Not a racial attack: Alabama Governor apologises for assault on Indian gran...
Washington: The Governor of the US state of Alabama has apologised for the “unfortunate” use of excessive force by police against an Indian grandfather early this month that left him partially paralysed. Governor Robert Bentley also ordered the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to launch a... read more »
Haiti Carnival float accident kills 16
At least 16 people were killed early Tuesday in the Haitian capital after a man on top of a musical group’s Carnival float was shocked by high-voltage wires above the street, setting off a panic in which dozens of people were trampled, officials said. The accident occurred as thousands of people... read more »
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat after Sakshi Maharaj’s remarks: Our mothers a...
New Delhi: Days after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj made controversial remarks asking Hindu mothers to produce at least four kids, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has reportedly said, “our mothers are not baby factories”.“Hamaari maatayen factory nahin... read more »
Former Iran vice president jailed over corruption charges
The former vice president of Iran, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, who was sentenced to a little over five years in prison for corruption, was transferred to a jail Sunday, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported. According to a verdict by the Iran’s Supreme Court in January, Rahimi is to spend five... read more »
Sunanda murder case: Pushkar’s son, friends may be questioned soon by Delhi Police
After police found nothing conclusively new in the statement Shashi Tharoor’s help, Narayan Singh, gave them, they are drawing up a list of persons Sunanda Pushkar was in touch with in... read more »
Militant group Boko Haram killed around 2000 people in an attack in Northern Nigeria
A small city on the northern border of Nigeria witnessed an Islamic extremist attack by the jihadist group Boko Haram on January 9, 2015. The attack killed as many as 2000 people. The... read more »
France to discuss measures to avert Paris-style attacks
Key members of the French government will meet on Saturday morning to decide on new measures aimed at thwarting a repeat of the attacks in Paris that culminated in a massacre of 12 people... read more »
Spectrum case: Relief to Sunil Mittal, Ravi Ruia
In a relief to Bharti Cellular Ltd. CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia, the Supreme Court on Friday set aside the order of the special court summoning them as... read more »
Jean-Claude Juncker proposes further €1.8bn aid for Ukraine
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