Maoists blow up rail track in Jharkhand
byRanchi, April 7 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway track in Jharkhand to enforce a two-day shutdown called by them to protest the…
Crime
Alison remembered, after Sarah Groves’s murder
bySrinagar, April 7 (IANS) The tragedy that struck Sarah Groves of Guernsey (UK) Saturday as she was holidaying in Kashmir has brought back memories…
Fine imposed on convicts to help stop ragging: Kachroo
byShimla: The fine imposed on four convicts punished for the 2009 ragging death of Himachal Pradesh medical student Aman Kachroo will be used for…
Six more arrests in Thane building collapse case
byMumbai, April 7 (IANS) Swooping down on those responsible for the Thane building collapse which claimed 74 lives, the police have arrested six people…
Child recovered from under Thane rubble opens eyes
byThane, April 7 (IANS) The four-year-old miracle survivor of Thursday’s Daighar building crash in Thane finally opened her eyes to harsh reality Sunday, and…
Acid attacks: New law hikes punishment, but doesn’t help victims
byNew Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Four sisters, in their 20s, were injured when two men on a motorcycle sprayed acid on them with a…
Woman doctor held for selling newborn in Russia
byMoscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman doctor at a maternity clinic in Russia was detained by police when he tried to sell a…
120 tonnes of radioactive water leak from Fukushima
byTokyo, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 120 tonnes of radioactive water has leaked from the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the plant’s…
50 alleged Nazi guards face jail in Germany
byMoscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Fifty men in their 90s may face prison terms in Germany over allegations of their service as guards at…
Corpse goes unnoticed for weeks in Moscow street
byMoscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Spelling an unpleasant end to the winter, a woman was found stabbed to death in Moscow, with the corpse…