Nearly 50 dead bodies found in river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh; probe ordered
Nearly 50 bodies were found in the revered River Ganga in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district after which the administration has ordered probe. Dogs, crows and vultures dug into bodies as they had reached the bank due to low water level, posing major environment challenges in the areas under Unnao... read more »
Indonesia investigators hope to get clues to AirAsia crash in days
Jakarta/Surabaya: Indonesian investigators began examining on Wednesday the black box flight recorders from an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed more than two weeks ago, and hope to unlock initial clues to the cause of the disaster within days. Divers retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice... read more »
SC sets aside order staying Salman Khan’s conviction in black buck po...
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s fate seem to be on a roller coaster ride, in a setback for the actor, the Supreme Court has set aside Rajasthan High Court order keeping in suspension conviction of the actor in black buck case. Reports suggest that Apex Court has asked High Court to... read more »
Pakistan hangs seven more convicts
ISLAMABAD: Seven more convicts were hanged in Pakistan on Tuesday taking the total number of executions to 17 since December last year, a media report said. The hangings took place in Karachi, Sukkur, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi jails, Dawn online reported. The executed terrorists were Behram Khan,... read more »
Saradha chitfund scam: Entire Bengal will burn if Mamata Banerjee is arrested, says TMC MP
Kolkata: A prominent member of the West Bengal’s ruling party Trinamool Congress has threatened of dire consequences in the event of his party chief and Chief Minister Mamata... read more »
Defence agents to be legalised by mid-February: Manohar Parrikar
In an interaction with journalists late Tuesday night, he also said that the ministry is thinking of giving conditioned and limited approval to dealing with banned firms, and a ban has been... read more »
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis likely to go for cabinet expansion soon
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is likely to undertake the cabinet expansion next month. This was revealed by Minister for Cooperation and Marketing Chandrakant Patil on Tuesday. “ The... read more »
Explosion in Auto-Parts Plant in China Kills 17, Xinhua Reports
An explosion at an auto-parts factory in southern China’s Guangdong province killed 17 people and injured 20 others, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Blasts were heard at about 9:30... read more »
IS Releases Interview With Captured Jordanian Pilot
Kasaesbeh’s jet crashed last week in a rural area in Syria’s Raqqa province, the group’s stronghold. Jordan is one of several Arab countries taking part in a U.S.-led coalition to... read more »
