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Nitish Katara Murder Case: SC rejects Death Sentence Plea
New Delhi, Oct 10: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea by Neelam Katara seeking enhancement of sentence to death for Vishal and Vikas Yadav who have been convicted for murdering her son Nitish Katara in February 2002.
A bench of…
3.0 Magnitude Earthquake jolts New Delhi, NCR at Midnight
New Delhi, Oct 10: Minor tremors were felt in parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region areas on Saturday after an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on the Richter Scale struck.
The tremors were felt around 1:40 a.m. and remained for a…
Music Legend Ravindra Jain dies at 71
Renowned Music Director, Composer and Lyricist Ravindra Jain died at the age of 71. He breathed his last at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital this afternoon. He was suffering from a urinary infection, which caused a problem in his kidney.…
Tunisian coalition wins Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Oct 9: The Tunisian national dialogue quartet, a coalition of civil society organisations, has won the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Academy announced here on Friday.
According to an official statement, the quartet…
Kejriwal sacks Minister Asim Ahmed Khan on Bribery Charges
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has taken moral high ground. Based on an audio sting, he sacked his own Minister Asim Ahmed Khan for taking a bribe of Rs 6 lakh from one builder. "We won't tolerate corruption under any circumstances",…
A.R. Rahman to receive Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award
Mumbai, Oct 9: Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman, who has taken Indian music to global shores, will be honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award here on October 26. The fifth Hridaynath Award will be conferred on Rahman by veteran…
Indian Maid’s Hand chopped off in Saudi Arabia, Sushma seeks Action
A day after it came to light that a Saudi Arabia family chopped off an Indian maid's hand, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has taken strong exception to the incident and condemned it in strong words. She has directed the Indian…
UN official calls Refugee Crisis ‘Crisis of Values’
Geneva, Oct 9: A top international protection expert for the UN refugee agency UNHCR on Thursday warned of growing risks of the lack of commitment from governments worldwide to the core human rights and rule of law principles and called…
Belarus’ Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Stockholm, Oct 9: Belarusian writer and journalist Svetlana Alexievich was on Thursday named the winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for literature. Announcing the prize, Swedish Academy's permanent secretary Sara Danius, called her writing "a…
Hajj Stampede: Indian Death Toll rises to 101; 32 Missing
The death toll of Indians in the Hajj stampede, has gone up to 101, while 32 are still missing. It was confirmed by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today. MoS for External Affairs Gen (Retd.) VK Singh is camping in Saudi Arabia to…