New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped by four men, of which three have been arrested, police officials said Wednesday. One of the accused was known to the victim and had called her at an isolated place in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area Tuesday evening. The woman was raped in turns by […]
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday expressed its displeasure over Sushil Ansal’s going to the US for treatment without taking a prior nod from the court before which the Uphaar fire tragedy case is pending. Taking serious note of Ansal leaving the country without the court’s consent, the apex court bench headed by […]
Canberra, March 26 (IANS) The search for any signs of the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft in the Australian Search and Rescue Region is set to resume around 8 a.m. Wednesday, the Australian Maritime Safety Authorities (AMSA) said. Weather conditions improved in the area Wednesday and according to AMSA the search is split into three areas within […]
Sanaa, March 26 (IANS) Yemeni security forces have managed to free two Italians working for the UN office in the capital Sanaa, hardly over two hours after they were kidnapped earlier Tuesday, officials said. After brief clashes the security forces arrested the kidnappers at a checkpoint near the presidential palace area in south Sanaa. They were […]
Washington, March 26 (IANS/EFE) The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported Tuesday that the immigration form plan presented by Democrats in the House of Representatives would reduce the US budget deficit by $900 billion over the next 20 years. The CBO estimates that approving the bill – virtually identical to the bipartisan measure passed by the Senate […]
Geneva, March 26 (IANS/ITAR-TASS) Russian foreign ministry’s representative at the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday criticised the European Union and the US for being short-sighted in their approach to the presence of ultra-nationalists in Ukraine’s executive power bodies. “This approach is hard to explain,” said Roman Kashayev, who is leading the […]
Los Angeles, March 26 (IANS) Model Kate Upton likes to look alluring and sexy, but she says she is aware of where to draw the line so that she does not come across as “cheap and cheesy”. “It’s just part of my personality, and maybe some things I took too far, but I like being sexy,” […]
Damascus, March 26 (IANS) The Syrian army Tuesday thwarted rebels’ offensive against a key military observation site in the northwestern province of Latakia, inflicting hefty losses upon the rebels, the state media reported. The army foiled the attack on the 45 Observatory, a military observation tower atop the al-Turkman mountain in Kasab, Xinhua quoted the report […]
Copenhagen, March 26 (IANS) Four healthy lions at the Copenhagen Zoo were euthanised by injection to make room for a new generation, the media reported Tuesday. The lions were among those who ate the remains of a young male giraffe killed by the same zoo last month because of “inbreeding”, Xinhua quoted Copenhagen Post as saying. […]
London, March 26 (IANS) The shooting schedules of “Noah” took such a toll on actors Russell Crowe and Emma Watson that they joined dance lessons together to divert their minds. The “Gladiator” star shares screen time with Watson in the Biblical epic, but many of their scenes were so exhausting that it left them drained. They […]