Riyadh tries 32 over spying for Tehran
Riyadh, Feb 22 (IANS) A group of 32 Shias has been put on trial in Saudi Arabia over charges of spying for Iran, media reported on Monday. The defendants who appeared before the Saudi Special…
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25 punished for illegal disposal of chemicals in China
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) At least 25 people have been punished after they were implicated in the illegal disposal of hazardous chemicals which killed four persons in east China’s Shangdong province, the Ministry of Environmental…
Cricketer Shahadat Hossain indicted in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 22 (IANS) Bangladeshi cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife face trial on charges of torturing their underage house help following their indictment by a Dhaka court here on Monday. The Women and Child…
Australian gold miner settles class action
Sydney, Feb 22 (IANS) Australia’s largest gold producer on Monday said it has settled a class action lawsuit brought against it by its shareholders who allege the company breached continuous disclosure laws. Newcrest Mining Ltd….
Congressmen held in UP for plan to protest Rajnath visit
Lucknow, Feb 22 (IANS) More than half-a-dozen Congress workers were arrested on Monday in Gorakhpur for planning to show black flags to Home Minister Rajnath Singh, police said. The minister would be arriving in the…
India to receive Pakistani investigators in Pathankot attack
Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) India has agreed to receive Pakistani investigators for probing the involvement of…
SC to hear Saibaba’s bail plea
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a plea by DU professor G.N. Saibaba seeking bail following his arrest allegedly for being associated with a front organisation of banned CPI-Marxist…
Subramanian Swamy moves SC to build Ram temple in Ayodhya
BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking construction of Lord Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya….
SC to examine swearing in of Arunachal CM
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine the swearing in of Kalikho Pul as new chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh. The apex court constitution bench headed by…
Jat stir: Haryana tense as blockades likely to be removed
Rohtak: Security beefup in Rohtak in the wake off Jats demonstration on Feb 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) Haryana was on the tenterhooks on Monday as security forces moved in to get…
Feared mob lynching, not police: Returned JNU students
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) We escaped and hid ourselves fearing mob lynching and not Delhi Police, the five JNU students, who returned to the campus late on Sunday, said. The students said they would…
Kesha breaks silence following court ruling
Los Angeles, Feb 22 (IANS) Singer Kesha has thanked her supporters for their kind words after she was told she can’t break her contract with producer Dr. Luke. The “Tik tok” hitmaker is engaged in…
I am not a terrorist: JNU’s Umar Khalid
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Umar Khalid, one of the six students accused of raising anti-national slogans at the JNU on February 9, late on Sunday said he was “not a terrorist”, adding the BJP…
Youth Congress workers held ahead of anti-Modi protest
Kolkata: Congress workers take out a protest rally to show solidarity with JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar – who was arrested on a sedition charge; in Kolkata on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata,…
Security forces trying to restore Munak water supply to Delhi
Chandigarh, Feb 21 (IANS) Security forces on Sunday burst tear-gas shells and resorted to force to remove Jat protesters from the Munak canal in Haryana from where the water supply to Delhi was disrupted by…
Drop charges against Bangladesh editors: Human Rights Watch
New York, Feb 21 (IANS) Bangladeshi authorities should immediately withdraw all criminal charges filed against the editors of the Daily Star and Prothom Alo, the countrys leading newspapers, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday. Bangladesh…
Shun violence, appeals Sehwag
Guwahati: Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag during a press conference in Guwahati on Sep 12, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag on Sunday appealed to protestors, who have been…
Jat stir: Chandigarh-Shimla highway blocked in Haryana
Rohtak: People from Jat community stage a demonstration to press for Special Backward Class (SBC) status in Rohtak on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, Feb 21 (IANS) Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on the…
Violence-hit areas of Haryana resemble a war zone
Rohtak: Security beefup in Rohtak in the wake off Jats demonstration on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Jaideep Sarin Rohtak, Feb 21 (IANS) The main market of Haryana’s Rohtak town was a bustling place…
10 killed, 150 injured in Haryana violence: Police
Chandigarh, Feb 21 (IANS) At least 10 people have been killed and 150 injured in violence linked to the pro-quota agitation by the Jat community in Haryana, the state’s Director General of Police (DGP) Y.P….