Key Taliban commander killed
byKabul, April 15 (IANS) A key Taliban commander, identified as Safiullah alias Shafiq, has been killed in Afghanistan’s Wardak province, an official said. Afghan…
Crime
900 kg of heroin seized in Russia this year
byMoscow, April 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Almost 900 kg of Afghan-made heroin were seized in Russia in the first three months of 2013, the Russian…
17 Chinese dead in two fires
byBeijing, April 15 (IANS) At least 17 Chinese people have died in two fire incidents — 13 in a hotel in central China’s Hubei…
Four killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
byIslamabad, April 14 (IANS) At least four people were killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan’s northwest tribal area of North Waziristan Sunday…
Driver sexually assaults minor in bus in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 14 (IANS) A 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a 47-year-old driver in a private bus parked near her house here…
Mobile phone seller stabs wife to death in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 14 (IANS) A mobile phone shop owner Sunday stabbed to death his wife here after an argument over his suspected extra-marital…
A Golden Gecko recovered from traders in Assam
byGuwahati, April 14 (IANS) Guwahati police arrested two people and recovered a Golden Gecko lizard from them, police said Sunday. Geckos are an endangered…
Boat capsizes: Four women drowned in Bihar
byPatna, April 14 (IANS) At least four women drowned and one was missing Sunday after a boat carrying them capsized in the Gandak river…
Three killed by speeding trucks in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 14 (IANS) In one of the most gory accidents in the capital, a motorcyclist was hit and dragged by a speeding…
Congress accuses Akali Dal of doublespeak on Bhullar
byChandigarh, April 14 (IANS) The Congress party in Punjab Sunday termed the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal’s appeal for clemency to Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar…