SC cancels Karnataka mining leases
byNew Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday cancelled all the mining leases for extraction of iron ore in 49 category C mines…
Crime
Nine bodies found along riverbank in Mexico
byMonterrey (Mexico), April 18 (IANS/EFE) Nine bullet-riddled bodies were found on the banks of the La Silla river in the northern Mexican state of…
Bodies of slain Maoists shifted to Andhra
byHyderabad, April 18 (IANS) The bodies of nine Maoists killed in an alleged gunfight with police in Chhattisgarh forests were shifted to their native…
Video images give first breakthrough in Boston bombing
byWashington, April 18 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, investigators have zeroed in on two men as “possible suspects” who were seen in security video…
Obama accuses senators of buckling to pro-gun lobby
byWashington, April 18 (IANS/EFE) US President Barack Obama Wednesday accused some senators of buckling to pressure from the pro-gun lobby and voting against the…
Two die in US fertiliser plant blast
byWashington, April 18 (IANS) A massive explosion at a fertiliser plant in the small Texas town of West has left at least two people…
FIFA chief condemns terror attack in Boston
byHavana, April 18 (IANS) President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Joseph Blatter has condemned the terror attack targeting the Boston Marathon….
Mississippi man held for poison-laced letters to Obama, others
byWashington, April 18 (IANS) A Mississippi man has been arrested as a suspect in connection with the mailing of three deadly ricin poison-laced letters…
Blast in US fertilizer plant
byHouston, April 18 (IANS) An explosion occurred at a fertilizer plant Wednesday night in the US state of Texas and may have caused dozens…
Six UP cops suspended for custodial death
byLucknow, April 18 (IANS) Six policemen, including an inspector were suspended in Uttar Pradesh after a man facing charges for running an illegal arms…