Three injured in Kolkata studio fire
byKolkata, April 5 (IANS) Three people were injured while several actors, including Bengali star Rachana Banerjee, had a close shave when a fire broke…
Crime
Donkey bomb kills policeman in Afghanistan
byKabul, April 5 (IANS) A policeman was killed and three civilians were injured when a bomb strapped to a donkey exploded at a police…
Court summons jail official after gang-rape accused alleges beating
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The fast track court hearing Delhi gang-rape case has directed a Tihar Jail official to be personally present in…
Dead SFI leader’s family ‘disgusted’ by Mamata’s comments
byKolkata: Family members of Students Federation of India (SFI) leader Sudipto Gupta Friday expressed disgust over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dubbing his…
Pope wants action against clerics abusing kids
byVatican City, April 5 (IANS) Pope Francis has called for “decisive action” in the fight against the sexual abuse of minors by priests and…
BJP leader’s assault: Police say no case was lodged
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has alleged that she was assaulted by a gang of drunk men in…
48 die in Thane building collapse, two suspended (Roundup)
byThane (Maharashtra), April 5 (IANS) Even as the death toll in Thursday evening’s seven-storey building collapse rose to 48, two officials were suspended Friday…
18 killed in Pakistani security clashes
byIslamabad, April 5 (IANS) Eighteen people, including 14 militants, were killed in clashes in Pakistan’s tribal area of Khyber Agency Friday, Xinhua reported. The…
Doctors, medical students, beat up scribes in Agartala
byAgartala, April 5 (IANS) At least eight mediapersons were seriously injured Friday when junior doctors and medical students beat them up at a Tripura…
Man accused of raping daughter sent to judicial custody
byGurgaon, April 5 (IANS) A 45-year-old businessman, who was arrested for allegedly raping his minor daughter for over three years, was sent to judicial…