Thai Tiger Temple’s plan to become zoo rejected
Bangkok, Feb 27 (IANS) A Buddhist temple in Thailand which houses 147 tigers as a tourist attraction has failed in its bid to register itself as a zoo, the media reported on Saturday. Wat Pha…
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Kohlis fan in Pakistan gets bail
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) A Pakistani court on Saturday admitted the bail plea of Indian cricketer Virat Kohlis fan Umer Daraz who was behind bars for over a month. Daraz was arrested on January 25…
School torched, tribal house demolished in Mizoram
Aizawl, Feb 27 (IANS) A primary school was burnt down and a house was demolished at the Chakma tribe inhabited Tuichawng Chhuah village in Mizoram’s Lunglei district, an official statement said on Saturday. Mizoram Chakma…
Another JNU student joins police investigation
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Ashutosh Kumar, a student facing sedition charges for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, joined the police investigation on Saturday. The police on Friday night…
Canadian court stops honour killing accused’s deportation to India
Toronto, Feb 27 (IANS) A Canadian court has stopped the deportation of a man and his sister to India to face trial for the honour killing of the man’s niece in Punjab on grounds that…