Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) The Indian High Commission has been granted consular access to death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh who was admitted to a Lahore hospital Friday after a murderous attack on him by fellow prisoners in Kot Lakhpat jail, a media report said. The India High Commission has been [...]

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the capital Saturday with the minimum temperature settling at 22 degrees Celsius – two notches below average for this time of year. The weather office has forecast a clear day ahead. “A clear day lies ahead for the capital. [...]

Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) A case of attempt to murder has been registered against the two prisoners who viciously attacked Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail, a media report said. A case of attempt to murder has been registered against main accused Aamir and Mudassar, [...]

Washington, April 27 (IANS) Miffed over the brief detention of his Urban Development Minister Azam Khan at Boston airport, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav skipped a Harvard University event they had come to participate in. Instead, UP Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani took the duo’s place in a panel discussion [...]

Agra, April 27 (IANS) Renewed demands have been made for granting heritage status to Agra, which is home to three World Heritage monuments – the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri – and several other historical structures. This will protect and conserve historical buildings, old havelis, structures, water bodies, [...]

Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) A medical board has been constituted to treat Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh who was admitted to the ICU of Lahore’s Jinnah Hospital after a murderous attack on him by fellow prisoners in Kot Lakhpat jail Friday, a media report said. “A high-powered medical board [...]

Rome, April 27 (IANS/AKI) An Italian legal expert has criticised India’s top court for ruling that a national anti-terror body will continue to probe the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fisherman, meaning the pair could face the death penalty. “India is continuing to violate international law and [...]

Rome, April 27 (IANS/AKI) A 27-year-old man died in Italy’s Sicily region after a pensioner opened fire at him, allegedly mistaking him for a burglar. The critically injured man was rushed to hospital after the shooting, which took place near the eastern Sicilian village of Mascali. Police detained a 69-year-old [...]

Berlin, April 27 (IANS) A 74-year-old gunman shot the mayor of a German county dead before killing himself, police said. The shooting took place Friday in Hamelin-Pyrmont county in Lower Saxony, Xinhua reported. Police confirmed that county mayor Ruediger Butte was shot dead by the gunman who then turned the [...]

Moscow, April 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s largest airline Aeroflot misspent 13.9 billion rubles (over $443 million) in 2010-2011 and the first nine months of 2012, according to an Audit Chamber report. Auditor Sergei Ryabukhin said at a meeting of the Federation Council’s Rules Committee that Aeroflot misspent 8.5 billion rubles [...]