11 killed in schoolkids' van crash in China
Beijing, July 11 (IANS) All 11 people, including eight kindergarten children, were killed after a minivan fell into a pond Thursday in China's Hunan province, rescuers said Friday. The accident...
View ArticleUP launches mobile application for HIV awareness
Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has launched a phone application for iPhone and android users to create awareness about HIV/AIDS, an official said Friday. The application giving details about...
View ArticleThree Odisha coal mines shut over protests
Bhubaneswar, July 11 (IANS) Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL), a unit of the state-run Coal India, Friday shut operations and transportation at three coal mines in Odisha over protests by locals, an...
View ArticleBezbaruah Committee submits report
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Bezbaruah Committee, examining the concerns of people from the northeastern states living in other parts of India, submitted its report to the union home ministry, an...
View ArticleUS economic delegation reaching India July 12
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A US economic delegation led by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service, Arun M. Kumar will be...
View ArticleUS-style poll campaign may not work in Maharashtra: Chavan
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Friday expressed doubts whether a US presidential style of campaigning adopted by the BJP in the last Lok Sabha elections would be...
View ArticleHooda rules out sending HSGPC bill to president
Chandigarh July 11 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Friday said there is no need to send the Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras Management Bill, 2014 to the president for his assent. "The state...
View ArticleMinor raped by neighbour in Delhi
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) An 11-year-old girl was raped by a neighbour in his house here, police said Friday. The rapist has been arrested. The incident happened Thursday evening at Dakhsinpuri area...
View ArticleHC reserves verdict in teacher case against Chautalas, others
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday reserved its verdict on the 2000 illegal teacher recruitment scam in Haryana against former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, his son Ajay...
View Article11 killed in Bangladesh bus accident
Dhaka, July 11 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and 20 injured Friday when an iout-of-control bus ran over pedestrians and then fell into a roadside ditch in Bangladesh. Police said the accident...
View ArticleCourt urges legal provision to deal with child adoption racket
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Taking note of the big racket of illegal sale of children for adoption existing in many parts of the country, a court here has urged the authorities to make it an offence...
View ArticleFour killed, 55 injured in Moroccan building collapse
Rabat, July 12 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 55 left wounded when three buildings collapsed early Friday in Casablanca, the largest city of Morocco, Xinhua reported. The accident...
View ArticleNoida MP's security being assessed
Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh is assessing the security of Noida MP Mahesh Sharma, officials said Tuesday. The Uttar Pradesh government has sought a report from the Noida district...
View ArticleIndian Muslims must stand up to radical ideologies (Comment: Special to IANS)
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has urged the likes of Syed Imam Bukhari and Zakir Naik to go to Iraq and preach peace to ISIS. Sri Sri is not only prodding them to take the responsibility of...
View ArticleUP seeks Rs.30 crores to install CCTVs in buses
Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has sought Rs.30 crore from the central government to install CCTV cameras in its 9,600 buses. The state has sought money from the Nirbhaya fund, created in...
View ArticleHad fruitful meeting with Chinese president: Modi
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that he had a "very fruitful meeting" with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Brazil. "Had a very fruitful meeting with Chinese...
View ArticleBill Clinton arrives in Jaipur
Jaipur, July 15 (IANS) Former US president Bill Clinton arrived here late Monday night to take a look at a lunch programme that feeds over a million school children everyday across the country, an...
View ArticleAkhilesh gets luxury cars, but cuts budget for women's panel
Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) As women's safety continues to be a cause for concern in Uttar Pradesh, here's a shocker: An activist has found that the Akhilesh Yadav government has drastically downsized the...
View ArticleMuggy morning in Delhi
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to a muggy Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature recorded two notches above average at 28.5 degrees Celsius. The humidity was recorded at 80 percent....
View ArticleLawyer shoots at three in Lucknow
Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) Blinded by simmering hostility towards a neighbour, a lawyer late Monday shot at three of his neighbours' family, critically injuring one, police said Tuesday. Superintendent...
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