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7 dead, thousands displaced after heavy rains hit Brazil's Bahia state
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least seven people were killed and thousands displaced after heavy rains hit the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia over the weekend, the regional Civil Defense reported on Sunday.
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US court denies Trump appeal to stop house probe from getting White House
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The US District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit denied former President Donald Trump's bid to prevent the release of White House records from his administration to the US House Select Committee leading a probe into the events at the Capi
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2002 Gujarat riots: SC reserves order on Zakia Jafri's plea challenging SI
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several others in the 20
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Pele returns to hospital after tumour removal
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazilian football legend Pele has returned to the hospital to continue his treatment for a colon tumour.
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Number of 'riots' incidents show declining trend: MoS Home informs RS
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday, in an answer to a Starred Question in Rajya Sabha told the House that there has been a decline in the number of 'riots' in the last three years from 2018 to 2020.
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Nagaland government urges Centre to repeal AFSPA from North East
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], December 7 (ANI): Amid outrage over the killings of 14 civilians in a botched up army operation against insurgents, Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio said that the state government has decided to write to the Centre appealing for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Pow
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2022 Punjab Polls: Amarinder questions Congress decision to appoint Ajay M
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], December 7 (ANI): Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain (retired) Amarinder Singh on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress high command for appointing Ajay Maken, nephew of one of the accused in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, as chairman of the Screening Committee for the next Asse
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Delhi court announces charges against Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): A Delhi court has announced charges against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
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Northeast Delhi violence: Court convicts man for rioting, setting woman's
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Monday convicted a man for being a part of an unlawful assembly who set a house on fire during violence in northeast Delhi last year.
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Nagaland firing: Deputy CM Patton, senior officials visit Mon town to revi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], December 6 (ANI): Two days after an Army unit in Nagaland mistook a group of villagers for insurgents and opened fire, killing 13 civilians in the security operation at an India-Myanmar border district of Mon in the Oting village, Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Yan
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CM Neiphiu Rio demands removal of AFSPA from Nagaland after firing inciden
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mon (Nagaland) [India], December 6 (ANI): Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, on Monday demanded the removal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the state stating that the law has tarnished the image of the country.
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Nagaland Chief minister condemns 'killing of civilians', announces SIT pro
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], December 5 (ANI): Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Sunday ordered a high-level probe into the reported killings of civilians by security forces in Oting village in the Mon district of the state.
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