US man executed for killing Indian and another person in Oklahoma in 2002
Houston: A 41-year-old man convicted of shooting and killing two people, including an Indian, in the US state of Oklahoma in 2002 was executed on Thursday. Michael Dewayne Smith was executed by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in…
6 killed in roof collapse in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: At least six persons of a family, including two children, were killed after the roof of their room collapsed in northwest Pakistan on Monday, officials said. The tragic incident occurred in the Raghzai area in the South Waziristan tribal…
21 killed in two fire accidents in China
Beijing: At least 21 people, including school students, were killed in two separate fire incidents in China, local authorities said on Saturday. In the first accident, 13 students were confirmed killed in a fire that took place at the Yingcai…
Directorate of Estates sends team to evict Mahua Moitra from govt bungalow
New Delhi: The Directorate of Estates on Friday sent a team of officials to evict former TMC MP Mahua Moitra from her government accommodation, an official said. Earlier this week, the DoE issued an eviction notice to Moitra, who was…
Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister forms committee to ensure ‘smooth conduct’ of Feb 8 polls
Islamabad: Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has constituted a seven-member committee mandated with ensuring the smooth conduct of the February 8 general elections already impaired by allegations of “pre-poll rigging”, according to a media report. According to a…
10 killed in coal mine accident in China
Beijing: Ten people were killed and six others missing after an accident in a coal mine in central China’s Henan Province, local authorities said early Saturday. The accident, a likely coal and gas explosion described as an “outburst”, happened around…
Sheikh Hasina sworn in as prime minister of Bangladesh for fifth term
Dhaka: Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term, days after her Awami League won an overwhelming majority in the general elections boycotted by the main opposition BNP and its allies….
Cipher case: Pakistan court withdraws stay order on Imran Khan’s in-camera trial
Islamabad: A high court in Pakistan on Thursday withdrew its stay order on jailed former premier Imran Khan’s in-camera trial in the cipher case while declaring all proceedings in the case after December 14 as void and invalid. Justice Miangul…
India-UK to cooperate, co-create, co-innovate: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India envisions an enriching defence partnership with the UK focussed on co-creation as he co-chaired a UK-India Defence Industry CEOs Roundtable with his British counterpart Grant Shapps here. The roundtable was attended by…
11 family members found dead at home in northwest Pakistan
As many as 11 members of a family, including children and women, were found dead in their house in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in a case of suspected poisoning reportedly due to a domestic dispute, police said on Wednesday….
