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Former Thai monk who founded AIDS hospice gets 50-year sentence for embezzlement

India, Oct. 7 -- A former Buddhist monk who founded a widely praised hospice for people living with HIV/AIDS in Thailand was convicted of embezzlement and money laundering on Wednesday and sentenced t... Read More


Yemen conflict risks spiralling into wider regional crisis

India, Oct. 7 -- Yemen is once again at risk of being consumed by a major civil war, with the escalating conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognised government thre... Read More


SP skips Kharge's INDIA bloc lunch amid concerns over Congress coordination

India, Oct. 7 -- The Samajwadi Party was not represented at a lunch hosted by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for INDIA bloc parties on Wednesday, amid concerns within the SP over a lack of cons... Read More


FIR against Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi over alleged forcible entry into Akashvani Bhawan

India, Oct. 7 -- Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and their supporters for allegedly forcibly entering the Akashvani Bhawan premises d... Read More


Child killed, eight rescued after building collapses in Delhi's Seemapuri

India, Oct. 7 -- A child was killed and eight people were rescued after a four-storey building collapsed in northeast Delhi's Seemapuri area on Wednesday, with several others feared trapped under the ... Read More


BJD stays away from Odisha bandh, maintains equidistance from BJP, Congress

India, Oct. 7 -- The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD on Wednesday decided neither to support nor oppose Thursday's Odisha bandh called by INDIA bloc parties, maintaining its policy of staying equidistant from ... Read More


BRS accuses Telangana Congress MLA of inappropriate conduct with girl student

India, Oct. 7 -- The opposition BRS on Wednesday accused Telangana Congress MLA Malreddy Ranga Reddy of inappropriately touching a girl student while travelling on a state-run bus, an allegation the l... Read More


Hailstorm, rain lash Himachal as yellow alert issued for thunderstorms

India, Oct. 7 -- Hailstorm lashed Shimla and several other parts of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday as light to heavy rain swept the state, while the weather office issued a yellow alert for thunderstor... Read More


TGCSB arrests 101 in multi-state cybercrime crackdown, traces Rs 17 crore

India, Oct. 7 -- The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has arrested 101 people, including 18 women, and traced fraudulent transactions worth Rs 17 crore in a two-week multi-state crackdown on cy... Read More


Former Bengal minister Indranil Sen appears before ED for second round of questioning

India, Oct. 7 -- West Bengal's former minister Indranil Sen appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday for a second round of questioning in a money laundering probe into alleged financia... Read More