Rifts surface in Kashmir’s separatist ranks
bySrinagar: A storm of sorts has hit the separatist camp in Kashmir with a senior leader publicly accusing colleagues in the movement of building “palaces…
Crime
EU steps up fight against cigarette smuggling
byBrussels, June 7 (IANS) The European Commission has adopted a package of measures to fight against illegal tobacco trade, in particular cigarette smuggling. The…
Meghalaya governor seeks information on fake PhDs
byShillong, June 7 (IANS) Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary Thursday asked CMJ University vice-chancellor Chandra Mohan Jha to clarify his stand on the issue of…
Court blocks Akhilesh move to free accused in terror cases
byLucknow, June 7 (IANS) In a major blow to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Friday…
Murders rise in Guatemala
byGuatemala City, June 7 (IANS/EFE) The 2,597 homicides committed in Guatemala in the first five months of the year represent an increase of 9…
China attributes deadly factory blaze to negligence
byBeijing, June 7 (IANS/EFE) The Chinese government has said that the fire at a poultry plant that killed 120 people and injured 77 was…
Mexico’s ex-president says he’d grow pot if it was legal
byMexico City, June 7 (IANS/EFE) Vicente Fox, who served as Mexico’s president from 2000 to 2006, said he would grow marijuana if it was…
Four staffers killed in Mumbai IndusInd Bank blaze
byMumbai, June 7 (IANS) Four young staffers of the IndusInd Bank were burnt to death in a major fire that broke out after an…
Maoist leader surrenders in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, June 7 (IANS) An area deputy commander of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist has surrendered in Odisha’s Sambalpur district, police said Friday….
Eight die as bus rolls into gorge in Himachal
byShimla: At least eight people were killed today when a private bus carrying more than 35 passengers skidded off the road and fell into a…