- India
HC upholds life term of 5 BJP workers for 2006 murder of CPI(M) activist
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has upheld the life sentence of five BJP activists for the murder of a young CPI(M) worker by throwing a bomb at him in Kannur in 2006,…
- India
Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai gets bomb threat; search underway
Mumbai: Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai received a bomb threat via email on Thursday, March 12, amid the ongoing budget session, police said. After being alerted about the threat to blow up…
- Business
Stock markets tumble in early trade on boiling crude oil prices
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Thursday, March 12, as a sharp jump in crude oil prices due to the widening crisis in West Asia weighed…
- India
Rajasthan ACB arrests police constable while accepting bribe of Rs 20,000
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught a police constable when he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a garage owner in Udaipur, officials said on Thursday, March 12.…
- India
Fake website offering Kerala lottery tickets detected, cyber police launch probe
Thiruvananthapuram: A probe has been launched after authorities detected a fake website of the Kerala lottery offering online ticket purchase, police said on Thursday, March 12. The Thiruvananthapuram Cyber Police registered a…
- Hollywood
Kate Winslet in talks to star in ‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’
Los Angeles: Hollywood star Kate Winslet is moving from one fantasy land to another. The actor, who just recently reunited with her “Titanic” director James Cameron for “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” is…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra milk contamination: Death toll rises to 13, seven undergoing treatment
Rajamahendravaram: The death toll in the suspected milk adulteration incident in East Godavari district has risen to 13, while seven persons continue to receive treatment at hospitals in Rajamahendravaram, an official said…
- India
Delhi: Fire destroys parts of Matiala Slum cluster, no casualties
New Delhi: A fire broke out in a cluster of jhuggis and waste material warehouses near the fish market in Matiala village in Delhi, a Delhi Fire Service officer said on Thursday,…
- India
IAF officer found hanging at Raipur residence, probe underway
Raipur: An Indian Air Force (IAF) officer has allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur, police said. Wing Commander Vipul Yadav, 39, was posted in tasks related to anti-Naxal…
- Middle East
India co-sponsors UN resolution denouncing Iran strikes on GCC nations
United Nations: India co-sponsored a resolution in the UN Security Council that condemned the “egregious” attacks by Iran against Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Jordan and demanded immediate cessation of all attacks…
- India
Mirwaiz seeks comprehensive probe into attack on Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief priest of Kashmir, on Thursday, March 12, condemned the attack on former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah, saying the incident needs to be probed…
- India
Disassociate from authors of judiciary chapter, SC tells Centre, states
New Delhi: Acting tough against three experts involved in drafting of a controversial chapter in the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Class 8 social science book containing “offending” contents…














