Tremors felt in Delhi, Srinagar
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Tremors were felt in Delhi, Srinagar and other parts of north India following a 5.7-magnitude quake Wednesday afternoon, an…
Crime
Indian in US given jail for selling drugs
byNew York, May 1 (IANS) An Indian in the American state of Indianapolis has been sentenced to three years in jail for selling drugs…
SC commutes death penalty for two murders
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty of Mahindra Nath Das who was convicted for…
Pakistani Taliban newly energised monster, says daily
byIslamabad, May 1 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban is a monster that has been newly energised during the elections, a prominent daily said Wednesday, worried…
Six Maharashtra policemen killed in road crash
byNagpur, May 1 (IANS) At least six policemen were killed and three injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree in Maharashtra’s Amravati district…
US urges releasing jailed Ukrainian ex-premier
byWashington, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US Tuesday called on Ukraine to release Yulia Tymoshenko, the jailed former prime minister and a leader of…
Obama vows closing Guantanamo detention facility
byWashington, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to make a new push to close the American military detention facility at…
Six dead, 420,000 affected by rain in China
byBeijing, May 1 (IANS) At least six people have died and over 420,000 affected in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang region due to floods and…
Three NATO soldiers killed in Afghan blast
byKabul, May 1 (IANS) Three NATO soldiers were killed Tuesday in a blast in restive southern Afghanistan, the military alliance said in a statement….
Obama defends FBI, praises Russia after Boston bombings
byWashington, April 30 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Tuesday defended the performance of law enforcement authorities including the FBI and praised the Russian side’s…