Hollande dismisses environment minister
byParis, July 2 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande Tuesday dismissed Environment Minister Delphine Batho and picked Phillipe Martin to head the country’s ecology affairs….
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Uttarakhand evacuation ends, relief work continues
byDehradun: The massive 15-day effort by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to evacuate stranded people in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand concluded today with the last pilgrim rescued…
UN chief concerned over escalating conflict in Syria
byUnited Nations, July 2 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday expressed grave concern over the escalating violence in Homs, Syria, renewing his call for…
15 killed in wave of Baghdad car bombings
byBaghdad, July 2 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 56 others wounded in a wave of bombings in the Iraqi capital of…
Delhi girl kidnapped, raped by neighbour
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl was kept hostage by a neighbour for four days in a house here and raped, said…
CBI names Bansal’s nephew, nine others in bribery case
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The CBI Tuesday named former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew and nine others, including a then Railway Board…
Tenant kills landlord for property, arrested
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Driven by greed to own a house, a 36-year-old tenant killed his landlord but was arrested after the victim’s…
Dec 16 gangrape: Cops want bus owner as witness
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Delhi Police Tuesday urged a special court here hearing the Dec 16, 2012, gangrape case to call as witness…
Railway bribery scandal: CBI files charge sheet
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla is among the 10 accused named by the CBI in…
Defamation plea against Shinde dismissed
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday dismissed a criminal defamation case filed against union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for his remarks…