UK police make 2 more arrests over Manchester bombing Police have arrested two more people and are searching a new site in Manchester suspected of links to the bombing that killed 22 people at a pop concert. Greater Manchester Police said two men were arrested overnight in Manchester and in the Withington area in the…
Police arrest 3 Pak nationals staying in Bengaluru under false identities Police in Bengaluru have arrested three Pakistani nationals, who were staying in the city under false identities, Kumaraswamy Layout. They have also arrested a man from Kerala. According to a report in NDTV, the man arrested from Kerala, Mohd…
Chennai commuters cry for bus shelters With the sun beating down ruthlessly on the city, missing bus shelters from bus stops at various points in the city are only adding to the woes of commuters. Vandalur zoo, a spot for visitors as well as a hub for students and IT professionals, lacks a bus shelter. Other areas like…
Over 30,000 Indians overstayed in US last year: Homeland Security Dept Over 30,000 Indians over stayed in the US last year, according to a new report which said that a total of 1.4 million people from India traveled to the US on various visas in 2016. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) submitted an annual…
Pranab Mukherjee condemns Manchester blast, stands by people in distress President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday strongly condemned the blast in the UK’s Manchester which killed at least 22 people and injured around 59. In a series of tweets, the president said he was shocked to hear of the Manchester blast and…
Why did animal husbandry minister meet VK Sasikala, asks OPS camp Accusing the rival Edappadi K. Palanisami camp of “enacting drama” on booting out V. K. Sasikala from the AIADMK, the OPS camp on Sunday sought to know the reason behind animal husbandry minister P. Balakrishna Reddy meeting the interim general…
Indonesian police detain dozens of men in raid on gay sauna gym in Jakarta Indonesian police detained dozens of men in a weekend raid on a gay sauna in the capital, another sign of growing hostility to homosexuality in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. Police spokesman Argo Yuwono said 141 men were…
Coal scam: Court sentences ex-coal secy HC Gupta, others to 2 yrs in jail Former coal secretary HC Gupta was today awarded two-year-imprisonment by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Delhi in a coal scam case. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parasher also sentenced two senior government officials, KS…
Chennai records 42.6 degree Celsius, hottest since 2014 Chennai on Thursday recorded the hottest day since 2014. According to weather office sources here the city recorded a maximum temperature of 42.6 degree Celsius in Nungmabkkam. The temperature recorded in Meenambakkam was even higher, touching 43.6 degree Celsius,…
A look at Iran’s presidential candidates Iranians head to the polls Friday to vote in the Islamic Republic’s presidential election. The contest is largely seen as a referendum on the incumbent president’s more moderate political stance, which helped pave the way for the country’s nuclear deal with world powers.…