Woman jumps off mall’s fourth floorLUCKNOW - A woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of a shopping mall in Lucknow Thursday evening, police said. Goa house disrupted 4th time over drug nexus probePANAJI - For the fourth time in the last 10 days, the opposition Friday disrupted the Goa assembly proceedings by demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged police-politician-drug mafia nexus in the state. Relatives wait for remains of loved ones as rain slows recovery work from Pakistan plane crash
Rain slows hunt for air crash bodies in Pakistan Ministerial panel on Bhopal for examination of Dow’s liabilityNEW DELHI - The ministerial panel on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy has sought legal scrutiny of the possible criminal and civil liabilities of Dow Chemicals in the world’s worst industrial disaster, triggered by multinational Union Carbide Corporation, which Dow took over in 2001. Moscow breaks second all-time heat record in a week as the city remains shrouded in smog
Moscow sweats as second heat record set MOSCOW — Moscow has broken its all-time temperature record for the second time in a week as the Russian capital sizzles in a stubborn heatwave. Roof-top passengers clash with policeGHAZIABAD - Around 14 policemen and a dozen passengers were injured in a clash at Loni railway station in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district Thursday, when police tried to make over a thousand passengers travelling on the rooftops of a train dismount. Collision likely damaged Japanese tanker in the Persian Gulf says Emirati port official
Tanker probe eyes possible Persian Gulf collision Militants kill 17 security forces across Iraq, including 10 in a Baghdad neighborhood
Militants kill 17 security forces across Iraq Honour killing: Father claims daughter died of medical reasonsCHANDIGARH - The alleged case of honour killing of a 25-year-old research scholar of Panjab University took a different turn Thursday with the woman’s father claiming she died due to medical complications and he had never objected to her relationship with a man of a lower caste. Reward for two behind bomb attack on ministerLUCKNOW - The Uttar Pradesh government Thursday announced a reward of Rs.1 lakh each on the two men wanted in connection with the bomb attack on a minister, in which two people were killed. At least 80 dead after boat capsizes in western Congo, government spokesman says
At least 80 dead after Congo boat disaster NC marine sciences expert says Gulf oil unlikely to reach East Coast as initially projected
NC expert: Gulf oil unlikely to reach East Coast Monsoon rains burst rivers in Pakistan, killing at least 60 in area’s worst floods in decades
Monsoon flooding kill 60, strand more in Pakistan French mother charged with killing eight babiesPARIS - A 45-year-old woman, who is the mother of two grown-up girls, has been charged with the murder of her eight newborn babies in France. Sohrabuddin case: CBI likely to seek 3 months extension from apex courtGANDHINAGAR - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team, which is probing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake shootout, is likely to seek a three-month extension from the Supreme Court when it files its interim report before it on Friday, highly placed sources said. Mother’s death is ruled a suicide in fire in NYC that also killed her 4 children
Mother’s death in NYC fire is ruled a suicide Natwar Singh’s plea opposed in apex courtNEW DELHI - The Directorate of Enforcement Thursday opposed in Supreme Court former external affairs minister Natwar Singh’s plea seeking access to documents on a scam linked to the UN’s oil-for-food programme in Iraq. Militants hit Iraqi security forces, killing 7 in Baghdad’s Sunni district
Militants kill 7 policemen, soldiers in Baghdad Terrorism prime focus of Pune’s first woman police chiefPUNE - Fighting terrorism will remain the biggest challenge, Pune’s new Police Commissioner Meeran Borwankar - the first woman to hold the post - said Thursday. Floods kill over 100 in PakistanISLAMABAD - Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 100 people and injured dozens more in Pakistan’s north-western province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported Thursday. One killed in police firing in West BengalKOLKATA - One person was killed after police fired at a violent mob protesting over a land dispute in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district Thursday, police said. 130 killed in Congo boat accidentKINSHASA - At least 130 people were killed when a boat with 250 passengers on board capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said Thursday. Govt to crash test 55 new vehicles under revamped safety ratings program
Govt to crash test 55 vehicles under new system Delhi youth missing in Amarnath yatra still untracedNEW DELHI - A youth from Delhi, who went missing while on the Amarnath yatra in Jammu and Kashmir ten days back, is yet to be traced. His family members alleged he was drugged and robbed by two policemen, who then left him at a roadside eatery. Burn victim settles with NYC utility in steampipe blast that hurt several, led to 1 death
Victim settles with NYC utility in steampipe blast Aarushi murder: Court to hear father’s plea on media curbsNEW DELHI - An application filed by Rajesh Talwar, father of teenager Aarushi who was murdered along with her family’s domestic help in 2008, seeking to restrain the media from indulging in reckless reporting on the case will be heard Aug 9, the Supreme Court said Thursday. Quake hits PhilippinesMANILA - A strong undersea tremor hit southern Philippines Thursday but no tsunami alert was issued, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. C-17 Plane Crash: 4 Feared Dead4 airmen killed in cargo plane crash during training run at Air Force base in Alaska
4 killed in plane crash at Alaska military base Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in US, 16,000 in Japan, for steering problems
Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in US, 16,000 in Japan Sabotage caused Gyaneshwari derailment: MinisterNEW DELHI - The derailment of the Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express in West Bengal that killed 148 people was due to suspected sabotage, Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa told the Lok Sabha Thursday. Kamat slammed for failure to rein in drug mafiaPANAJI - Legislators across the spectrum Thursday slammed Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat for his failure to rein in the drug mafia suspected to be linked to the police. Emirati port official says Japanese tanker damaged in Persian Gulf was likely in a collision
UAE official: Japanese tanker was in a collision Woman who survived bear attack in Mont. says she played dead to get the animal to leave her
Survivor of Mont. bear attack says she played dead Rescue workers fight heavy rain in search for dead, clues in Pakistan’s worst-ever plane crash
Relatives search for bodies at Pakistan air crash Heavy rains trigger floods, killing 60 in northwest Pakistan; dozens still missing
Rivers burst, floods kill at least 60 in Pakistan Spanish judge reissues arrest warrants for 3 US servicemen in death of journalist in Iraq
Spain reissues US troop warrants over Iraq death Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in US, mostly Avalons, for steering problems
Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in US, mostly Avalons Kachru ragging case: Four accused surrender in courtDHARAMSALA - All the four medical students accused of ragging to death first year student Aman Kachru last year surrendered in a Himachal Pradesh court here Thursday. Official: Water supply safe after floods sweep thousands of chemical barrels into China river
Official: Water safe after chemical spill in China Man posing as Punjab official heldMOHALI - A man posing as officer on special duty (OSD) to a Punjab minister has been arrested and fake identity cards of different government departments were recovered from him, police said Thursday. Toll in Himachal bus accident rises to threeSHIMLA - Rescue workers Thursday managed to retrieve two bodies from the wreckage of the bus that skidded off the road and fell into a swollen rivulet in Shimla district two days ago, officials said. The toll has now touched three. Derek Underwood Died in a Car AccidentGovernment pays farmers to create habitats for birds whose grounds are threatened by oil
Feds, farmers create habitats for migrating birds Sohrabuddin case: CBI pits Tulsi against JethmalaniNEW DELHI - Eminent criminal lawyer K.T.S. Tulsi will appear for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case in which former Gujarat minister Amit Shah has been arrested, a government source said Thursday. Kidnapped Indian farmer in Bangladesh police custodySHILLONG - The Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday said it was in touch with Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) officials for the safe release of an Indian farmer from Meghalaya who was abducted by Bangladeshi nationals. Selling the rings: Olympic dash for cash leads to a few eyebrow-raising sponsorship deals
Olympic committees striking some unusual deals University employee, wife murdered in Kanpur campusLUCKNOW - The bodies of an agricultural university employee and his wife were found Thursday in the campus in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, police said. ‘Probe Goa home minister’s son in Scarlett case’PANAJI - Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik’s son Roy should be probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the death of British teenager Scarlett Keeling, her mother Fiona Mackeown said here Thursday. US judicial panel asked to consolidate more than 300 oil spill lawsuits before single court
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