Woman dragged through street, beheaded in Saudi Arabia for ‘murdering...
Riyadh: In what could send chills down one’s spine, a Burmese woman, who resided in Saudi Arabia, was publicly beheaded in Islam’s holy city of Mecca on allegations that she had killed her stepdaughter, reports stated on Saturday.In a video which was posted on YouTube, Layla bint Abdul... read more »
Gunman in Paris arrested after he surrendered, two hostages freed, says pol...
Gunman was mentally unstable According to TV reports, the gunman who had taken two hostages at a post office in Colombes, a city in northwestern Paris, was mentally unstable over a failed relationship. According to French media there was no terror link to the attack. The gunman is known to police... read more »
Nine censor board members follow Leela Samson, quit
Nine members of the censor board have reportedly quit in support of chief Leela Samson, who resigned on Friday alleging government’s interference. In their resignation letter written to the information and broadcasting ministry, the members said they wanted to step down because the... read more »
Air India pilot assaults engineer inside cockpit, flight gets delayed
An Air India pilot assaulted an engineer inside cockpit at Chennai airport, according to TV reports. The pilot pushed the engineer while they were inside the cockpit as the latter went inside to get his diary signed. Twenty five passengers are still at Chennai airport and are likely to miss their... read more »
Attack on journalists at Hisar: Supreme Court to hear plea on Monday
The plea filed by a group of media persons has sought punishment for “erring police officials” for resorting to lathi charge “without caution and care”. It has also... read more »
Supreme Court urges state govts to give incentives to family with girl child
Emphasising upon a need to assure people that the State would take care of the girl child, the Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the state governments to give incentives to every family with a... read more »
Congress adjournment notice on black money rejected in Lok Sabha
A notice by the Congress to bring an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha on the issue of black money was rejected by speaker Sumitra Mahajan Wednesday. She, however, agreed to look into the... read more »
Hawks circle over Iran talks extension
WASHINGTON – Buoyed by the failure of the US and five other powers to reach a comprehensive agreement with Iran over its nuclear program after a week of intensive talks, pro-Israel... read more »
Indian Railways team in China for Delhi-Chennai bullet train
BEIJING: An Indian Railways team is in China to chalk out plans for conducting feasibility study to build the 1,754 km-long Delhi-Chennai high-speed train corridor, world’s second largest... read more »
