China’s big quake scares its giant pandas
byBeijing, April 22 (IANS) A powerful earthquake that rocked China scared the giant pandas and they are now being provided psychological therapy. In the…
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Row over Telangana mines for Vizag Steel Plant hots up
byHyderabad, April 22 (IANS) The row over the allocation of iron ore mines of Telangana for Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) hotted up Monday with…
Dead rats shut down Japan n-plant’s cooling system
byTokyo, April 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The cooling system for the spent fuel pool at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeast Japan was…
Lewis Hamilton thrilled with fifth place
bySakhir (Bahrain), April 22 (IANS/CMC) Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was thrilled at finishing fifth in the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. The 27-year-old Hamilton,…
Second rape accused held in Bihar: Delhi Police chief
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Police have arrested a second man for the brutal rape of a five-year-old Delhi girl and he is being…
Brazilian police officers get 156-year sentences
byBrasilia, April 22 (IANS) A Brazilian judge has sentenced 23 police officers to 156 years in prison each for involvement in a notorious prison…
Thomas, Uber Cup Finals to be held in India
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) India will for the first time host badminton’s two premier events, the Thomas and the Uber Cup finals, later…
185 killed in weekend gunbattle in Nigeria
byBorno (Nigeria), April 22 (IANS) At least 185 people were confirmed dead in a weekend crossfire between the military and Boko Haram sect in…
Quake impact pushes down Chinese shares
byBeijing, April 22 (IANS) Chinese shares saw slight losses Monday, as Saturday’s quake in southwest China’s Sichuan province weighed on the markets. The benchmark…
Hamid becomes Bangladesh’s new president
byDhaka, April 22 (IANS) Abdul Hamid was Monday elected unopposed the president of Bangladesh which has been reeling under a violent political stand-off between…