China quake: 4,000 aftershocks recorded
byBeijing, April 24 (IANS) More than 4,000 aftershocks had been recorded since a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook China’s Sichuan province Saturday, authorities said Wednesday. There…
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New-borns christened to remember China quake
byBeijing, April 24 (IANS) Mothers in quake-hit areas in southwest China named their new-borns with characters like “luck” and “quake” to mark their births…
Four Afghan kids killed while playing with bomb
byKabul, April 24 (IANS/EFE) Four children from the same family died Tuesday and another child was wounded when a bomb they were playing with…
Three killed in Dhaka building collapse
byDhaka, April 24 (IANS) At least three people were killed after an eight-storeyed building on the outskirts of capital Dhaka collapsed Wednesday. “Three bodies…
Mother and daughter gang-raped in Bihar
byPatna, April 24 (IANS) Three people have been arrested in Bihar for abducting and raping the mother and sister of a youth as a…
13 injured in Pakistan blast
byIslamabad, April 24 (IANS) At least 13 people were injured when a bomb went off outside a hospital in Pakistan’s southwest Quetta city Wednesday,…
Boston bombing relief fund raises $20 mn
byWashington, April 24 (IANS) A relief fund for the Boston Marathon bombing victims has raised $20 million in just over a week, authorities announced….
Man held for rape bid on teen daughter
byBhubaneswar, April 24 (IANS) A man in Odisha, who had been released from jail six months ago and faces several criminal cases, has been…
Man held in Gurgaon for raping minor stepdaughters
byGurgaon, April 24 (IANS) A man was arrested here Wednesday for allegedly raping his stepdaughters, aged 7 and 14, police said. Sachin, 26, had…
Agra student’s murder: accused sent to judicial custody
byAgra, April 24 (IANS) Two people have been sent to judicial custody in the rape and murder case of a 25-year-old research student at…