Iran suspends 20 percent uranium enrichment programme

Iran suspends 20 percent uranium enrichment programme

Iran Monday commenced suspension of its 20 percent uranium enrichment programme, based on its nuclear deal reached with the six world powers, said an official. Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), said Iran would Monday start voluntary suspension of its uranium enrichment programme based on the nuclear deal reached […]

Killed in accident, Indian boy buried in Bahrain

Killed in accident, Indian boy buried in Bahrain

The body of a three-year-old Indian boy, who died after being hit by a car, has been buried in Bahrain. Safvaan Umar Dauadbhai who was run over by a car while crossing a narrow lane in Muharraq, Bahrain’s third largest city, Saturday was buried Sunday, the Gulf Daily News reported. The driver of the car […]

Sanjay Dutt’s parole extended by a month

Sanjay Dutt’s parole extended by a month

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, currently out on parole, got an extension of the parole due to his wife’s illness, here Monday. Dutt, who secured parole Dec 21 from Pune’s Yerawada Central Jail (YCJ), was expected to return to the jail after completing his one-month leave from prison Monday. He had recently submitted an application seeking […]

Kejriwal turns protester in Delhi, Shinde cautions him

Calling himself an anarchist, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday staged a dramatic sit-in with his cabinet ministers and around 1,000 vocal supporters in the heart of the city seeking action against five police officers his government holds guilty. “Yes, I am an anarchist,” thundered the 45-year-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader over a loud […]

Mamata cautions north Bengal youth against violence

Mamata cautions north Bengal youth against violence

Strongly condemning the Jalpaiguri blasts of Dec 26 last year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday cautioned local youth against falling prey to those who incite violence in the name of language. “I appeal to the youth in north Bengal not to take the road shown by those who instigate people in the name […]

Afghan president demands end to US air raids

Afghan president demands end to US air raids

Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has once again called on the US-led coalition forces to end air strikes on residential areas and urged the US to take necessary steps for ensuring durable peace and security in the country. The president issued a statement in this regard Sunday night in the wake of the reported deaths of […]

Nitish attacks Modi, rules out tie-up with Congress

Nitish attacks Modi, rules out tie-up with Congress

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday directly attacked BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi by saying that neither can the 2002 Gujarat riots be forgotten nor people behind it be forgiven. He also ruled out his JD-U’s alliance with the Congress for the Lok Sabha polls. “One thing is certain. Neither 2002 Gujarat riots can […]

Sensex closes 141 points up; IT stocks gain

Sensex closes 141 points up; IT stocks gain

A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Monday gained 141 points or 0.67 percent as information technology (IT) and bank stocks moved up. The 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 21,083.53 points, closed at 21,205.05 points — up 141.43 points or 0.67 percent from its previous day’s close at […]

Boy,8, dies in Kerala after guzzling alcohol

Boy,8, dies in Kerala after guzzling alcohol

An eight-year-old boy died in Kerala after consuming large amount of liquor, said police. According to police, the boy was alone in his home in Kunnikode village and seeing a bottle in his parent’s cupboard, he drank it. “There was no one at home and when the parents returned in the evening yesterday (Sunday), the […]