Man commits suicide after killing colleague in China
byBeijing, June 9 (IANS) A man Sunday jumped from the third floor of a building in China after killing a woman labour union leader,…
Crime
14 Sri Lankan fishermen killed in storm
byColombo, June 9 (IANS) At least 14 fishermen were killed while 36 others went missing after a storm lashed several parts of Sri Lanka…
Daughters-in-law chop off hands of molester father-in-law
byPatna, June 9 (IANS) Enraged over repeated attempts by their father-in-law to sexually assault them, two women in a Bihar village chopped off the…
PM to hold all-party meet on Maoists
byNew Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold an all-party meet Monday to finetune the government’s strategy to deal with Maoists,…
1,100 women in Pakistani jails
byIslamabad, June 9 (IANS) Of nearly 75,000 prisoners lodged in various jails in Pakistan, around 1,100 are women, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan…
21 child beggars rescued in Pakistan
byIslamabad, June 9 (IANS) At least 21 child beggars have been rescued by a child protection agency in Pakistan’s garrison city of Rawalpindi, a…
Delhi hotels prioritise security for women guests
byNew Delhi, June 9 (IANS) From eva rooms, lady butlers to restricted elevators and only women’s wings – Delhi’s hotels are going the extra…
Three political workers gunned down in Pakistan
byIslamabad, June 9 (IANS) Three political workers – two associated with the Awami National Party (ANP) and one with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) –…
China’s former railway minister stands trial
byBeijing, June 9 (IANS) China’s former railway minister Liu Zhijun stood trial in a court here Sunday on charges of bribery and abuse of…
Quake hits Philippine Islands
byHong Kong, June 9 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Philippine Islands region Saturday night, the US Geological Survey said….