Advani, Modi to skip BJP’s first major Karnataka poll rally Monday
byBangalore, April 7 (IANS) Karnataka’s ruling BJP formally launches its campaign for the May 5 assembly poll with a rally here Monday but, contrary…
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Woman doctor held for selling newborn in Russia
byMoscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman doctor at a maternity clinic in Russia was detained by police when he tried to sell a…
UN disrupting probe into Syria’s chemical weapons: Moscow
byMoscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow believes the UN is disrupting an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria under pressure…
Russian art museum honours its cat guards
bySt. Petersburg, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Reminding of a less-known side to the struggle for fine arts, Russia’s most visited art museum has honoured…
120 tonnes of radioactive water leak from Fukushima
byTokyo, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 120 tonnes of radioactive water has leaked from the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the plant’s…
50 alleged Nazi guards face jail in Germany
byMoscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Fifty men in their 90s may face prison terms in Germany over allegations of their service as guards at…
Four Italian journalists abducted in Syria
byRome, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four Italian journalists have been abducted in northern Syria, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported. A foreign ministry statement said…
Corpse goes unnoticed for weeks in Moscow street
byMoscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Spelling an unpleasant end to the winter, a woman was found stabbed to death in Moscow, with the corpse…
$1 mn allocated for movie embezzled in Russia
byMoscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian investigators suspect that more than 30 million rubles (over $1 million), allocated by the culture ministry for making…
Brian Jones’ death didn’t surprise Rolling Stones
byLos Angeles, April 7 (IANS) Rolling Stones’ drummer Charlie Watts admits the death of his former bandmate Brian Jones in 1969 wasn’t a shock,…