Damascus, March 5 (IANS) Two people found guilty of “refugee smuggling” that lead to the much-publicised case of the drowning of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi and four other refugees were sentenced to four years and…
Jakarta, March 5 (IANS) One person was killed and four people were reported missing when a ferry capsized in Indonesia. The Ferry, Rafelia II, capsized on Friday when it was leaving Gilimanuk port in Bali…
Maputo (Mozambique), March 5 (IANS) Mozambique authorities said they will discuss the investigation of the plane debris found off the coutry’s coast with Malaysia on Saturday. Debris that washed up in Mozambique has been tentatively…
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Hyderabad police on Saturday served notice to son of a Andhra Pradesh minister for allegedly misbehaving with a woman. Banajara Hills police inspector served the notice to Ravela Sushil, son of…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a show cause notice to Kerala chief secretary in a 2014 case of torture of a house maid by police, asking…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a show cause notice to Kerala chief secretary in a 2014 case of torture of a house maid by police, asking…
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Son of an Andhra Pradesh minister has embroiled in a controversy after he allegedly misbehaved with a woman here. The incident occurred on Thursday but the victim’s relatives alleged that police…
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Son of a Andhra Pradesh minister has embroiled in a controversy after he allegedly misbehaved with a woman here. The incident occurred on Thursday but the victim’s relatives alleged that police…
Ahmedabad, March 4 (IANS) Senior Gujarat minister Vasuben Trivedi on Friday ruled out conceding the Patel comunity’s demands for reservation in government jobs and educational institutions in the state. Trivedi, considered Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s…
Hyderabad, March 4 (IANS) The son of a Andhra Pradesh minister has been embroiled in a controversy after he was accused of harassing a woman here. A woman on Friday lodged a complaint with Banjara…
Jakarta, March 4 (IANS) Dozen of people were injured as a ferry sank in Indonesia’s Bali strait on Friday. At least 48 people were rescued while search for the remaining passengers continued, Xinhua quoted spokesman…
Brasilia, March 4 (IANS) Brazilian police on Friday searched the home of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a probe into a corruption scheme, the media reported. Federal police officer Jose Cyrispiniano said…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government over alleged police insensitivity and medical negligence towards a victim of a road accident in…
Harare, March 4 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed and 36 injured in a collision between two buses on Harare-Bulawayo Highway in Zimbabwe, the media reported on Friday. One bus suffered a tyre-burst and…
Gurgaon, March 4 (IANS) At about 1.15 a.m. on Friday, Shipra Malik, who went missing on Monday from her home in Noida, knocked on the door of a villager in Haryana and told him she…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by a former woman research analyst who has accused environmentalist R.K. Pachauri of sexual harassment to cancel the bail granted…
Kuala Lumpur, March 4 (IANS) More next-of-kin of those on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are filing suits as the deadline for legal action against the carrier approaches. The Montreal Convention stipulates that…
Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) A 50-year-old Pakistani man committed suicide after he bet a month’s salary on a cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh which his country lost. Muhammad Shafiq, a junior clerk in the…
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) An Australian woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances on Thursday, police said. The body of Margret Linda, 53 was lying on a bed in the flat in Toli Chowki area…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday will pass an order on a plea filed by a former woman research analyst who has accused environmentalist R.K. Pachauri of sexual harassment to…