Tension in Punjab prison after inmate’s death
byChandigarh, April 22 (IANS) Inmates of the model jail in Punjab’s Faridkot town clashed with security officials Monday following the death of an inmate….
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China’s big quake scares its giant pandas
byBeijing, April 22 (IANS) A powerful earthquake that rocked China scared the giant pandas and they are now being provided psychological therapy. In the…
Dead rats shut down Japan n-plant’s cooling system
byTokyo, April 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The cooling system for the spent fuel pool at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeast Japan was…
Second rape accused held in Bihar: Delhi Police chief
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Police have arrested a second man for the brutal rape of a five-year-old Delhi girl and he is being…
Brazilian police officers get 156-year sentences
byBrasilia, April 22 (IANS) A Brazilian judge has sentenced 23 police officers to 156 years in prison each for involvement in a notorious prison…
185 killed in weekend gunbattle in Nigeria
byBorno (Nigeria), April 22 (IANS) At least 185 people were confirmed dead in a weekend crossfire between the military and Boko Haram sect in…
Quake impact pushes down Chinese shares
byBeijing, April 22 (IANS) Chinese shares saw slight losses Monday, as Saturday’s quake in southwest China’s Sichuan province weighed on the markets. The benchmark…
Taliban cut off hands, feet of alleged robbers
byKabul, April 22 (IANS) “The Taliban captured us and chopped off our hands and feet,” one of the two victims of the Taliban’s harsh…
Probe ordered into Delhi Police lapses: Shinde
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Monday said an inquiry has been ordered into Delhi Police lapses in investigating the disappearance…
Delhi Police chief says he won’t quit
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Monday said he won’t resign over sex crimes in the city, adding that his…