Jalandhar : A major tragedy was averted on Monday as fire broke out at the Punjab State Power Transmission Limited (PSPTL) scrap yard adjoining the Indian Oil dump here. No loss of life was reported.Transformers filled with highly-inflammable transformer oil exploded. Army and Air Force officials were roped in to douse the fire. The transformers […]
Washington : The US intelligence has warned of an alarming level of sophistication by al Qaeda and Islamic State bomb-makers, who can plant explosives inside electronic devices which can go undetected by standard screening equipment used at most airports. Multiple US media reports suggested that the terror groups might have used sophisticated airport security equipment […]
Chicago : A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was streamed live on Facebook, police said late Saturday. Chicago police spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a press release that the juvenile suspect faces felony charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault, manufacturing of child pornography and dissemination […]
Washington : It’s Sunday morning, and President Donald Trump is at work, trying to deflect focus away from his Russia troubles, keep hopes alive for Republicans’ plans to repeal and replace Obamacare, and ripping into, no surprises, “fake news media”. “The real story turns out to be SURVEILLANCE and LEAKING! Find the leakers,” the president […]
New Delhi : Bangladesh’s High Court on Sunday confirmed the death penalty for two people tied to a banned Islamist militant group for the killing of an atheist blogger critical of radical Islam. The court also upheld jail sentences for six others after appeals were filed challenging the verdicts handed down by a trial court […]