Security forces arrest 65 suspects in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: With security forces working round the clock to apprehend anyone linked to banned outfits, 65 suspects were arrested from different areas of Peshawar during the last 24 hours, Radio Pakistan reported on Friday. Police sources said 15 of the arrested suspects were Afghan refugees. Arms and... read more »
Chinese Man Seeks $2.4 Million For Wrongful Death Sentence
BEIJING: A Chinese man who was freed after six years on death row following a wrongful murder conviction is seeking $2.4 million in compensation, state-media said today, amid public anger over the country’s flawed legal system. Nian Bin, a former food-stall owner who was convicted of... read more »
Drug racket case: Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia at ED offic...
Jalandhar: Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Friday questioned Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia in Jalandhar with regard to a multi-million rupee international synthetic drugs racket busted last year. Majithia, who is the younger brother of Union Minister for Food Processing Harsimrat... read more »
200 Mahadalits convert to Christianity in Bihar, Chief Minister seeks probe
After Bhagalpur and Munger, it was turn of Bodh Gaya where in a village 200 Mahadalits converted to Christianity on Christmas Day. Chief Minister Jitan Manjhi, who himself is from the community and from the same district, has sought a probe into the event. About 200 Mahadalits from 40 families of... read more »
High-fruit diets can worsen depression
The consumption of a diet high in fructose throughout adolescence can worsen depressive and anxiety-like behaviour and alter how the brain responds to stress, the findings... read more »
Nepal bus crash death toll rises to 47 as more bodies found
Emergency workers found three bodies immediately after the crash in mountainous Jajarkot district on Thursday, and pulled another 44 from the wreckage of the bus over the... read more »
Iran nuclear deal: With deadline looming, US tells Iran to consider extending talks
The U.S. told Iran on Sunday that it’s time to consider extending nuclear talks, in the first formal recognition by Washington that frenzied last-minute diplomacy may not be enough to... read more »
Kenya Says It Has Killed Around 100 al-Shabaab Fighters
Extremists hit in retaliation for the slaying of 28 travelers on Saturday Kenya says it has killed around 100 al-Shabaab militants after pursuing them into Somalian territory. The deaths... read more »
Adani Power buys Avantha’s 600 MW plant for Rs 4,200 crore
MUMBAI: India’s largest e-commerce player Flipkart has closed a $500-600 million fresh financing round led by its existing large investors at a massive pre-money valuation of $10 billion,... read more »
