Hong Kong, March 17 (IANS) One of the five Hong Kong booksellers, who had disappeared for months and reappeared in Hong Kong a week ago, has admitted to having smuggled “banned books” into mainland China….
New York, March 17 (IANS) In a first, police have booked a US man after he posted a video on Facebook in which he was shown violating traffic rules. Facebook user Michael Dalton posted a…
Lucknow, March 17 (IANS) A CBI special court has issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against senior Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Rajeev Kumar over a plot allotment scam, an official said on Thursday. Special Central Bureau…
Tokyo, March 17 (IANS) Two people were killed and over 20 others injured in a pile-up involving more than 10 vehicles in a tunnel in Japan’s Higashihiroshima city on Thursday. The accident occurred at around…
Palermo (Italy), March 16 (IANS/AKI) Police in Sicily on Wednesday arrested 62 people in an anti-mafia operation that effectively wiped out two entire crime families in the Palermo area. The suspects are from the from…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The high-level inquiry committee set by JNU to probe the controversial event of February 9 has not recommended rustication of five students including students union chief Kanhaiya Kumar, for their…
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) With the spectre of a severe drought looming large, Maharashtra will celebrate a ‘dry Holi’ this year to conserve water for the next 100 days before monsoon. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The CBI on Wednesday carried out raids at 82 places in four cities in connection with two cases related to the multi-crore rupee chit fund scam, an official said. The…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday ordered an FIR be lodged against Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas on a complaint filed by a party volunteer alleging that he molested her….
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A consortium led by the State Bank of India is likely to auction the Kingfisher House at Jogeshwari in Mumbai on Thursday, in a bid to recover…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (Photo: IANS) Patna, March 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday ordered the suspension of a jail official for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, an official…
Agra, March 16 (IANS) A total of 52 endangered turtles and 13 parakeets have been rescued from poachers and smugglers in a drive launched by the Uttar Pradesh forest department with the support of NGO…
Gurgaon, March 16 (IANS) In view of a fresh call given by Jat groups to relaunch their pro-quota agitation, the Gurgaon authorities on Wednesday issued orders appointing 23 duty magistrates for various areas. All the…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Former Delhi University professor S.A.R. Geelani, arrested on sedition charges, moved his bail application before a court on Wednesday, his lawyer said. Geelani’s defence counsel Satish Tamta told IANS that…
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) A magistrate here on Wednesday ordered police to lodge an FIR under the Arms Act against self-styled godwoman Sukhwinder Kaur alias Radhe Maa for carrying a sharp ‘trishul’ (trident) on a…
New Delhi: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar addresses media at JNU in New Delhi on March 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Delhi Police on Wednesday told a court here that JNU students…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday reserved for March 18 its order on a bail plea of JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, facing sedition charge. Delhi Police opposed the…
London, March 16 (IANS) People buying rare plants through social media are placing the species at risk of extinction and the trade must be monitored, warn researchers. Using the orchid trade as a case study,…
Tehran, March 16 (IANS) At least three people were killed and hundreds injured in Chaharshanbeh Suri (fire festival) in Iran, an official said on Wednesday. The dead were from Tehran, Qazvin and Rasht cities, Xinhua…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday protested Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s decision to refer the issue of a sting operation allegedly involving party leaders to the Ethics Committee of the…