Teacher burnt alive in Bihar, headmaster surrenders
byPatna, June 1 (IANS) A school headmaster, the main accused in the alleged burning alive of a schoolteacher, surrendered in court Saturday, police said….
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Probe ordered into Goa prison food poisoning
byPanaji, June 1 (IANS) The Goa government has ordered a magisterial probe into a food poisoning incident that claimed the life an inmate of…
Congress discusses passing of food security bill
byNew Delhi, June 1 (IANS) With its flagship National Food Security Bill stuck in parliament, the Congress’ core committee Saturday deliberated on ways to…
Glitch holds up India’s first navigation satellite launch
byBangalore, June 1 (IANS) An electrical glitch in the rocket Saturday forced the Indian space agency to put off its first regional navigation satellite…
Paes-Melzer lose at French Open
byParis, June 1 (IANS) Ninth seeds Leander Paes and Jurgen Melzer were shown the door in the men’s doubles second round at the French…
Minister to head disaster management team for Bangalore
byBangalore, June 1 (IANS) A day after Bangalore was battered by the heaviest rain in 122 years, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday announced a…
5.6 magnitude quake hits Philippines
byManila, June 1 (IANS) An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Mindanao in Philippines Saturday, Xinhua reported quoting the US Geological…
Man involved in murder, extortion arrested in Delhi
byNew Delhi, June 1 (IANS) An accused in several cases of murder, extortion and land grabbing has been arrested here, police said Saturday. Harsimran…
Taliban militant, cop killed in in Afghanistan
byZaranj (Afghanistan), June 1 (IANS) Taliban militants raided the headquarters and police department in Dilaram district of Nimroz province Saturday, leaving two people dead,…
UP opposition slams power hike, demands rollback
byLucknow, June 1 (IANS) Opposition parties and farmers groups in Uttar Pradesh Saturday slammed the Samajwadi Party (SP) government for the recent power tariff…