Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) A special CBI court here on Saturday sent, to seven days CBI custody, rape accused Uttar Pradesh BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar, while the medical examination of the 17-year-old victim was…
Johannesburg, April 14 (IANS) South Africa’s liberation struggle icon Winnie Madikizela Mandela, who was once married to former President Nelson Mandela, was laid to rest here on Saturday with full military honours. The government dispatched…
Paris, April 14 (IANS) France’s participation in the US-led military operation in Syria sparked fierce debate at home on Saturday. French President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to join the operation in a statement shortly…
Madurai, April 14 (IANS) Saravana Suresh, nephew of MDMK leader Vaiko, who had set himself on fire over the Cauvery water dispute, died on Saturday. Announcing his death in a local hospital where he was…
Washington/Damascus/Moscow/London, April 14 (IANS) The US, Britain and France launched coordinated strikes against Syria’s research, storage and military targets to “punish” the Bashar al-Assad regime for an apparent chemical attack in Douma that killed over…
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Days after Indian oil companies signed an agreement with Saudi Aramco for setting up the world’s largest refinery complex at Nanar in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri, locals on Saturday started drummed up support…
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), April 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to the Maoist youth to shun their guns and join the mainstream for development in which the government would protect their rights. “I…
Ranchi, April 14 (IANS) A Class 8 student in Jharkhand was abducted by three youths at gunpoint and gang-raped in Gumla district for two days about a fortnight back, the victim told the police on…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The United States has included India in “the monitoring list” of its “major trading partners that merit close attention to their currency practices and macroeconomic policies”. The list is a…
Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said his words and the acts of BJP about Dalit welfare and respect for Dalit…
Bengaluru, April 14 (IANS) High on confidence after registering a win against Kings XI Punjab, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will look for their second win in three Indian Premier League (IPL) ties when they take…
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Popular Punjabi singer Parmish Verma was shot at by unidentified assailants. Punjab Police is investigating two gangsters who claimed responsibility on Saturday for the attack. The “Gaal Ni Kadni” singer was…
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Punjab Police on Saturday remained on high alert in Phagwara town following a clash between the Hindu and Dalit groups over a poster of Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar. Tension prevailed in the…
Rio de Janeiro, April 14 (IANS) Uber on Friday apologised to its 156,000 users in Brazil, whose personal information was leaked in a major data breach in 2016. In an email to the users, the…
Beijing, April 14 (IANS) China on Saturday criticized the joint attack carried out by the US, the UK and France in Syria and said it violated the UN Charter, complicating further the conflict’s solution. Any…
Jammu, April 14 (IANS) The resignations of two BJP ministers in the Jammu and Kashmir government have been accepted and now being forwarded to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, said party’s national General Secretary Ram Madhav…
Moscow/Paris/London, April 14 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday slammed the US and its allies for carrying out a military strike on Syria, saying that Washington was “increasingly exacerbating the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria”…
Jammu, April 14 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who also holds the Home portfolio, on Saturday terminated the services of four policemen accused in the rape and murder of a minor in…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Delhi Police has booked another Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor for allegedly molesting a student, it said on Saturday. A complaint was filed on Friday against Ajay Kumar, a…
Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) The medical test of the 17-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao who has accused local BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar of rape, was conducted at a hospital here on Saturday, an…