Sushma Swaraj meets Bangladeshi counterpart
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali here in New Delhi on Saturday. The Bangladesh Foreign Minister, who is in New Delhi for the third meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission, had recalled the historical,... read more »
13 Get 20 Years in Prison for Ordering Gangrape of Tribal Girl in Bengal
LABHPUR: A court in West Bengal has sentenced 13 people to 20 years in prison over the gang-rape of a tribal girl at Labhpur village in the state’s Birbhum district in January this year. The 13 men were part of a kangaroo court that had ordered that the girl be gang-raped as... read more »
Al-Qaida affiliate in Syria kills captive Lebanese soldier
9:53 P.M. The Nusra Front, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, has killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security sources and a statement on Twitter said on Friday. The statement, distributed by an account affiliated with the group, said the soldier had... read more »
MH17 crash: 225 victims now identified
Around 225 victims of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have now been identified. The Dutch ministry of security and justice Friday said that out of 14 more who have been identified, seven were Dutch, Xinhua reported. At the request of the embassies of the countries concerned, the... read more »
Five Odisha teachers suspended for behave badly
Bhubaneswar – At least five teachers from a state-run tribal residential school in Odisha’s Malkangiri district have been suspended after students complained that the teachers... read more »
AAP releases video that shows BJP encroaching its MLAs
New Delhi – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Monday released a video which showed some BJP leaders allegedly poaching AAP legislators in a bid to form the government in Delhi. Accusing the... read more »
Seven booked for threatening forceful conversion
Patna – A case was registered against seven people in Bihar for threatening to forcibly convert a Dalit family, police said Monday. Sitamarhi district Superintendent of Police Nawal... read more »
inconsistent weather impacts tea production in India
Coonoor – uncertain weather, insufficient rains and high temperatures this summer have impacted tea production in India, as evident from 18 million kg (average) lower yield during the... read more »
Romania defeated Greece by 1-0 in Euro 2016 qualifier
Athens – Greece lost to Romania 0-1 in their opening 2016 UEFA European Cup qualifier held at Karaiskaki stadium here. Romanian striker Ciprian Marica scored the match’s sole goal in the... read more »
