Tollywood denies links with spot-fixing
byHyderabad, May 21 (IANS) The Telugu film industry has no links with the IPL spot-fixing scandal, the Telugu film producers council has said. The…
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Indian lorry driver jailed in Singapore
bySingapore, May 21 (IANS) An Indian lorry driver has been jailed by a court in Singapore for causing the death of one person and…
Indian-origin men in New Zealand face gang-rape charges
byWellington, May 21 (IASNS) A woman has given evidence in a court in New Zealand implicating four men of Indian origin of raping her…
Afghan women getting jailed for ‘moral crimes’
byKabul, May 21 (IANS) The Afghan government should take urgent steps to halt an alarming increase in women and girls imprisoned for “moral crimes,”…
Strike against media murders cripples Agartala
byAgartala, May 21 (IANS) A dawn-to-dusk strike called by the opposition Congress Tuesday to protest the killing of three newspaper employees paralysed this capital…
24 killed in road accidents in Uttar Pradesh
byLucknow, May 21 (IANS) At least 24 people were killed and over 50 injured in three separate accidents in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday, police said….
Pappu Yadav released from jail
byPatna, May 21 (IANS) Four days after the court acquitted former RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on charges of killing CPI-M leader…
Reggaeton star Yomo unhurt in shootout
bySan Juan, May 21 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Rican reggaeton star Yomo was unhurt in a shootout that occurred Monday on a busy highway in San…
Another arrest in IPL spot fixing case
byNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Former Ranji player Baburao Yadav is the latest to be arrested for spot fixing in the Indian Premier League,…
Oklahoma City faces second deadly tornado in 13 years
byWashington, May 21 (IANS) A devastating tornado in the Oklahoma City suburbs in southcentral US, that has killed at least 51 people, including seven…