CAIRO: A car bomb near an Egyptian state security building and courthouse wounded at least 29 people early on Thursday, state television said. Security sources who inspected the site of the blast in Shubra al-Khaima, a Cairo suburb, said there was a burned-out vehicle and crater. Comments on Twitter indicated the blast, which heavily damaged the face of the state […]
» Read moreSebastian Coe has won a four-year term as president of the governing body for track and field and has been given an immediate mandate to restore the image of an IAAF hierarchy grappling with a doping controversy. The 58-year-old Coe received 115 votes to Sergei Bubka’s 92 in the election Wednesday to replace 82-year-old Lamine Diack of Senegal, who stood […]
» Read moreSamajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, said that “a rape by four people was not practically possible,” on Tuesday. “One person commits a rape and four are named in the complaint. Kabhi aisa ho sakta hai kya? Aisa practical hi nahin hai. [Can such a thing happen? It is impractical Is that even possible?]” asked Mr. Yadav, while emphasizing […]
» Read moreThe Central Bureau of Investigation registered a disproportionate assets case against former Telecom Minister A. Raja, his wife, brother and 14 others. The former Union Minister has been accused of acquiring disproportionate assets worth Rs.27.9 crore, through his relatives and close associates, during 1999-2010. Among those named as accused are Mr. Raja’s wife Parameswari, brother Parmesh Kumar, close associate C. […]
» Read moreBerhampur: As many as 3,434 students of government-run residential schools in Kandhamal district of Odisha have tested positive for malaria. “The affected students have been administered drugs. The health officials are keeping a watch on their condition,” said Kandhamal district collector Yamini Sarangi. Blood samples of 19,767 students of 214 residential schools run by ST and SC development department in […]
» Read moreMumbai: Son of an MP from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly robbed of Rs 1.50 lakh in cash by a callgirl and her driver in suburban Santacruz here, police said on Tuesday. The victim lodged an FIR against the duo at Vakola police station yesterday alleging that the incident occurred on the night of August 16 after he had hired the […]
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