New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A 38-year-old businessman was strangled to death by robbers when he resisted them at his farmhouse here early on Thursday, police said. Five robbers have been arrested. Investigators said the…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath, who quit as in-charge of party affairs in Punjab over his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, has vehemently proclaimed his innocence and said…
Ghaziabad, June 16 (IANS) A girl student committed suicide by hanging herself in her tutor’s home here on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred in Sihani residential locality where the girl had been taking tuition…
Chennai, June 16 (IANS) Finding safety measures lacking in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday ordered compensation of Rs.50,000 each as relief to six…
Ahmedabad, June 16 (IANS) A fire broke out at the Tata Nano plant near here on Thursday, officials said. No one was injured. The flames engulfed a major part of the Vendors’ Park at the…
Pune (Maharashtra), June 16 (IANS) A city court on Thursday extended the CBI custody of surgeon and right-wing activist Virendra S. Tawde, the prime accused in the Narendra Dabholkar murder, till June 20. Tawde was…
Paris, June 16 (IANS) At least 323 persons were arrested following violent clashes between fans of rival soccer clubs in France, since the start of the European football tournament on June 10, an official said…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman returning home after watching a movie was abducted and gang-raped in a moving car here by three men, police said on Thursday. All three accused have been…
Phnom Penh, June 16 (IANS) A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced an Indian man to 14 months in prison for sexually abusing an underage girl, an anti-pedophile agency said. Raj Deo, 46, a cloth seller…
Kochi/Aluva (Kerala), June 16 (IANS) Signalling a breakthrough in the Jisha murder case, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Thursday that “the suspect” — an Assamese youth — in the murder of the woman…
Gurgaon, June 16 (IANS) A 22-year-old man was kidnapped from Delhi and shot dead in Gurgaon, police said on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Dhillu, who hailed from Nalanda in Bihar. Sandeep Kumar, chief…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Hours after the Delhi Police gave a clean chit to BJP leader and NDMC Vice-Chairman Karan Singh Tanwar in a murder case, the ruling AAP on Thursday questioned the police…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday demanded a probe against Congress leader Kamal Nath over his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Addressing the media, AAP leader H.S….
Caracas, June 16 (IANS) A total of 408 people were arrested after violent protests in Venezuela, over food shortage in the country. Luis Acuna, the Governor of Sucre state, called for “calm” in a press…
Washington, June 16 (IANS) Police in the US’s Houston city are investigating a threat against a Gay Pride parade scheduled for next week. The police were aware of a tweet that said, “There will be…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Two persons, one of them a policeman, were crushed to death and two others injured on Thursday after a speeding truck hit several vehicles at a check-point here, police said….
Hong Kong, June 16 (IANS) A man from China has been jailed for 12 years for conspiring to kidnap the heiress of a Hong Kong clothing empire last year in order to procure a ransom,…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi-led NDA government of creating a “fake controversy” around the affidavits in the Ishrat Jahan case. Chidambaram, in a…
Tokyo, June 16 (IANS) A Japanese government advisory panel on Thursday decided to recommend tougher sentences for rape as well as making the offence easier to prosecute and widening its definition. The statutory minimum penalty…
Ranchi, June 16 (IANS) The vehicle of Yogesh Kislay, press advisor of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, was hijacked in Ranchi capital city on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday. Four unidentified goons forced the…