At least 21 people were killed and one was missing when a boat with 43 people on board capsized near Port Blair Sunday, Andamans and Nicobar’s police chief said. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa however put the toll at 28. The accident took place between Ross Island and North Bay near Port Blair. The […]
The Sri Lankan government Sunday accused some diplomats of interfering in the country’s domestic affairs, Xinhua reported. Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that there is a section of the international community that wants to try and force its own agenda on Sri Lanka. The ministry of defence quoted Rajapaksa as saying that major portion of […]
Twelve people were killed and 14 wounded in separate shooting and bombing attacks across Iraq Sunday, police said. In northern Iraq, at least four people were killed and 14 wounded in the afternoon when three car bombs detonated almost simultaneously in separate neighbourhoods in Kirkuk city, some 250 km north of here, a police source […]
“Cut me some slack”, written and sung by Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Kris Novoselic and Pat Smear, won the best rock song trophy at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The ceremony was held Sunday at the Los Angeles Staples Center. The other songs nominated in the category were “God is dead?” By Black Sabbath and […]
Legendary rock band Led Zeppelin’s “Celebration Day” bagged the best rock album trophy at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The gala event was held Sunday at the Los Angeles staples Center. “Celebration Day” documents live performances of the surviving members of the band during their reunion in 2007. The album includes some of their hits […]
Rapper Jay Z and singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake won the best rap-sung collaboration award for “Holy Grail”, while singer Lorde bagged the best pop solo performance trophy for her song “Royals” at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. The gala event was held Sunday at the Los Angeles staples Center. “Holy Grail”, a song about love and […]
Expelled AAP legislator Vinod Kumar Binny will begin a hunger strike here Monday to protest against the Delhi government, who he alleges of not implementing the party’s pre-poll promises. The Aam Aadmi Party’s disciplinary committee Sunday expelled Binny for publicly making false statements against the party and its leadership. Binny will begin his protest at […]
apAn Australian student was raped by a tour guide in Sri lanka’s Ambalagonda town, a media report here said. The student, who was on a study tour to the island nation, complained to police that she was raped by a tour guide under a solitary rock in the beach, according to a report in colombopage.com […]
Pakistani troops Sunday resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir as India was celebrating its 65th Republic Day, an official said. The firing took place in Uri sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district, defence spokesman Lt.Col. N.N. Joshi told reporters in Srinagar. “Pakistani troops fired […]
Two units of Delhi Police are at loggerheads to proceed with the investigation into the mysterious death of union Minister Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar. According to police, the Crime Branch has refused to initiate a probe into the case and it has been transferred back to the South District police. The case was handed […]