Washington, April 23 (IANS) The White House said on Thursday that a US counter-terrorism operation in January killed two hostages, one American and an Italian, held by Al Qaeda in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan, Xinhua news agency reported. “It is with tremendous sorrow that we recently concluded that a US government counter-terrorism […]
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Delhi Police have accused the Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders of obstructing their effort to save farmer Gajendra Singh from committing suicide at an AAP rally and have refused to join the magisterial probe ordered by the Delhi government. Police, whom the AAP leadership accused of not doing anything […]
Tripoli, April 23 (IANS/AKI) Masked gunmen on Thursday shot dead television journalist Muftah al-Qatrani in Libya’s eastern port city of Bengasi, the interior ministry said. The gunmen burst into al-Qatrani’s office and shot him in the head. Al-Qatrani, director of private production company al-Anwar, was covering clashes between Islamist militiamen and pro-government forces in violence-wracked […]
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) to proceed with the grading of 41 deemed universities. It noted that the government was framing rules to put in place criteria for the grant of deemed university status and accreditations to the academic institutions that would […]
Guwahati, April 23 (IANS) The highly decomposed body of a maid was on Thursday recovered from the servants’ quarter of an army Colonel in Assam’s Jorhat district, police said. The body of Moonmoon Saikia was recovered from the servants’ quarter at the two-storeyed premises of Lt. Col. S. Sood, a doctor with the Indian Army, […]
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A superlative batting display from Shreyas Iyer (83) and skipper Jean Paul Duminy (78 not out) helped Delhi Daredevils post a strong 190 for four against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here on Thursday. The left hand-right hand combination of Iyer […]
Thiruvananthapuram, April 23 (IANS) The Kerala government has invited film industries across India under its “Visit Kerala” campaign to shoot in the state so that it can promote the state’s picturesque tourist hotspots through movies. “With this collaborative initiative, Kerala Tourism can tap maximum potential out of film tourism by using the Indian film industry,” […]
Bhubaneswar, April 23 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said his government would distribute free medicines for all diseases, including cancer, at state-run health facilities soon. The state government would distribute quality essential medicines through its procurement agency Odisha State Medical Corporation. Taking a review meeting with district collectors through video conferencing, Patnaik […]
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) would appoint chief executive officers in five state associations at its own cost, federation president Praful Patel announced here on Thursday. “AIFF, in an effort to further promote the sport in various states, would be appointing CEOs in five state associations at AIFF’s cost,” […]
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized 21 rare Indian star tortoise valued in excess of Rs.12 lakh from West Bengal while they were being smuggled into Bangladesh, an officer said on Thursday. The seizure was made on Wednesday night from Kalanchi border outpost in North 24-Parganas district. “Challenged by a […]