Assam musician provided security after ULFA threat
byGuwahati, April 20 (IANS) The Assam government has provided security to the state’s popular singer Zubeen Garg despite his reluctance following the threat from…
Crime
Woman suicide bomber kills five in Pakistan
byIslamabad, April 20 (IANS) A woman suicide bomber blew herself up outside a hospital in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region Saturday, killing five people and…
124 killed, 3,000 injured in China quake (Fifth Lead)
byBeijing, April 20 (IANS) At least 124 people were killed and more than 3,000 others injured Saturday when a devastating earthquake measuring 7.0 on…
Delhi gang-rape: Accused Mukesh dumps absentee counsel
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Mukesh, an accused in the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape, Saturday changed his counsel M.L. Sharma who failed to…
US, Russia may cooperate in Boston probe: Kremlin
byMoscow, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US and Russia might join efforts in the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings if the suspects’ ties…
Five Delhi girls brutalised in April, 393 rapes since Jan 1
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The five-year Delhi girl, brutalised by a neighbour earlier this week, is the fifth minor to have fallen prey…
Indian woman raped, enslaved in Britain for years
byLondon, April 20 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman, said to be an “illiterate” Indian, was beaten, raped and given out-of-date food and passed between three…
Bihar village orders boycott of rapist’s family
byPatna, April 20 (IANS) A village panchayat in Bihar Saturday ordered social boycott of family of Manoj Kumar, 25, who allegedly raped the five-year-old-girl…
UNICEF India condemns rape of five-year-old
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) UNICEF India Saturday condemned the rape of a five-year-old girl here and called for stronger and immediate action to…
Pakistani political party’s office set ablaze
byIslamabad, April 20 (IANS) Unidentified assailants Saturday set on fire an election office belonging to a political party in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi,…