Maoist threats for Munda, Marandi, Soren
Ranchi : Maoist rebels have reportedly threatened to "teach a lesson" to some ministers - like former chief ministers Arjun Munda and Babulal Marandi and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren - for suppressing their "revolutionary movement".
Police asked to explain cash theft from CM’s office
Shimla : The Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked the state police to explain the Rs.5 million (Rs 50 lakh) theft from the chief minister's office.
TRS legislator remanded to judicial custody
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh legislator Soyam Bapu Rao, facing charges in a human trafficking case, was Friday remanded to judicial custody for two weeks by a local court.
Philippine militant’s kids taken into custody
Manila : Four children of a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist were taken into custody by Philippine military troops early Friday.
Muslims tilt towards BSP
Lucknow : Muslims in Uttar Pradesh appear to have heavily voted for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), deserting the ruling Samajwadi Party, assembly election trends Friday showed.
US general testifies to ignorance in marine massacre case
Los Angeles : A top US general has testified that there was little initial indication that anything was amiss after marines shot and killed 25 civilians in the aftermath of a roadside bomb attack in 2005 in Haditha, Iraq.
Arab League sending delegation for historic visit: Israel
Jerusalem : Israel's Foreign Ministry confirmed Thursday that an Arab League delegation will make an historic first visit to the Jewish State.
Orissa villagers face criminal cases for blocking road
Jajpur (Orissa) : Police have registered criminal cases against over 200 people for causing inconvenience to local people by blocking a road in Orissa's Jajpur district in protest against the death of a minor in a road mishap, official said Thursday.
UN to investigate damage caused by Israel’s apartheid wall
Arab League sending delegation for historic visit: Israel
Pyongyang, Tehran vow to stand up to arrogant global powers
Tehran : Iran will assist North Korea economically and help it otherwise to "stand up to arrogant global powers," an Iranian top official said Thursday.
Four top Maoists arrested in Maharashtra
Mumbai : In a major operation, four top Maoists including one from Mumbai, were arrested for allegedly fanning tension in an upcoming special economic zone in Maharashtra and inciting Dalits to violence.
Hit-and-run killer Pereira moves Bombay High Court
Mumbai : Alistair Pereira, the 21-year-old businessman sentenced to six months jail for killing seven pavement dwellers, Thursday moved the Bombay High Court, seeking his acquittal while challenging his conviction by a fast track court last month.
Eight killed in storm-related incidents in Pakistan
Islamabad : At least eight people were killed and at least 40 injured when storms and heavy rain lashed north-western Pakistan Thursday, the private Geo news channel reported.
Arrested abductor of Patna boy Ankit says he is alive
Patna : The domestic help of six-year-old Ankit, who he allegedly kidnapped April 12 from outside his Patna school, was remanded in five-day police custody after he was produced in a court here Thursday. The accused claimed the boy was still alive and had not been killed as he had said earlier.
Six injured in explosion inside hospital in Assam
Guwahati : At least six people were injured, two of them seriously, in a powerful explosion Thursday inside a hospital in eastern Assam, officials said.
US raid in Baghdad kills eight civilians
Baghdad : Iraq's interior ministry Thursday charged US forces with killing eight civilians during a raid in Baghdad's mainly Shiite Sadr City suburb.
Five hurt in Maoist landmine blast in Orissa
Bhubaneswar : At least five policemen were injured, three critically, in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Orissa's Mayurbhanj district Thursday afternoon.
Indian human cargo drifts to Sweden, deported
By Alfred de Tavares
IANSStockholm : Eight famished and frightened Indian illegal immigrants, container-bound from Belgium to a port in Britain, drifted all the way for three days to the Swedish west coast port of Gothenburg before being deported to Belgium Thursday.
Pakistan readying for new nuke missile deployment: report
Islamabad : Pakistan is preparing for deployment of its next-generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile, says a report by an eminent group of US scientists.
Israel ‘not ready’ to make peace with Syria: Assad
Damascus : Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that the Israeli government was not ready to make peace with Syria, stressing that negotiations must resume from the point they had last reached in 2000.
Andhra legislator surrenders in human trafficking scam
Hyderabad : Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) legislator Soyam Bapu Rao Thursday surrendered in the human trafficking case - the second member of the party to do so. But he claimed he had been falsely implicated.
Indian human cargo drifts to Sweden
By Alfred de Tavares
IANSStockholm : Eight Indian illegals, container-bound from Belgium to a port in Britain, drifted all the way for three days to the Swedish west coast port of Gothenburg before being deported back to Belgium Thursday.
Govt bans sale/purchase of wakf properties
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Mumbai : Government of Maharashtra has imposed a ban on the sale and purchase as well as giving on rent of properties of 25 wakf endowments in the State, and issued orders to maintain status quo in dealing with those properties.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting held in the office of Minister for Wakf and Milk Dairy Alhaj Anees Ahmed. The participants of the meeting include Chief Executive Officer Maharashtra State Wakf Board Abdur Rauf Sheikh and officers of other government departments.
Hi-tech landmines baffle Jharkhand Police
Ranchi : When some Jharkhand cops succeeded in tracing a radio signal-based landmine this week, they considered themselves lucky. For, Maoists in the state are increasingly going high-tech with their landmines, resulting in heavy casualties in the police force.
Syria promises help on Hariri killing case
Damascus : Syria Thursday said it would offer any help to an international tribunal in the case of assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri.
CJ crisis: Gag order on ministers, media
Islamabad : The ballooning judicial crisis in Pakistan has prompted the government to bar ministers from speaking to journalists on the sacking of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, even as the media has been cautioned against maligning judges of the apex court.
Bush extends unilateral sanctions against Syria
Washington : US President George W. Bush has ordered unilateral sanctions against Syria be extended for another year, citing suspected support for terrorism and continued threat to American security, foreign policy and economy.
Karunanidhi asks for CBI probe into Madurai violence
Madurai/Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Thursday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the attack on a newspaper office in Madurai by supporters of his son Azhagiri that left three people dead.
US air strike kills three insurgents in Baghdad
Baghdad : US troops backed by an aerial support Thursday raided Baghdad's eastern neighborhood of Sadr City and killed three insurgents besides injuring three civilians, the US military said.
Maoist leader arrested in Jharkhand
Bihar spiritual leader charged with land grabbing
Patna : A Bihar government agency has filed a police complaint against Asharam Bapu, a Hindu spiritual leader, and his followers for illegally occupying a plot of land here.
Pregnant Palestinian woman shot in the belly by Israelis
Ramallah/Nablus : A pregnant Palestinian woman was shot in the belly during an Israeli military operation on Thursday, Israeli radio reported.
Nepal suicides: Who are they, where did they come from?
Kathmandu : The police of India and Nepal are hunting to unearth the identity and address of a couple who apparently died of a suicide pact in Nepal.
Another boy abducted in Bihar
Patna : Even as kidnapped boy Ankit's fate remains unknown despite an arrest in the case, another boy was abducted from a village in Siwan district, police officials said Thursday.
House of suspended Pakistan judge’s counsel attacked
Islamabad : Unidentified attackers fired a volley of shots at the house of a counsel for Pakistan's suspended top judge in the port city of Karachi early Thursday, but no one was injured, media reports said.
Arrested abductor changes tune, says Ankit alive
Nepal border towns rejoice at Indian ganglord’s death
By Sudeshna Sarkar
IANS
Kathmandu : Indian ganglord Chhote Lal Sahani's dramatic death in an Indian court is being greeted with joy in neigbouring Nepal's border towns, with businessmen distributing sweets to celebrate the end of one of their prime foes.
Three Indian illegal immigrants held in Britain
London : Three illegal immigrants from India, who managed to sneak their way into Britain past border controls in a German delivery lorry, have been arrested in Southampton after they were caught escaping.
Suicide bombing kills three in Afghanistan
Kabul : A suicide bombing has killed three civilians and injured seven in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province, media reports said Thursday.
Fake encounter: Geeta Johri begins probe in Hyderabad
Hyderabad : Gujarat Police official Geeta Johri, who is heading investigations into the 'fake encounter' killings of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kausar Bi in 2005, Thursday began a probe into the role of Andhra Pradesh Police in the case.
Maoist rampage casts shadow on Nepal poll meet
Kathmandu : On the eve of a crucial election meet Thursday, Nepal's Maoists went on the rampage in remote districts, attacking government offices and causing the death of at least one person -- actions likely to further widen the rift between the rebels and the main political parties.
Army admits to staged encounter in Assam
By Syed Zarir Hussain
IANSGuwahati : Admitting that the killing of a youth in Assam last week "was unfortunate", Indian Army officials here Thursday said they have ordered a probe to punish guilty officials involved in the fake encounter.
TRS legislator surrenders in human trafficking case
Hyderabad : A Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) legislator in Andhra Pradesh surrendered Thursday in connection with the human trafficking scam, the second member of the party to do so.
Jauhar University gets minority status
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Lucknow : Mulayam Singh government of Uttar Pradesh adopted, amidst boycott of Opposition parties, the amendment bill granting minority status to Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar University on the last day of Assembly session here Wednesday.
Addressing the last session of the assembly, the chief minister declared an amendment in Muhammad Ali Jauhar Act 2005, granting the Rampur based University minority status.
Syed Shahabuddin resigns from Congress
Many more ‘Shahabuddins’ await comeuppance
By Imran Khan
IANS
Patna : As far as Bihar is concerned, it is just one Shahabuddin down with many more to go. A number of criminals with political links - charged with murders, kidnaps and extortions - are in line for legal retribution.
18 dead in Colombia clashes
Bogota : A bomb attack killed nine police officers in Colombia and nine leftist rebels were killed elsewhere in the country in fighting with the military, officials said.
Central Wakf council meets tomorrow
Yasin Malik urges Vajpayee to support peace process
Pregnant Palestinian woman shot in the belly by Israeli military
1857 revolt is a tribute to Hindu-Muslim unity: PM
Suicide bombing kills three in Afghanistan
TRS legislator surrenders in human trafficking case
Iraq parliament recess bad idea: US officials
18 dead in Colombia clashes
Role of madrasas in the 1857 War of Independence
Dargah Nizamuddin – an abode of spirituality and secularism
On wheelchairs they rallied – to recreate history
UN tribunal reveres Bosnian Serb’s genocide conviction
PK Abdul Azis likely to be next AMU VC
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Aligarh : Though President of the Republic APJ Abul Kalam is entitled to appoint one of the three persons recommended by the Aligarh Muslim University Court as Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor PK Abdul Azis, present Vice Chancellor of Cochin University of Science and Technology is likely to be named as the next VC of this pioneer Muslim educational centre.
Lok Sabha hit again by Gujarat fake killings
Last act of UP assembly: Jauhar University given minority status
“If Muslims aren’t minority, a Muslim can be CM”
Kashmir issue approaching ultimate settlement: PDP
Land scam lands Indian American physician in jail
New York : Police in Florida have arrested an Indian American doctor on charges of defrauding fellow physicians.
Running a library solely for villagers
By Hemant Kumar Rout
IANSBhubaneswar : His passion for books and urge to spread knowledge among villagers led Pradipta Mohanty to start his own library where people could read and borrow books free of charge.
Four killed in Kashmir violence
Srinagar : A soldier and two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were killed Tuesday evening in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
BJP told to strongly condemn anti-minorities CD
New Delhi : In a setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Election Commission Tuesday directed it to strongly condemn a controversial CD for election campaign in Uttar Pradesh in which Muslims had been denigrated.
Six arrested in terrorist plot against US military base
Washington : Six suspected terrorists who allegedly intended to attack at least one US army base in New Jersey were arrested in the plot, federal officials said Tuesday.
Car bomb in Iraqi city kills 45
Baghdad : A car bomb blast in the Iraqi city of Kufa, around 170 km south of Baghdad, Tuesday killed 45 and wounded over 80, police said.
No time frame for Afghan pullout: NATO
Islamabad : North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Tuesday said no time frame can be given for pull out from Afghanistan.
Three Gujarat cops sent to judicial custody
Ahmedabad : The three senior police officials arrested last month for the 2005 staged killing of a Muslim youth were Tuesday sent to judicial custody till May 25.
Supreme Court overrules lower court order against M.F. Husain
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday suspended the order of a court in Haridwar asking police to seize internationally renowned painter M.F. Husain's apartment in Mumbai.
Mammootty for Left youth role in containing communalism
Chennai : Malayalam superstar Mammootty Tuesday stressed that the Gujarat carnage in 2002 "would not have happened" if the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) youth wing had been stronger in that state.
Gujarat staged killings rock parliament again
New Delhi : Parliament was rocked again Tuesday over the 2005 staged killing of a Muslim couple by Gujarat police with various political parties demanding a discussion on the matter, leading to repeated adjournment of both houses.
Iran accepts last-minute compromise in NPT talks
Vienna : In a surprise move, Iran on Tuesday accepted a compromise in the wording of the agenda of a meeting preparing for the renewal of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2010 to avert a collapse of the conference.
Value of Hussain: life, not painting
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UN staff member shot dead in Afghanistan
Kabul : A UN staff member was shot dead Tuesday in volatile Kandahar province of southern Afghanistan, a statement of the UN Assistance Mission said.
Five dead in bomb blast in Philippines
Cotabato City (The Philippines) : Five people were killed and 13 wounded when a homemade bomb exploded Tuesday in a southern Philippine city, police said.
’12 years more, Gulf will have nuclear energy’
Abu Dhabi : It will take Gulf nations 12-15 years to start developing civilian nuclear energy, the foreign minister of Kuwait said Tuesday.
Bhutto triggering rift in Pakistani alliance
Karachi : Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's back-channel diplomacy with the government has reportedly triggered a rift between the two principal elements of a key opposition alliance and it could only be a matter of time before they part.
Municipality acquires Peer Bahram graveyard
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Burdwan : Municipality has acquired part of the historical Peer Bahram graveyard to develop a residential complex over it, causing resentment among the Muslims, reports Urdu daily Akhbar-e-Mashriq here.
UN welcomes reconciliation agreement between Sudan and Chad
30 accused still wanted in Mumbai serial blasts
Mumbai : Even as the final verdict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case is set to be delivered from Wednesday, nearly 30 accused, including key conspirators Dawood Ibrahim and Tiger Memon, are still at large.
Pakistan to fully privatise Haj operations
Islamabad : Pakistan is to fully privatise Haj operations if a pilot project currently underway succeeds, news reports said Tuesday.
16 killed, 70 wounded in Baghdad car bomb attack
Baghdad : At least 16 people were killed and up to 70 others injured Tuesday when a suicide car bomb struck a busy market in the town of Kufa, 160 km south of Baghdad, local police said.
Andhra denies helping Gujarat Police kidnap Sohrabuddin
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh Police Tuesday said it did not provide any help to Gujarat Police in the kidnapping of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kausar Bi, but promised action if any of its officers was named during investigations.
Three killed in Bangladesh accident
Dhaka : Three people were killed Tuesday as a bus rammed into a roadside shop and ran over pedestrians in eastern Bangladesh.
Police said a Noakhali bound bus met with an accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in eastern Comilla district. Thirty passengers and 10 pedestrians were also injured.
10 die in Baghdad car bomb attack
Baghdad : At least 10 people were killed and more than 25 wounded when a car bomb went off at a busy market in Kufa town south of Baghdad Tuesday, police said.
Pakistan indicates forward movement on Siachen
Islamabad : In a possible change in stance, Pakistan has indicated it would be willing to verify troop positions on the Siachen glacier in Jammu and Kashmir as a precursor to resolving the over two-decade standoff on the world's highest and coldest battlefield.
Gujarat killings stall parliament proceedings
New Delhi : The killings of a Muslim man and his wife in cold blood by the police in Gujarat again disrupted both houses of Indian parliament Tuesday after the opposition insisted on a discussion.
Emergency remarks didn’t signal intent: Pakistan minister
By IANS
Islamabad : On the back foot over a threat to impose a state of emergency in the wake of a confrontation with the judiciary, the Pakistani government now says no declaration of intent was implied.
Leave it all to “Passport Baba” and fly abroad
Ranchi : Pin up the photocopy of your passport at the 'dargah' (tomb) of Miskin Shah Baba and just relax - you will definitely get to fly to the country of your choice.
Another pastor threatened in Jaipur
Jaipur : Days after the attack on a priest at his home in Sodala area here, another pastor was threatened by unidentified people and asked to leave his house.
Embassy alleges illegal detention of two Indians in Saudi
Dubai : The Indian embassy in Qatar has lodged a police complaint against alleged illegal detention of two Indians by the managers of a manpower agency.
Lok Sabha adjourned again over fake killings
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was adjourned for a second time Tuesday as Samajwadi Party, Left and Congress MPS continued to insist on a discussion on the fake killings in Gujarat - a request that was disallowed amid bedlam.
Lok Sabha adjourned over fake killings
Frenchwoman jailed in Himachal
Shimla : Caught without travel documents, a Frenchwoman here was sentenced to three months in jail by a Himachal Pradesh court.
Shahabuddin gets life sentence for murder
Patna : A Bihar court Tuesday sentenced Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammed Shahabuddin to life imprisonment for the murder of a political activist in 1999.
Army faces probe for alleged fake killing in Assam
By Syed Zarir Hussain
IANSDoomdooma (Assam) : As Assam saw highway blockades and protests against alleged fake killings for a second day, the state government Tuesday ordered a probe into the army's role in a local villager's death.
Four MNLF militants killed in Philippines
Manila : Four suspected members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) were killed following a clash with Marine soldiers in the southern Philippine province of Sulu before dawn Tuesday, local media reported.
Allocation for minorities fund hiked
New Delhi : The central government contribution to the minorities fund has been raised from Rs.182.9 million in 2006-07 to Rs.700 million for the current financial year, the Rajya Sabha was told Monday.
Five held for duping credit card holders
New Delhi : Five people have been arrested for duping credit card holders by using their card numbers and codes for buying air tickets at Indira Gandhi International airport here, police said Monday.
NATO chief arrives in Pakistan
Islamabad : NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer arrived in Pakistan Monday on a two-day visit largely aimed at tightening efforts in the fight against Taliban insurgents in neighbouring Afghanistan.
Conspiracy to kill Vanzara with polls in mind: Congress
New Delhi : The Congress Monday accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of hatching a conspiracy to physically eliminate controversial police officer D.G. Vanzara to "create a communal situation" before the elections in the state.
28 killed in attack on wedding party in Baghdad
Fallujah : At least 28 people were killed when gunmen attacked a wedding party for a policeman near a town east of Iraqi restive city of Fallujah, police sources said Monday.
Pakistani court halts hearings against chief justice
Islamabad : In a new twist in Pakistan's two-month-old legal crisis, the Supreme Court Monday temporarily barred a panel of judges from hearing allegations of misconduct and abuse of office against suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.
Three more policemen arrested in staged killings
New Delhi/Ahmedabad : Three more policemen of Gujarat's anti-terrorist squad (ATS) were arrested in Ahmedabad Monday as forensic experts finished conducting excavations at the farm of arrested police officer D.G. Vanzara looking for possible remains of Kausar Bi, the wife of encounter victim Sohrabuddin Sheikh.
Women’s outfit opposes sex education in Kashmir
Srinagar : The women's separatist outfit, Dukhtaran-e-Milat (DeM) Monday opposed introduction of sex education in Kashmir schools despite officials having no such plans.
Addressing a media conference here, Asiya Andrabi, the DeM chief said, "We shall oppose tooth and nail the nefarious Indian designs to perpetuate obscenity and vulgarity in the society through the introduction of sex education in schools."
Apex court approves Haj subsidy for 2007
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday allowed the Union government to continue with its Haj subsidy for 2007.
Nine killed, 25 wounded in bus accident in Afghanistan
Kabul : Nine passengers were killed and another 25 wounded when a bus skidded off a road in northern Afghanistan and caught fire, police said.
JKLF to resume ‘safar-e-azadi’ on May 20
Court directs police to arrest Dawood’s sister
Mumbai : A Mumbai court Monday directed the police to arrest Hasina Parkar, sister of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, by May 16 as she is wanted in a case of cheating and extortion.
TADA court summons 23 not guilty on Wednesday
Mumbai : A special court conducting trial of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts has summoned all the 23 who have been found not guilty, including three of the Memon family, to appear before it on Wednesday.
Sheikh Hasina returns home
Dhaka : Bangladesh's former prime minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina arrived here Monday from London after the caretaker government lifted a ban on her returning home.
Man arrested for murdering three people
New Delhi : A 24-year-old man has been arrested here for allegedly murdering three of his accomplices after a fight over sharing money they had fraudulently obtained from banks, police said Monday.
Centre not taking bold stand over Gujarat: CPI-M
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday said the central government has not taken a bold stand against the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government over the "brutal killing of innocents" in engineered encounters.
Fresh violence leaves 25 dead in Baghdad
Baghdad : At least 25 people were killed and over 40 injured in separate violent incidents in Baghdad Monday while six unidentified bodies were also recovered, official sources said.
Russian journalist killed in Iraq
Moscow : A Russian journalist was killed in Iraq when a US convoy hit a ground bomb, the Itar-Tass news agency reported Monday.
Pakistani court bars panel from hearing judge charges
Islamabad : The Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday prevented a panel of five judges from hearing allegations of misconduct and abuse of office against suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.
Order on plea against clean chit to Pandher’s deferred
Ghaziabad : A special court Monday deferred till May 11 its order on a petition against the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) clean chit to Noida businessman Moninder Singh Pandher in the Nithari serial killings.
Former Pakistani minister, parliamentarian in murder probe
Islamabad : Pakistani police were investigating five people, including a former federal cabinet minister and a member of parliament, for involvement in the weekend killing of a rival, news reports said Monday.
Fresh violence kills 20 in Iraq
Ramadi : Two suicide car bomb attacks struck a police station and a busy market near the city of Ramadi in Iraq Monday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 40, a local police source said.
Iranian parliament bans al-Jazeera over Sistani ‘insult’
Tehran : The Iranian parliament has banned the Tehran correspondents of the Qatar-based news network al-Jazeera after the channel allegedly insulted Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Tehran press reported Monday.
Seven killed in Chechnya shootouts
Moscow : Four police officers and three guerrillas were killed in two separate shootouts in the Russian republic of Chechnya, media reports said Monday.
Probe reveals Chhattisgarh Police killed civilians
Raipur : The Chattisgarh Police have admitted that some of their men, busy fighting Maoist guerrillas, killed civilians in cold blood in a village in March.
Desperate BJP plays Ayodhya card in last round
By Sharat Pradhan
IANSAyodhya : A visibly desperate Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken recourse to playing up the Ayodhya temple card for the crucial last round of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly elections ending Tuesday.
Supreme Court stays death sentence in tandoor murder
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday stayed the death sentence awarded to former Youth Congress leader Sushil Sharma for murdering his wife Naina Sahni and disposing of her body in the ovens of a Delhi restaurant 12 years ago.
21 die as Pakistani bus plunges into ravine
Islamabad : At least 21 people were killed and several injured when a bus carrying pilgrims plunged into a gorge in northern Pakistan, media reported Monday.
Parliament adjourned second time over Gujarat killings
New Delhi : Both houses of parliament were adjourned for a second time Monday as Congress, Left parties and Samajwadi Party members disrupted proceedings over the issue of staged police killings in Gujarat.
Bayern fans attack Nuremberg supporters
Wuerzburg (Germany) : Police arrested 73 Bayern Munich fans after they attacked a group of Nuremberg supporters at a highway rest area.
Rocket attack kills one in Kabul
Kabul : A rocket fired by militants killed one person and wounded five people in the Afghan capital early Monday, police said.
Death sentence in tandoor murder case stayed
Hilton devastated by 45-day jail sentence
New York : Socialite heiress Paris Hilton was devastated when a Los Angeles judge decided to sentence her to 45 days in jail for violating a probation order and driving with a suspended license.
Orissa’s poster campaign against Maoist menace
Bhubaneswar : Police in an Orissa district have stepped up their fight against Maoist insurgency with a poster campaign that highlights the latter's atrocities and details a government package for surrendered guerrillas.
Two US soldiers shot dead in Kabul
Kabul : An Afghan soldier shot dead two US soldiers and injured two others in Afghan capital Kabul, the US-led coalition forces said in a statement Monday.
US-Pakistan alliance a ‘bad marriage’: South Asian expert
By Ashok Easwaran
IANSChicago : The US-Pakistan alliance, formed after the terrorist attacks on Sep 11, 2001 as part of the global war against terrorism is an example of a "bad marriage", and Washington should take steps to end it.
Several countries offer to revive Arabic-Persian university
By Imran Khan
IANS
Patna, May 7 (IANS) An Arabic-Persian university in Patna, which is almost in a state of non-existence, might soon overcome the crisis as some West and Central Asian countries have offered funds to revive it.
Advertising in motion aboard a Velotaxi in Berlin
Berlin : They are nimble vehicles, adding a splash of rainbow colour on the roads as they take visitors on tours around the German capital.
Three names proposed for next AMU VC
By TwoCircles.net newsdesk
Aligarh: A Special Meeting of the Aligarh Muslim University Court, the supreme governing body of the University, today recommended a panel of three names to be the next Vice Chancellor.
Top Maoist guerrilla nabbed in Raipur
Raipur : A top Maoist guerrilla leader from West Bengal was arrested Sunday from a railway station here even as Maoists killed two tribals in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur district on suspicion they were police informers.
33 die in Bangladesh due to drought
Dhaka : At least 33 people died in northern Bangladesh in the past two days due to the effects of a rainless summer that has struck the country's rice growing hinterlands, officials and media reports said Sunday.
20 injured in police cane-charge on protesting Left activists
Hyderabad : At least 20 people were injured Sunday when police cane-charged hundreds of protesting Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists in Hyderabad and Tirupati as they attempted to squat on open government lands demanding distribution of land among the poor and landless.
Blast in Guwahati injures 12, including two troopers
Guwahati : At least 12 people, including two paramilitary troopers, were wounded Sunday in a powerful explosion at a busy marketplace in Assam's main city of Guwahati.
Now Bihar under fire for suppressing fake shootout
Patna : The Bihar government is under fire for allegedly suppressing the killing of three brothers in a fake police shootout last year to save the skin of a ruling party legislator even as police claimed they were criminals killed during crossfire.
Iran to consider talks with US
Tehran : Iran Sunday said talks with the US would be considered if it officially asks for it.