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Bangladesh stock markets open higher on week's last trading day

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Trading at the country's stock markets began on a positive note on the last working day of the week, with key indices of both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock ... Read More


Electrician dies from contact with live wire on the job in Jatrabari

, Jan. 22 -- An electrician died on Thursday after being electrocuted while working on the wiring at a house in the Kajla Naya Nagar area of Jatrabari in the capital. The deceased was identified as M... Read More


Jammu Univ employee found hanging from tree in campus

Jammu, Jan. 22 -- An employee of University of Jammu was today found hanging under mysterious circumstances from a tree inside the campus, police here said. The deceased, identified as Balwan Singh (... Read More


3 killed in drone attack on Russian port

Moscow, Jan. 22 -- A drone attack on the Taman port, located on the Black Sea coast in Russia's southwestern Krasnodar Krai region, on Wednesday evening killed three people and injured eight others. ... Read More


Sayyad M. Idris gets 10 years for radicalising youth for Lashkar-e-Taiba

Bengaluru, Jan. 22 -- A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has sentenced Sayyad M. Idris, a resident of Karnataka, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 70,000. ... Read More


Malaysia launches National Defence Industry Policy

Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 22 -- Malaysia has launched the National Defence Industry Policy (NDIP) that aims to reduce its dependence on external parties in matters of security and defence and build a self-re... Read More


Congress urges Delhi govt to declare public holiday, dry day on Ravidas Jayanti

New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- The Congress on Thursday demanded that the Delhi government declare February 1 a public holiday and a dry day on the occasion of Sant Shiromani Ravidas Jayanti, calling it a mark... Read More


Rajasthan govt to introduce bill on 'disturbed areas' in upcoming budget session

Jaipur, Jan. 22 -- The Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP government in Rajasthan will soon introduce a new law, similar to one in Gujarat, aimed at granting the government the power to declare a particular ar... Read More


AP: Three charred alive as private travel bus collides with lorry

Nandyala, Jan. 22 -- Three persons were charred alive when a private travel bus collided with a lorry at Shirivellametta village of Sirivella mandal of the district on Kurnool-Chittoor NH 40 in the we... Read More


Nitish's bonanza for Siwan, projects worth Rs 202 cr launched

Patna, Jan. 22 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced a development package for Siwan district, laid the foundation stone for 40 projects worth Rs 157 crore and inaugurated 31 schemes co... Read More