Bangladeshi nurse ‘missing’ in New York
Dhaka, March 10 (IANS) A Bangladeshi nurse has been reportedly missing in New York for over three months, a media report said on Thursday. Mahfuza Rahman, 30, was last seen at her workplace, the Bellevue…
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JNU student commits suicide in Delhi
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A 28-year-old doctoral scholar of the Jawaharlal Nehru University committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his rented accommodation here, police said on Thursday. The student identified…
Five killed in shooting at US home
Washington, March 10 (IANS) Five people were killed after a shooting at a home in Pennsylvania state, the media reported on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night in Wilkinsburg borough of Allegheny county,…
Man surrenders after shooting New Zealand police officers
Wellington, March 10 (IANS) New Zealand Police on Thursday ended an overnight standoff with a man who allegedly shot and injured four police officers during a drugs operation. The siege at a rural house in…
India takes up student’s death issue with Russia
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India has taken up the issue of a medical student who died after being attacked by “local goons” with Russian authorities. “We have taken this up with Russian authorities and…
US auction house official guilty of smuggling ivory, rhino horn
Washington, March 10 (IANS) An official of a California-based auction house pleaded guilty of smuggling carvings and other items made from protected wildlife worth $1 million. Joseph Chait, a senior auction administrator of the I.M….
Ukrainian cargo plane crashes in Bangladesh
Kiev, March 10 (IANS) A cargo plane with four Ukrainian crew members crashed in Bangladesh on Wednesday, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said. Two of the crew members were confirmed dead in the crash, one was…
Kolkata Port Trust chairman arrested for graft
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) chairman RPS Kahlon was on Wednesday night arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.20 lakh, police said. “KoPT chairman Raj Pal Singh Kahlon and D.D. Jagtap…
Bihar opposition targets minister for meeting Shahabuddin in jail
Patna, March 9 (IANS) Amid the opposition’s demand for the resignation of a Bihar minister for meeting former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in jail, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said he had asked the IG…
Ready to pay for paramilitary forces’ deployment: AAP MPs
Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) Two AAP MPs from Punjab on Wednesday offered to pay from their MPLADS funds the expenses borne on the deployment of paramilitary forces during a terror attack on the Pathankot Air…
Gurgaon hospital did not disclose patient’s condition: Family
Gurgaon, March 9 (IANS) The family members of a schoolboy admitted in an upscale private hospital after an accident on Wednesday accused its doctors of keeping them in the dark over his condition just to…
Diageo confirms paying $40 million to Mallya
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, March 9 (IANS) British liquor major Diagio plc on Wednesday confirmed paying Indian industrialist Vijay Mallya $40 million (Rs.275 crore) as part of the $75 million (Rs.516 crore) agreement it entered…
Delhi court summons Kejriwal, others in Jaitley defamation case
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five others in a criminal defamation case filed by union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the…
Two killed, four injured at Delhi AIIMS construction site
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Two labourers were killed and four others seriously injured when they were buried under loose soil that caved in at a construction site near AIIMS here on Wednesday, a senior…
Recorded child sex abuse cases increase in Britain
London, March 9 (IANS) Cases of recorded child sex abuse in Britain increased by over 30 percent last year, a media report said on Wednesday. Police chiefs fear the rise is being driven by predators…
Indian student attacked in Russia dies
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) An Indian medical student, who was in a state of coma after being attacked by unidentified miscreants in a Russian city, has…
Delhi court summons Kejriwal, others in Jaitley defamation case
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in a criminal defamation case filed by…
Civilian wounded in Jerusalem shooting, attackers killed
Jerusalem, March 9 (IANS) A civilian was badly injured on Wednesday when two gunmen opened fire in Jerusalem’s Old City. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the attackers first opened fire at a bus in…
One killed, four injured at Delhi AIIMS construction site
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) At least one labourer was killed and four others were seriously injured when they were buried under the loose soil at a construction site near the AIIMS here on Wednesday,…
Canberra church creates body to handle paedophilia complaints
Canberra, March 9 (IANS) The Catholic Church of Canberra has created a separate body to handle sexual abuse complaints in a transparent manner, after the Vatican’s Finance Minister George Pell admitted paedophilia cases in Australia…