Delhi building collapse leaves dreams, lives shattered

New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Naim and Rashid were fortunate to escape the worst of the Delhi building collapse early Saturday that claimed ten lives. However, the tragedy took away their family and all hopes for a bright future together. For Naim, it was a shock when his sexagenarian father Mohammad Sharif, a tailor, broke the […]

Indian restaurant owner arrested in US

Washington, June 28 (IANS) An Indian national has been arrested in the US for threatening to kill his employee’s infant daughter, a media report said Saturday. According to the police, 51-year-old Vijay D’souza, who owned Taste of India restaurant in Chesterton in the US state of Indiana, entered his employee’s apartment Tuesday and threatened to kill […]

UN pledges to help Kenya combat terrorism

Nairobi, June 28 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday said the world body is determined to work with the Kenyan government in combating terrorism. “It is my hope that under President Kenyatta’s leadership, Kenya will enjoy prosperity, peace, harmony and security,” Xinhua quoted Ban as saying here. Ban was here to attend a UN Environment Summit […]

Toll in GAIL pipeline blast rises to 17, probe begins

Hyderabad, June 28 (IANS) The death toll in Friday’s explosion in a GAIL pipeline in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district Saturday rose to 17 while a high-level committee began its probe. Two injured, including a five-year-old girl, succumbed at a hospital in Kakinada Saturday, taking the toll to 17. The explosion and fire in the pipeline […]

Paswan asks Bengal to implement Food Security Act in 3 months

Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Rejecting the West Bengal government’s plea to extend by six months the deadline for implementing the Food Security Act, union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Saturday said the scheme will have to be implemented within three months. While the deadline for implementing the National Food Security Act was July […]

Six tea estate workers die of malnutrition in Bengal

Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) At least six workers of a closed down tea estate in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district have died from malnutrition in the last six days, an official said Saturday. All the six workers belong to the now closed Raipur tea estate on the outskirts of Jalpaiguri town. “The deaths have been due to […]

Rakhi Sawant joins RPI, challenges Raj Thackeray

Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Bollywood actress Rakhi Sawant Saturday joined the Republican Party of India (RPI) as the national executive president of its women’s wing. “I am not scared of anyone… If required, I am ready to contest the forthcoming Maharashtra assembly elections against (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief) Raj Thackeray,” Sawant said soon after joining the […]

Army called in to beef up security at Pakistani airports

Islamabad, June 28 (IANS) In the wake of incessant militant attacks at airports across the country this month, Pakistan’s army and paramilitary forces Saturday have now been given charge of security at the airports in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and Peshawar, a media report Saturday said. The forces would assist Airport Security Forces (ASF) in effectively securing […]

SRK meets Kashyap

Rreports have been rife from a past few months that Shah Rukh Khan will team up with Anurag Kashyap on the venture, Alwyn Kalicharan. For the same, Anurag has reportedly met the superstar a few times at his home in Bandra (W), as well as in London (that meeting was apparently arranged by Anushka Sharma). But ask […]

Angry Piggy Chops!

One of the most famous and desirable actress in Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra has her fans throughout the world PC has always loved to with her doting fans on Twitter and she constantly posts pictures of herself to keep her followers updates. But recently the actor got miffed by some unwanted attention she got while she was enjoying some ‘me’ […]