The DHD(J) militants has attacked a Railway Station in Assam’s North Cachar Hills district in which three persons killed after 12 of their members perished in an encounter with security forces, Police said today.
The Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel) militants attacked Migrain Bisu railway station around 10 pm & opened fire, killed three persons on the [...]
Dhd(J) Militants attacked Railway Station, killed 3 in Assam
FIR lodged against CRPF DIG in Nandigram
Two womens from Sonachura village have filed an FIR against DIG CRPF Alok Raj in Nandigram, alleging that they were molested by him late last night, an allegation the central force officer described as false. Officer-in-charge of Nandigram police station, Debasish Chakraborty said today the women had lodged complaints that they were beaten up & [...]
Fire in Metro rail godown in South Delhi
Metro rail godown’s office in an indutrial area of South Delhi had caught fire last night. The blaze started at around 9:50 pm in the office records sections of the building in Okhla phase I.
A senior official of Fire Fighters said that at least twenty fire tenders were pressed into service, which took almost two [...]
Security forces, Militants clash in Jammu
Militants killed one & wounded three on Sunday, leading to a gunfight with security forces in the Samba sector, 45 km from Jammu.
A senior official of Police said that militants killed Hoshiar Singh & injured his wife Shashi Bala of Keli Mandi in Samba. Police & army units in the area, alerted by the [...]
Pak PM: Sarabjit Singh should be pardoned
Yousuf Raza Gilani the Prime Minister of Pakistan has advised President Pervez Musharraf to pardon Indian death row inmate Sarabjit Singh after reviewing his case.
Yousuf Raza Gilani said in his statement, “I have advised the president that he should stop Sarabjit’s execution & it should be reviewed by the ministries of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Law [...]
Tornado killed 11 in Oklahoma, Missouri
Tornado hit Oklahoma-Missouri border on Saturday in which several people killed & many injured. Severe storms raked the nation’s heart taking at least 11 lives, mangling buildings & trapping people in rubble in the storm-weary region.
At least six people have been killed as the tornado flattened the northeastern Oklahoma town of Picher before the [...]
130 Tibetans protesters arrested in Nepal
Nepalese Police has arrested scores of Tibetan protesters who had chained themselves in small group & tried to march towards Chinese visa & consular office in Kathmandu.
At least 130 Tiebtan protesters have been arrested after they tried to break the police line & move towards the Chinese visa office”.
A senior official of Kathmandu Police said, [...]
Bush’s daughter Jenna Bush gets married
US President George Bush’s daughter Jenna Bush has tied the knot with her fiance Henry Hager in a private company on Saturday. Jenna 26 years old wed fiance Henry Hager 30 years old on Saturday less than one year after he proposed at dawn atop Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park on Maine’s coast.
George Bush [...]
Earthquake struck Taiwan
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck east coast of Taiwan on Sunday morning. There were no immediate reports of any casualties.
Thee earthquake struck at 1:11 a.m. (IST). The epicentre of this earthquake was 99 kilometres southeast of Suao. It struck at a depth of 10 kilometres.
Taiwan, which lies near the junction of two [...]
R R Patil: Appropriate action will be taken against Raj Thackeray
Reacting strongly to Raj Thackeray’s speech on May 03, R R Patil The Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra has said on Saturday that appropriate action will be taken against Raj Thackeray.
The Mumbai police on Thursday sent a notice to Raj Thackeray on his speech delivered on the 3rd of May in which he had once [...]
Former Union Minister Akhilesh Das joins BSP
Former Union Minister Akhilesh Das has joined the BSP in the presence of party cheif Mayawati. He had resigned on Tuesday from Congress as well as the Rajya Sabha blaming the “coterie” around Rahul Gandhi.
Welcoming Das into the party, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister announced that the veteran Congress leader will be the party’s candidate [...]
Heavy rains submerge Port Blair airport
Heavy rains submerged Port Blair airport & cut off air services from the airport on Saturday, stranding passengers & virtually snapping travel links between Andaman & Nicobar Islands & the mainland.
As the airport submerged under water 1.5 feet of water, no flights could land or take off from the airport. The weather officials said that [...]
Maoist leader: We won’t accept Koirala as President
Central Maoist leader Hari Bhakta Kandel “Pratik” has said that his party will not accept Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala as the first President of Republican Nepal. Pratik said, “CPN-Maoist is not going accept Girija Prasad Koirala as the president”.
The Maoist leader’s remark comes at a time when some Nepali Congress (NC) leaders are believed [...]
Indian girl’s murder in UK: Family denies affair with Nalluri Nagaraju Kumar
The family of murdered Indian student V S Jyothirmayi has denied that she had an affair with Nalluri Nagaraju Kumar, the murder suspect. Jyothirmayi’s sister Deepti Priya said that she was not aware of her sister living with Nagaraju at the Handsworth apartment, Birmingham.
Deepti Priya said in her statement, “The news that she was sharing [...]
Goa Police summoned Scarlett’s mother Fiona Mackeown
British teenager Sacrlett Keeling’s mother Fiona Mackeown has been summoned by Goa Police to provide evidence to investigators after she claimed of knowing the identity of the killer.
It comes after Fiona MacKeown told the Guardian a “powerful person with money” was involved in the case. Police in Goa, India, said Ms MacKeown would be [...]
Rice, Pranab Mukherjee meet to discuss Myanmar, N-deal
Condoleezza Rice the US secretary of state & her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee discussed the current suitation in Myanmar & the civil nuclear deal. Sean McCormack the spokesman at Foggy Bottom said, “On Burma, she had spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang. I mentioned Secretary General Ban Ki-moon & she also spoke with Indian Foreign [...]
Bush’s daughter Jenna Bush will marry Henry Hager today
Jenna Bush, daughter of the US President George Washington Bush, will marry a former White House staffer Henry Hager today at the Bush family ranch in Crawford, Texas.
The wedding will be held in privacy, in accordance with the policy Geoge Bush has adopted towards Jenna, 26 years old & her twin Barbara, from the [...]
US: India should take food crisis remark positively
United States has asked India to take the comments which was made by George Washington Bush intake of Indians are contributing to higher food prices, in a positive matter.
Bush senior administrator McCormack said in his statement, “I’ve seen the press reports about this particular reaction & certainly nobody in the US is trying to single [...]
Bomb Blast killed 11 in Sri Lanka
At least 11 killed & 29 injured in a bomb explosion in Sri Lanka’s Ampara District, military said today. Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful bomb killing 11 people & wounding 29 in Sri Lanka’s east late on Friday, a day ahead of a crucial local poll in the area.
The blast took place [...]
First phase of Voting begins in Karnataka
Polling has been began amid tight security in 89 constituencies across 11 districts in the first phase of Assembly elections in Karnataka at 7 am on Saturday. The districts where voting is taking place are: Tumkur, Chikkaballapur, Kolar, Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Ramanagara, Mandya, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysore & Chamarajanagar.
An Election Comission officer said, “Elections are [...]