The death toll in fierce clashes in Egypt rose to 36 with over 500 injured as fresh violence erupted on Sunday during the funeral of the people killed in the unrest triggered by death sentences given to 21 football fans for a 2012 post-match riot. The bodies, wrapped in white shrouds, were carried in open coffins along the city's main avenue during which a brief burst of gunfire set off...
11:31 PM, Jan 27, 2013
At least 31 people were killed when Pakistan Taliban attacked a pro-government militia, according to reports from the two sides on Saturday, but the Taliban were beaten back after hours of fierce fighting. ...
01:51 AM, Jan 27, 2013
At least 30 people were killed on Saturday when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster, violence that compounds a political crisis facing Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. ...
12:30 AM, Jan 27, 2013
The supporters of former Haryana chief minister and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief Om Prakash Chautala on Tuesday protested outside a Delhi court which is set to sentence the politician and his son in connection with a teachers recruitment scam. The security personnel were forced to lathicharge and throw tear gas shells at the protesters as they tried to break through a barricade. The court has been sealed for ...
10:40 AM, Jan 22, 2013
Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu on Thursday denied the involvement of himself and any of his family members or the ashram run by him in a Rs 700 crore land grab case of Madhya Pradesh and claimed that reports suggesting the same were "baseless" and "untenable". ...
01:25 AM, Jan 18, 2013
Police fired in the air and used teargas to disperse followers of influential cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri who gathered for a protest in the Pakistani capital Islamabad after they clashed with security forces. Footage on television showed policemen in riot gear firing in the air and using batons to push back dozens of supporters of Qadri, who lobbed stones at them. ...
12:10 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Citing shortage of state police personnel, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asked the sporting clubs to arrange for their own security during games. ...
12:36 AM, Jan 12, 2013
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) supporters and close aides of party MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, who has been charged with sedition, criminal conspiracy and other charges for making a "hate speech", clashed with policemen and media persons in Old City of Hyderabad on Friday. ...
02:12 PM, Jan 11, 2013
A day after supporters of the Trinamool Congress and the Communist Party of India - Marxist clashed with each other leaving more than 20 people injured, the two political parties have threatened to hold rallies against each other in Kolkata. The clashes took place at Bamanghata in South 24 Parganas district when the Left supporters were en route to Kolkata for a party rally. ...
08:03 AM, Jan 09, 2013
Around 11 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed during an encounter with Maoists in the Latehar area of Jharkhand on Tuesday. Sources said that around 14 personnel had been injured and they had been airlifted to a Ranchi hospital for treatment. ...
04:51 PM, Jan 08, 2013
The supporters of the Trinamool Congress and Communist Party of India - Marxist clashed on Tuesday in the Bhangar area of South 24 Parganas district when the Left supporters were headed for the Kolkata rally. ...
02:32 PM, Jan 08, 2013
As his family members came to terms with his death, constable Subhash Tomar's brothers accused the protesters at India Gate for their brother's death. Constable Tomar was seriously injured while on duty at India Gate during Sunday's protests. ...
10:31 AM, Dec 25, 2012
When Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos got word of a project at Google Inc to scan and digitise product catalogs a decade ago, the seeds of a burgeoning rivalry were planted. ...
11:07 AM, Dec 24, 2012
Exactly twenty years back, on December 6, 1992, the Babri Masjid was demolished by a frenzied crowd of Hindu right wing forces. In the communal clashes that followed, thousands were killed across the country. ...
11:19 AM, Dec 07, 2012
Exactly twenty years back, on December 6, 1992, the Babri Masjid was demolished by a frenzied crowd of Hindu right wing forces. In the communal clashes that followed, thousands were killed across the country. ...
11:59 PM, Dec 06, 2012
Sectarian clashes broke out in the old city areas on Wednesday after which curfew was imposed in areas under nine police stations. The clashes erupted near Hawal area, a police spokesman said, adding there are no reports of casualty or injury. ...
11:31 PM, Nov 28, 2012
Tension prevailed in Gollapalem village in Garividi mandal of Vizianagaram district following a clash between Telugu Desam and Congress workers in which 15 members from both sides were injured on Sunday morning. ...
02:12 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Prominent Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei warned Saturday of increasing turmoil that could potentially lead to the military stepping in unless the Islamist president rescinds his new, near absolute powers, as the country's long fragmented opposition sought to unite and rally new protests. ...
02:59 AM, Nov 25, 2012
Cairo: Supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi clashed Friday in the worst violence since he took office, while he defended a decision to give himself near-absolute power to root out what he called "weevils eating away at the nation of Egypt." The edicts by Morsi, which were issued on Thursday, have turned months of growing polarization into an open battle between his Muslim Brotherhood and liberals who fear a...
06:38 AM, Nov 24, 2012
