Thane building collapse toll rises to 34
byThane (Maharashtra), April 5 (IANS) Rescue efforts in the Shil Phata area of Thane district continued Friday with rescuers so far recovering 34 bodies…
Crime
Lashkar recruits best and brightest from Pakistan: report
byWashington, April 5 (IANS) Terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) recruits from Pakistan’s elite, contradicting “a lingering belief that Islamist terrorists are the product of low…
Indian-American hotel owner Vikram Chatwal arrested
byNew York, April 5 (IANS) Indian-American hotel owner Vikram Chatwal, who’s reportedly been close with American actress Lindsay Lohan, since 2011,has been arrested in…
Thane building collapse toll rises to 29
byThane, April 5 (IANS) The toll in Thursday evening’s building collapse has shot up to 29 as rescuers scrambled through the night to save…
CBI issues notice to former minister Raja Bhaiyya
byLucknow, April 5 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya has been summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…
Man blows up ex-wife to win her back
byMoscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian man lured his former wife to a bomb that injured her when it exploded. He later told…
Russian army ex-officer jailed for selling ammunition
byMoscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A former military commander in central Russia’s Yaroslavl region has been sentenced to two and a half years in…
Two held for trading Russian state jobs
byMoscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police have detained two men suspected of trading in top executive and law enforcement jobs, the interior ministry said….
Syria becoming ‘centre of gravity’ for terrorists
byMoscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syria is turning into a “centre of gravity” for international terrorists as the ongoing civil war between rebels and…
Thane building collapse kills nine
byThane (Maharashtra), April 4 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and dozens injured Thursday as an unauthorised seven-storey building collapsed here, officials said….