Two tourists kidnapped in Egypt
byCairo (EFE) Two foreign tourists were kidnapped Friday while travelling in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, a source in the Egyptian security services told EFE. The victims,…
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Chinese NASA worker in US court over computer cache
byWashington (IANS/RIA Novosti) A former Chinese contractor with the NASA has appeared in a US federal court after he was arrested following an attempt to…
Pakistan not preventing terror attacks from its territory: SC
byNew Delhi (IANS): Noting there was a Pakistani hand in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, the Supreme Court Thursday said the neighbouring country was violating its…
Punjab Police busts terror plot, arrests three
byHoshiarpur (IANS): A terrorism plot was busted with the arrest of three people, including the mother and sister of a Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) leader…
Mumbai cop’s beating: Two legislators sent to police custody
byMumbai (IANS): Two Maharashtra legislators surrendered Thursday to the Mumbai police after they were booked for assaulting a policeman at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan…
Cancellations hit Kashmir tourism
bySrinagar (IANS) The prevailing law and order situation has dealt a serious blow to tourism in Kashmir as hoteliers, travel agents and houseboat owners say…
Hero to heroin: It’s a k/o for Vijender
byChandigarh (IANS) Till a week ago, international boxer Vijender Singh was seen in his native state of Haryana as a sports star, a youth icon…
Odisha minister resigns, daughter-in-law complains of harassment
byBhubaneswar (IANS) Odisha’s minister for housing and urban development, law, and information technology, Rahunath Mohanty, today resigned after his daughter-in-law accused him of torturing her…
Italian mayor offers to host fishermen’s children
byRome (IANS/AKI) The mayor of Taranto, home of one of the marines at the centre of a row with India over the killing of two…
Another suicide in Tihar
byNew Delhi (IANS) Three days after a Delhi gang-rape accused was found hanging inside Tihar Jail here, a 30-year-old female prisoner committed suicide Thursday afternoon…