Scant respect for cyclists, say experts
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Cyclists face a harrowing time on roads as motorists have scant respect for them, said experts who feel that…
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Survivors bring back harrowing tales from the hills
byHaridwar/Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) Akash and his three friends watched in horror as a rain swollen river in Uttarakhand washed away their car, leaving…
62,000 still stranded; PM, Sonia to visit Kedarnath
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Over 62,000 pilgrims and tourists are still stranded in calamity-hit Uttarakhand while 11,000 have been rescued. Prime Minister Manmohan…
60 killed in Nigerian village attacks
byAbuja, June 19 (IANS) At least 60 people were killed in Nigeria Tuesday when some gunmen stormed four villages of Zamfara state early morning,…
Surveillance programmes thwarted terror plots: US NSA chief
byWashington, June 19 (IANS) Two phone and Internet surveillance programmes run by the US National Security Agency (NSA) helped disrupt over 50 potential terrorist…
US, Taliban to have direct peace talks
byWashington, June 19 (IANS) The US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first…
Sex racket busted in Delhi, woman pimp arrested
byNew Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A sex racket was busted here after two Uzbek women who were held hostage for five months in a…
Missing student found dead in Yamuna river
byNew Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A 21-year-old class 12 student, who had been missing for five days, was found dead in the Yamuna river…
Pakistani leader among 29 killed in suicide bombing
byIslamabad, June 18 (IANS) A member of the provincial assembly of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was among 29 people killed in a suicide bombing…
163 people rescued from flooded areas in Uttarakhand, Himachal
byNew Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A total of 163 people were rescued Tuesday from flood-affected areas caused by torrential rains in Uttarakhand and Himachal…