Eight killed in Dhaka garment factory fire
byDhaka, May 9 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 10 others injured in a fire Thursday at an 11-storeyed garment factory here…
Crime
Tutor held for sexually assaulting 4 boys
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A 57-year-old tutor was Thursday arrested here for sexually assaulting four minor boys who attended coaching sessions in his…
PIA flight takes off from Chandigarh with Sanaullah’s body
byChandigarh: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight took off from Chandigarh airport today evening with the body of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay. Ranjay, who had…
Veteran Maoist leader arrested in Assam
byGuwahati, May 9 (IANS) A Maoist leader who embraced Maoism way back in 1967 has been finally arrested in Assam, police said Thursday. Anukul…
Ex-Tamil Tigers to enter politics in Sri Lanka
byColombo, May 9 (IANS) Former Tamil Tigers who have completed rehabilitation programmes have expressed interest in entering politics, the Sri Lankan media reported Thursday….
Life terms for three in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment three convicts in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress…
Pakistani UN peacekeeper killed in DR Congo
byIslamabad, May 9 (IANS) A Pakistani UN peacekeeper was killed while performing his duties in the strife-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Pakistani…
Life terms for three in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment three convicts in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress…
Sudipta Sen, aides denied bail
byKolkata, May 9 (IANS) Rejecting the bail pleas of Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen and two of his close aides, including Debjani Mukherjee, a…
Ex-Pakistani PM Gilani’s son kidnapped from poll meeting
byIslamabad, May 9 (IANS) Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Haider Gilani was abducted Thursday in a town in Pakistan’s Punjab province…