Dubai-bound Air India flight returns to Thiruvananthapuram airport

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) A Dubai-bound Air India flight made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport soon after taking off on Sunday, officials said.

Air India, in a statement, said that the emergency landing was due to an issue…

Manipur horror: Freedom fighter's 80-year-old wife burnt alive amid attack

Imphal, (IANS) In another horrifying case of ongoing ethnic violence reported from Manipur after the parading of two naked women in Kangpokpi district on May 4, the octogenarian widow of a freedom fighter was locked inside her house and it set on…

SC stays ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque till 5 p.m. Wednesday

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that a Varanasi court’s direction allowing an extensive survey of the Gyanvapi mosque by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will not be enforced till 5 p.m. on Wednesday, saying that “some…

K’taka Cong leader Hariprasad raises banner of revolt, challenges CM Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka infighting has come out in open with the Congress MLC and influential leader B.K. Hariprasad, who missed the cabinet berth, challenging the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and calling upon the backward classes to unite to know…

Woman priest in MP alleges molestation, threatens self-immolation near CM's house

Bhopal (IANS) A woman priest in Madhya Pradesh has alleged molestation by three male priests of a shrine in Indore and threatened to immolate herself if no action is taken against the accused.

The sadhvi claimed that she made several attempts…

Manipur violence: Mizoram govt orders 'enhanced security' for Meiteis in Aizawl

New Delhi (IANS) In view of the deteriorating law and order situation in Manipur where Zo and Kuki communities, who share ethnic ties with Mizos, have been targeted, the Mizoram government has ordered enhanced security for the Meitei population.

Manipur women assault case : Another accused held

Imphal (IANS) With one more arrest, the total number of arrests in connection with the parading of two disrobed women in Kangpokpi district on May 4, has risen to five.

Police said that the fifth accused was arrested from Thoubal district this…

Thackeray assures all help, rehab, jobs to weeping survivors of Raigad tragedy

Raigad (IANS) Scores of survivors of the devastating hillslide tragedy met Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray even as the death toll in Irshalwadi increased to 25, here on Saturday.

Many of the 95-odd villagers,…

Hyderabad police busts Rs 712 cr Chinese investment fraud, 9 held

Hyderabad (IANS) Hyderabad police on Saturday claimed to have detected Rs.712 crore investment fraud by Dubai-based Chinese operators and arrested nine people in this connection.

Hyderabad Police Commissioner C. V. Ananda said the nine accused…

Yasin Malik security lapse case: Delhi prison authorities suspend four officers

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Delhi prison authorities have suspended four officers in Yasin Malik security lapse case, an official said on Saturday.

On Friday, the prison authorities had launched a probe after Jammu and Kashmir Liberation…