Man loses son in Boston blasts; wife, daughter injured
byWashington, April 17 (IANS) Bill Richard, father of eight-year-old Martin who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings, said he was trying hard to…
Crime
Woman thrashed in Punjab
byLudhiana, April 17 (IANS) A woman was brutally assaulted with iron rods and sticks by a group of men in Punjab’s Ludhiana district –…
40 killed, 300 injured in Pakistan quake, says official
byIslamabad, April 17 (IANS) At least 40 people were killed and over 300 injured in a powerful earthquake that rattled Pakistan Tuesday, an official…
Several injured in Bangalore explosion
byBangalore, April 17 (IANS) Several people were injured in a gas cylinder explosion in a car at a short distance from the BJP office…
`Brazil should decriminalize drug possession’
byRio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS/EFE) Seven of Brazil’s former justice ministers Tuesday released a letter advocating the decriminalization of possession of small amounts…
Indian American marathoner escapes unhurt in Boston blasts
byWashington, April 17 (IANS) An Indian-American marathoner and his family escaped unhurt from Monday’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings. But they suffered hours of anxiety…
Sanjay Dutt gets four more weeks to surrender
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday gave Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt four more weeks to surrender following his conviction under the…
Chinese killed in Boston bombings
byBoston, April 17 (IANS) The third victim in Tuesday’s Boston Marathon blasts has been identified as a Chinese national, according to officials from the…
Blast near Bangalore BJP office, no one hurt
byBangalore, April 17 (IANS) Several vehicles were burnt in an explosion outside the office of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here Tuesday, police said….
Five killed in US drone attack in Pakistan
byIslamabad, April 17 (IANS) At least five people were killed and seven injured Wednesday in a US drone strike in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region…