New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A Nigerian and his wife have been arrested on the charge of duping a woman of nearly Rs 15.5 lakh through a matrimonial website, police said on Friday. Oboh Tony…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked an advocate, who alleged that FIRs were not registered by police in rape cases which involve powerful politicians, if he had “any relative who…
Aluva (Kerala) April 20 (IANS) A Kerala Police sub inspector, alleged to have used force which led to the death of a youth in police custody, was arrested here on Friday, said a top police…
Gurugram, April 20 (IANS) A district court has directed police to probe allegations against Haryana’s senior IPS officer Bharti Arora, now the Inspector General of Police (Vigilance), and a Road Safety Officer (RSO), a lawyer…
Ghaziabad, April 20 (IANS) Two of the three young men who abducted a young computer expert from Ghaziabad and killed him after failing to get a ransom for his release have been arrested, police said…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday was told by the Delhi Police’s special investigation team (SIT) that after “thorough professional and scientific investigations”, it has prepared a draft final report into…
Harare, April 20 (IANS) The Zimbabwean Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy has summoned former President Robert Mugabe to appear before it to explain his claim that more than $15 billion worth of diamonds…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Central government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is a “crime under existing laws”. Attorney General K.K. Venugopal asked a bench…
Gurgaon, April 20 (IANS) A district court has directed police to probe allegations against Haryana’s senior IPS officer Bharti Arora, now the Inspector General of Police (Vigilance) and a Road Safety Officer (RSO), a lawyer…
Dehradun, April 20 (IANS) If you are drunk and trying to drive, your vehicle will not start. Uttarakhand researchers have developed a new technology from waste that will prevent vehicles from operating if the driver…
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Authorities in the US state of Alabama have executed an 83-year-old man found guilty of murdering a judge and a lawyer with bomb attacks in 1989. Walter Moody became the oldest…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked 2008 Malegaon bomb blast accused Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit to agitate his contention against the sanction given to prosecute him under an anti-terror…
New Delhi, April 20 ( IANS) Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Friday said that she “respects” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s request to end her hunger strike but she won’t do so….
Gandhinagar, April 20 (IANS) Three persons, including the main perpetrator, involved in the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Surat have been arrested, the Gujarat government said on Friday. Minister of State for…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s anti-corruption body, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), on Friday approved an investigation into allegations against former President Pervez Musharraf for “holding assets beyond means” and “wrongful use of authority”. The…
Ahmedabad, April 20 (IANS) Six years after a trial court punished her for 28 years in jail calling her the key instigator in Gujarat’s worst communal massacre that left 97 Muslims dead in 2002 in…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Central government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is proposing the death penalty for those convicted of raping children below the age of 12. The proposal has…
Panaji, April 20 (IANS) A court here on Friday granted bail to Kenneth Silveira who was arrested for posting fake information about ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s death on Facebook, even as civil society members…
Jammu, April 20 (IANS) Authorities suspended on Friday mobile Internet services in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district as a precaution following the death of a youth. The youth, Chander Prakash, was shifted to hospital after…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s mother and sister challenging the Centre’s order to attach their properties. A bench of Justice R.K. Agrawal…