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…
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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…
Australian charged in attack on Indian restaurateur
bySydney, June 19 (IANS) Police in Australia charged a man Wednesday in connection with a vicious gang attack on the owner of an Indian…
Court allows lie detector test on Raja Bhaiyya
byLucknow, June 19 (IANS) A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday allowed the investigative agency to conduct a polygraph test…
Australian charged in attack on Indian restaurateur
bySydney, June 19 (IANS) Police in Australia charged a man Wednesday in connection with a vicious gang attack on the owner of an Indian…
Punjab hires private chopper to rescue stranded people
byChandigarh, June 19 (IANS) With hundreds of pilgrims from Punjab stranded near the Sikh shrine of Hemkund Sahib in the calamity-hit Uttarakhand, the Punjab…