Though Karnataka was the first state to set up an anti-corruption watchdog – the…
Six sent to jail in Hyderabad for driving without license
Hyderabad, March 14 (IANS) Those driving on Hyderabad roads without license and being caught more than once for the same violation are landing in jail with a court on Monday sentenced six people including a…
NCP leader Bhujbal arrested by ED in graft cases
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) In a jolt to the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, its senior leader and former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal was on Monday night arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection…