- Order reserved on plea against Amar … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 1 hour 34 minutes ago
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A Delhi court has reserved its order till March 1 on a plea seeking a review of a magistrate's order disallowing registration of an abduction … More »Order reserved on plea against Amar …
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A Delhi court has reserved its order till March 1 on a plea seeking a review of a magistrate's order disallowing registration of an abduction case against Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh and others.
- Twelve army soldiers killed in Kashmir … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 9 hours ago
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Eleven Indian Army troopers were killed in two north Kashmir avalanches overnight in Bandipora and Ganderbal districts, an army official said … More »Twelve army soldiers killed in Kashmir …
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Eleven Indian Army troopers were killed in two north Kashmir avalanches overnight in Bandipora and Ganderbal districts, an army official said Thursday.
- Another AMRI hospital director granted … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 1 hour 54 minutes ago
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Gynaecologist and AMRI Hospital director Pranab Dasgupta was Thursday granted bail by a court here in the fire tragedy case at the medical facility … More »Another AMRI hospital director granted …
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Gynaecologist and AMRI Hospital director Pranab Dasgupta was Thursday granted bail by a court here in the fire tragedy case at the medical facility which claimed 94 lives December last year, a lawyer said.
- Viscera sent to FSL in Japanese suicide … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 2 hours 8 minutes ago
Gurgaon, Feb 23 (IANS) The autopsy of Japanese endoscope maker Olympus corporation's managing director here, found dead in an apparent suicide, was performed and the … More »Viscera sent to FSL in Japanese suicide …
Gurgaon, Feb 23 (IANS) The autopsy of Japanese endoscope maker Olympus corporation's managing director here, found dead in an apparent suicide, was performed and the viscera sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) at Madhuban in Karnal, police said Thursday.
- Fishermen shooting: Two Italians' police … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 2 hours 8 minutes ago
Kollam (Kerala), Feb 23 (IANS) A Kerala court here Thursday extended by another week the police custody of the two Italian Marines arrested for shooting dead two Indian … More »Fishermen shooting: Two Italians' police …
Kollam (Kerala), Feb 23 (IANS) A Kerala court here Thursday extended by another week the police custody of the two Italian Marines arrested for shooting dead two Indian fishermen Feb 15.
Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian … Kareem Raheem - Reuters - 2 hours 3 minutes agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Simultaneous early morning attacks on mostly Shi'ite targets across Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens on Thursday in one of the bloodiest … More »Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian …
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Simultaneous early morning attacks on mostly Shi'ite targets across Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens on Thursday in one of the bloodiest days of violence since U.S. troops pulled out in mid-December. The attacks that appeared to pitch al Qaeda-linked Sunni Muslim insurgents against Shi'ites …
- Afghan national jumps from shopping … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 2 hours 23 minutes ago
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A 28-year-old mentally challenged Afghan national, who had arrived in the city three days ago, jumped off a second floor of a shopping mall in … More »Afghan national jumps from shopping …
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A 28-year-old mentally challenged Afghan national, who had arrived in the city three days ago, jumped off a second floor of a shopping mall in Delhi Thursday in what police said was an attempt to commit suicide.
- Petition seeks CBI probe into killings … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 3 hours ago
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) A petition was filed in the Calcutta High Court Thursday demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of two Communist … More »Petition seeks CBI probe into killings …
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) A petition was filed in the Calcutta High Court Thursday demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders, blamed by the Left Front on the ruling Trinamool Congress.
- Kolkata rape: Governor defends Mama … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 4 hours ago
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Thursday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee may have been trying to "defuse the situation" in calling an alleged … More »Kolkata rape: Governor defends Mama …
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Thursday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee may have been trying to "defuse the situation" in calling an alleged rape a "cooked up" incident.
- 4,864 farmers committed suicide in … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 4 hours ago
Bhopal, Feb 23 (IANS) A total of 4,864 farmers committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh in the last four years, Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta said Thursday. More »4,864 farmers committed suicide in …
Bhopal, Feb 23 (IANS) A total of 4,864 farmers committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh in the last four years, Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta said Thursday.
- Happy Italians are being treated well: … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 4 hours ago
Kochi, Feb 23 (IANS) Italy's Deputy Foreign Minister Staffan de Mistura said Thursday that he was happy the way the two Italian Marines arrested for killing two Indian fishermen are being treated.
- Facebook "defriending" led to double … Tim Ghianni - Reuters - Fri 10 Feb, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A Tennessee couple who "defriended" a woman on Facebook were murdered in their home by the jilted woman's father and another man, police said on Thursday. "It's the worst thing I've ever seen," said Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece, who has worked in local law enforcement for 27 years. …
- U.S. says al Qaeda leader Awlaki directed … Jeremy Pelofsky - Reuters - Sat 11 Feb, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki personally directed and approved the attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner which a Nigerian man tried to carry out on Christmas Day in 2009, according to new details released by federal prosecutors on Friday. Awlaki, who was a leader of the militant group's affiliate …
- Pirates kill captain, chief engineer … Reuters - Mon 13 Feb, 2012
ABUJA (Reuters) - Pirates shot dead the captain and the chief engineer on a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria on Monday, an International Maritime Bureau (IMB) official said, the latest in a string of attacks on vessels off the coast of Africa's No. 1 oil producer. "Armed pirates chased and fired upon a drifting bulk …
- SKorean police arrest "pastor" over … Reuters - Mon 13 Feb, 2012
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police have arrested a 43-year-old self-styled church pastor and his wife who confessed to beating their three young children to death in an attempt to cleanse them of their illnesses and sins, police said on Monday. A police statement said the children, aged five, eight and 10, were found …
- Striking police end protest in Brazil … Sergio Queiroz - Reuters - Thu 9 Feb, 2012
SALVADOR, Brazil (Reuters) - Hundreds of striking police officers agreed early Thursday to leave a state assembly house they had occupied for 10 days in Brazil's third-biggest city, easing tensions in a walkout that unleashed a bloody crime wave and cast doubt on upcoming carnival celebrations across the country. There …
- Peru captures wounded Shining Path rebel … Terry Wade - Reuters - Mon 13 Feb, 2012
LIMA (Reuters) - The leader of Peru's leftist Shining Path insurgency was captured on Sunday after being shot in a remote jungle rife with drug trafficking, giving President Ollanta Humala his first major victory against what remains of the rebel group. Artemio, the nom de guerre of Florindo Eleuterio Flores, was flown …
- Iranians' Internet access blocked temporarily … Joseph Menn - Reuters - Tue 14 Feb, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Most computer users in Iran were blocked from accessing email, social networking and other services in recent days, U.S.-based Internet experts said on Monday, raising fears the government is extending the reach of its surveillance on ordinary citizens. Internet service providers presumed to be …
- Police gun down five robbers in Che … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 5 hours ago
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Five young men who allegedly robbed a bank were shot dead in a residential locality here in a sensational midnight gunbattle which also left two policemen wounded, police said Thursday.
- Microsoft India store down after hackers … Reuters - Mon 13 Feb, 2012
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Microsoft India's retail website was down on Monday after being hacked, with a purportedly Chinese group called Evil Shadow Team posting screenshots the hackers said were customers' obscured usernames and passwords found unencrypted on the site. "Microsoft is investigating a limited compromise of the …
Ranchi, Feb 23 (IANS) Police seized 47 sacks of ammonium nitrate … More »Ammonium nitrate seized in Jharkhand