Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) With a youth succumbing o injuries sustained in firing by security forces, the death toll in the violence in Baramulla town of north Kashmir rose to four Wednesday, police said.
Amir, 24, who had received a bullet injury when security forces opened fire on a mob in Khanpora locality Tuesday evening, died at the Soura Medical Institute here early Wednesday.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo meets July 5-6 to grapple with the worrying problem of sectarianism in its Kerala unit. Few political observers believe it is in a position to act decisively.
London, July 1 (ANI): The Jackson family were left reeling after a private second autopsy on the singer’s body confirmed the appalling findings of the first one.
New York, July 1 (ANI): ‘The Sopranos’ star Drea de Matteo is set to star in ‘Desperate Housewives” for next season, it has emerged.
Bhubaneswar, July 1 (IANS) Four companies of central paramilitary forces posted in Orissa’s Kandhamal district following communal violence last year were withdrawn Wednesday, an official said. They were the last of the central forces posted there to keep the peace.
“The deployment date of the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) personnel was up to June 30. They have now been withdrawn,” Inspector General of Police Arun Sarangi told IANS, adding that an adequate number of state police personnel have replaced them.
Washington, July 1 (ANI): Having sex every day improves men’s sperm quality, an Australian study has revealed.
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) A 28-year-old married man committed suicide in Malda district of West Bengal after being separated from his girlfriend, police said. He had left home to search for her.
Narad Boiragi was admitted to the general hospital in Malda after consuming poison and died there early Tuesday.
By Ashok Dixit
New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): India and Kazakhstan are actively working to finalize the inter-governmental agreement for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, revealed Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to India, Dr. Kairat Umarov, during an interaction with select media on Tuesday evening.
Astana (Kazakhstan), July 1 (ANI): In hosting the two-day Third Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions here from today (July 1 and 2), Kazakhstan and its President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, will promote the key theme of an increased role for religious leaders in building a more tolerant world even as it cuts across national boundaries to globalize.
Astana, July 1 (IANS) India is a very important player in the two-day global conference of faiths and civilisations that opened in this Kazakh capital Wednesday, a top diplomat says.