Efforts on to identify body possibly of Sunil Tripathi
byWashington, April 25 (IANS) US authorities are trying to determine if a body pulled from Providence river is missing Indian origin student Sunil Tripathi,…
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Overseas accounts banned for public officials in Russia
byMoscow, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The lower house of the Russian parliament has passed a bill in its final reading, banning public officials, lawmakers…
28 lawmakers join caucus to support American Sikhs
byWashington, April 25 (IANS) A new bipartisan American Sikh Congressional Caucus has been formed to educate US lawmakers and the general public about Sikh…
Italian politicians held for suspected fraud
byRome, April 25 (IANS/AKI) A treasurer for Italy’s Northern League party has been arrested on charges of fraud and embezzlement while three other politicians…
Pope urges aid for Syria, end to civil war
byVatican City, April 25 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis has called on nations to give humanitarian aid to Syria’s population and end the deadly conflict in…
Man held in Italy for attacking father with axe
byRome, April 25 (IANS/AKI) A labourer was arrested in Italy’s southern province of Taranto after he wounded his elderly father with an axe. Aided…
Two militants killed in Russia’s Dagestan
byMoscow, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police in Dagestan have killed two suspected militants, including a former student of a university in Cairo, the National…
Syrian rebels seeking release of abducted bishops
byAnkara, April 25 (IANS/AKI) The rebel Free Syrian Army is working to release two Orthodox bishops kidnapped near the northern city of Aleppo. The…
Ponting willingly volunteered to sit out at Eden: Rohit Sharma
byKolkata, April 25 (IANS) Mumbai Indians regular skipper Ricky Ponting, who has been struggling with the bat, willingly opted out of the team for…
Injured Kallis’ absence hurt our bowling: Sunil Narine
byKolkata, April 25 (IANS) Observing that 160 was a defendable target, Kolkata Knight Riders’ spinner Sunil Narine Wednesday rued the absence of all-rounder Jacques…