Mary Kom wins Gold in light flyweight 48 kilogram category World Championship

New Delhi (IANS) Indian boxing legend M.C. Mary Kom scripted history by clinching a record sixth World Championship Gold medal in the light flyweight 48-kilogram category after outclassing Ukraine's Hanna Okhota 5:0 at the K.D. Jadhav Indoor…

UP Minister demands Army deployment in Ayodhya

Lucknow (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh Minister on Saturday said that the Army should be deployed in Ayodhya to control the situation in the temple town.

Om Prakash Rajbhar, President of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), broke…

15 killed as bus plunges into canal in Karnataka

Mandya (Karnataka) (IANS) At least 15 people drowned on Saturday when a private bus they were travelling in plunged into a canal in Karnataka's Mandya district, police said.

"At least 15 people have drowned as the private…

Search operation launched in Punjab after 4 suspicious men cross border

Chandigarh (IANS) A search operation was launched by the Punjab Police and other security agencies the frontier districts of Pathankot and Gurdaspur after movement of four suspicious men was reported and an abandoned car was found, authorities…

Police rescue six African national in Delhi amidst rumor of being 'Cannibal'

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi Police rescued six African nationals after a mob threatened to attack them following rumours that some "cannibal Africans" had kidnapped a teenage boy in west Delhi, police said on Friday.

The…

Maoist commander killed in Simdega

Simdega (IANS) A Maoist commander was killed in a gun battle with security forces in Jharkhand's Simdega district on Friday, police said.

According to police, the gun battle between the security forces and the Maoists took place…

India protests Pakistan's denial of consular access to Sikh pilgrims

New Delhi (IANS): India on Friday strongly protested Pakistan's denial of consular access to Sikh pilgrims visiting two gurdwaras there on the occasion of Gurpurab - the 549th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev.

"India…

Kovind, Amarinder to lay Kartarpur corridor foundation stone next week

Chandigarh (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said that he and President Ram Nath Kovind will jointly lay the foundation stone of the Kartarpur corridor project in Dera Baba Nanak area of Gurdaspur district on November 26.

2 policemen killed in gunfight near Chinese Consulate in Karachi

Karachi (IANS): Two policemen were killed on Friday in an exchange of fire between a security guard and unidentified assailants near the Chinese Consulate in Karachi, police said.

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Javed Alam Odho confirmed…

6 militants killed in J&K gunfight

Srinagar (IANS): Six militants were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.

Upon receiving a tip-off, the security forces began a search operation in Sekipora village.