Teacher goes to jail over threat to kill Bangladesh PM
Dhaka, June 27 (IANS) A teacher of a leading Bangladeshi university was sentenced in absentia to seven years in prison Thursday for issuing threat…
Over 100,000 rescued, 1,800 still stranded in Uttarakhand
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Persistent efforts over the past more than 10 days have succeeded in the evacuation of more than 100,000 people,…
Uttarakhand dead may total 5,000: ActionAid
New Delhi: As the search and rescue operations come to a close in most parts of flood-hit Uttarakhand, ActionAid said today that the fatalities…
Sujatha Singh set to be next foreign secretary
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) A decision on India’s top diplomat is imminent and the choice is likely to be Sujatha Singh, currently Indian…
No disease outbreak in Uttarakhand: Health minister
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) No disease outbreak has so far been reported from any part of flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi…
Achuthanandan’s son appears before vigilance probe team
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) V.A. Arunkumar, the son of CPI-M veteran V.S. Achuthanandan, Thursday spent over three hours before a vigilance team probing specific…
BJP decision taking back Yeddyurappa likely Saturday
Bangalore, June 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s central leaders may take a decision Saturday on taking back the party’s former leader B.S. Yeddyurappa,…
Narayanan backs state poll panel for moving Supreme Court
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Thursday backed the State Election Commission’s decision to move the Supreme Court seeking adequate security…
Pakistan forms panel to probe Musharraf’s Emergency rule
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan has formed a high-level committee to investigate the Emergency rule former military ruler Pervez Musharraf had imposed, Interior Minister…
Lifestyle eroding women’s resilience to heart disease: Doctors’ survey
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) A new survey shows that changing lifestyle has exposed women to the risk of cardiovascular diseases, shattering the popular…