Garo rebel outfit ‘sentences’ Congress legislator to death
byShillong, May 20 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) has again threatened to kill Meghalaya Congress legislator Limison D. Sangma for not…
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IPL scam: BCCI official meets Delhi Police chief
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The BCCI’s anti-corruption unit head Monday met the Delhi Police chief seeking cooperation in the spot-fixing scandal and also…
Indian jailed in Singapore for prostitution
bySingapore, May 20 (IANS) A 24-year-old Indian man has been jailed by a court in Singapore for managing a prostitution ring. Kothandan Vinod has…
Rights, liberties threatened in Sri Lanka, says rights body
byColombo, May 20 (IANS) Respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated the…
Tourism mafia is everywhere: Russian official
byPanaji: The Russian mafia could be operating in Goa, just as the Indian tourism mafia could be operating in Pakistan, said Russia’s newly-appointed honorary…
Accused in Indian-origin New Zealander’s murder owed money
byWellington, May 20 (IANS) One of the two men accused of burning alive an Indian-origin man in New Zealand Jan 30 this year owed…
Three arrested after fracas near British gurdwara
byLondon, May 20 (IANS) Three men have been arrested after a fracas outside a gurdwara in the city of Norwich in England. Two men,…
Tripura strike Tuesday to protest murders
byAgartala, May 20 (IANS) Opposition parties have called a 12-hour shut-down in Tripura Tuesday to protest the killing of three newspaper employees who were…
Thousands of Taiwanese protest n-power project
byTaipei, May 20 (IANS) About 10,000 Taiwanese took to the streets here Sunday to protest against further development of nuclear power on the island….
50 injured as car rams into public in US
byMoscow, May 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) As many as 50 people were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people participating in a…