News from India & World - International Business Times India : page 1644

News

British backpacker allegedly raped, held hostage in Australia for two months

A 22-year-old British backpacker was allegedly held hostage and raped and assaulted multiple times for two months by a man in the remote outback of northern Australia.

Mar 7, 2017

France avalanche: Many feared trapped as 'violent' avalanche hits Tignes ski resort; major search underway

Reports state that a "mass of snow and impacted ice" hit Carline piste in the Val Claret area of Tignes covering "numerous people on the slopes."

Mar 7, 2017

israel india defence ties iai iaf army indian president visit rivlin modi mukherjee taj agra

PM Modi's visit to Israel ignores Palestine: Is that pragmatic policy, or geopolitical misstep?

India is on the verge of shedding its 'also that' policy vis-a-vis Israel and Palestine this year, as PM Modi will only visit Tel Aviv and not Palestine. But Palestine is not the only issue that India needs to address when it comes to Israel.

Mar 7, 2017

Play

Police appeal for help identifying man who threatened Brixton church security guard

Police are appealing for information after a man brandishing knives walked into a church and threatened security staff. The incident happened at the Universal Church of Kingdom of God in Brixton Road, SW9 at approximately 20:30hrs on 13 February. The man walked into the church brandishing two knives and said he wanted to pray. A security guard confronted him and the suspect threatened to stab him. The man then left the premises. The suspect is described as a black man who is around 6ft tall. Anyone who recognises the man shown in the images released, or who has information that may assist the investigation, is asked to called Lambeth CID on 07785 774 447 or the police non-emergency line on 101.

Mar 7, 2017

GN Saibaba given life imprisonment under UAPA Act over Maoist links

The Gadchiroli Police have arrested Saibaba, a professor of English in Delhi University, from his official residence in the university in May 2014.

Mar 7, 2017

In a bid to stop 'lesbian activity' Kerala college bars female students from locking their doors while changing

The students of Upasana College of Nursing allege that the college management has been imposing bizarre rules and fines on them.

Mar 7, 2017

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati

International Women's Day: Why these 6 women will not be having a relaxing IWD at all

A lot of women leaders and politicians are directly and indirectly related to the Assembly elections, and for all of them, International Women's Day this year might not be a gala time with results out on March 11.

Mar 7, 2017

Protests, anger after Tamil Nadu fisherman shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy

The Indian High Commissioner has taken up the matter with the Sri Lankan PM, while the TN government has announced Rs 5 lakh solatium.

Mar 7, 2017

Play

Kim Jong-nam murder: Malaysian police says North Korean suspects hiding inside embassy

Malaysias police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Tuesday (7 March) that North Korean suspects wanted in the murder of Kim Jong-nam – the estranged half-brother of Kim Jong-un – are hiding inside the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur. He also accused Pyongyang of not cooperating with Malaysian police in the murder investigation.

Mar 7, 2017

Now, Malaysia bars North Koreans from leaving the country in a tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic fallout

The Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced the decision of barring North Koreans from leaving Malaysia, just hours after Pyongyang said Malaysians can't leave the nation.

Mar 7, 2017

Maneka Gandhi's curfew remark: Here's 5 other instances of moral policing

Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi said teenagers are "hormonally very challenged" while endorsing curfew in hostels.

Mar 7, 2017

Bhopal train explosion: Blast inside Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train was a terrorist attack, says Madhya Pradesh IG

The Bhopal-Ujjain train explosion took place between the Jabri and Kalapipal railway stations situated near Shujalpur in Madhya Pradesh.

Mar 7, 2017

West Bengal folk singer and Dohar frontman Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee dies in road accident

Popular folk singer dies: The car in which Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee was travelling fell into a difficult-to-access part of the Nayanjuli river in Hooghly, West Bengal.

Mar 7, 2017

Play

US starts to deploy Thaad anti-missile defense system in South Korea

The United States has started the deployment of a sophisticated missile defence system in South Korea to counter North Koreas increasing aggression in the region. Military equipment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) have already arrived in South Korea. The process of deployment began on Monday (6 March) — the same day North Korea fired off four ballistic missiles.

Mar 7, 2017