Barasat rapists to be hanged in a month, says Mamata
byKolkata, June 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister said Wednesday her government was determined to “hang” within a month the perpetrators of the gang-rape…
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Thousands missing in Kedarnath, death toll may zoom
byDehradun/Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) Thousands of people are missing following the devastating floods in Uttarakhand, officials said Wednesday, adding the death toll may run…
77 more stranded tourists airlifted in Himachal
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government today continued its operations to airlift tourists stranded for the past four days in Kinnaur district, which has been…
Delhi Plice to get 370 more patrol vans
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi Police will get 370 more Police Control Room (PCR) vehicles next week, said an officer Wednesday. “With the…
BJP asks state units to help in Uttarakhand relief
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Wednesday asked state units to postpone their organisational work and provide assistance…
Radioactive element found in groundwater near Japan n-plant
byTokyo, June 19 (IANS) High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope have been found in groundwater near the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan,…
Duo plead not guilty to murdering Indian in New Zealand
byWellington, June 19 (IANS) Two men accused of murdering an Indian-origin man in New Zealand in January have pleaded not guilty and are now…
CBI registers 13th case in coal blocks allocation
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday registered its 13th case against a Delhi-based private steel firm for alleged…
Yamuna to break 35-year record Wednesday
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna river here will reach 207.7 metres by Wednesday evening, the highest ever recorded…
80 Sri Lankans held while trying to migrate to Australia
byColombo, June 19 (IANS) At least 80 Sri Lankans were detained by the navy Wednesday for attempting to illegally migrate to Australia, the navy…