Sarpanch fired upon, injured in Kashmir
bySrinagar, April 28 (IANS) A sarpanch in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district was injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire at him Sunday evening, police said….
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Girls’ hostel warden arrested for seeking sexual favours
byJaipur, April 28 (IANS) The warden of an educational institute for visually challenged children was arrested Sunday for seeking sexual favours from the 15-year-old…
Srinagar police patrol escaped grenade attack
bySrinagar, April 28 (IANS) A police patrol party in Srinagar had a narrow escape Sunday after a grenade was hurled at it from a…
Suspect dead in Ghaziabad police lockup, kin allege torture
byGhaziabad, April 28 (IANS) A suspect in a robbery-cum-double-murder case was found dead Sunday in a police lockup here, hours before he was to…
Sarabjit condition slips; family pleads for help, prays (Roundup)
byLahore/Amritsar, April 28 (IANS) With doctors in a Lahore hospital saying that chances of survival of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was…
Pakistani Taliban justify attacks on liberal parties
byIslamabad, Apr 28 (IANS) Pakistani Taliban Sunday justified attacks on the country’s three liberal parties for what they called the parties’ secular approach and…
Hamas arresting Islamic fighters in Gaza, say families
byGaza, April 28 (IANS) Families of Palestinian Salafi Muslims held in Hamas prisons gathered in Gaza City on Sunday, demanding the Hamas government to…
Tragic end for Bengal’s stunt world record holder
bySiliguri, April 28 (IANS) A stuntman who held the Guinness World Record for covering the longest distance on a zip wire hanging by a…
Child killed in Pakistan blast
byIslamabad, April 28 (IANS) A child was killed and five other people were injured in a blast near a candidate’s election meeting in Pakistan’s…
76 held for oil theft in Nigeria
byAbuja, April 28 (IANS) Nigerian troops operating in the oil-rich Niger delta region have arrested 76 suspects and seized two boats used for oil…