Shimla, May 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs.4 lakh to the next of kin of five men — including four tourists from Punjab — missing…
Kochi, May 13 (IANS) Solar scam key accused Saritha Nair on Friday said she had submitted more “evidence” to a government-appointed commission on the alleged involvement of senior Congress leaders in the case. “The evidence…
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday gave a clean chit to Malegaon blast key accused Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur and five others, dropping…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) CBI has registered a case against a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official and other unidentified persons on charges of wrongdoing with respect to the recruitment process in the paramilitary…
Ranchi, May 13 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen shot dead a journalist, Indradeo Yadav, in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, police said on Friday. The assailants, who were on motorcycles, fired five rounds of bullets on the Chatra-based journalist…
New York, May 13 (IANS) Police departments across the US could lose public funding if cops do not avoid taking steps possible before using their firearms. New restrictions will have to be introduced for the…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) There is no political interference in the Malegaon 2008 blast probe being carried out by the NIA, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said on Friday. “The…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday gave a clean chit to Malegaon blast key accused Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur and five others and dropped terror charges against them thus paving…
Gurgaon, May 13 (IANS) The body of a woman, appearing to be in her late 20s and possibly murdered, was found here on Friday, said police. “The body of a female was found dumped by…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s aide Kanishka Singh on Friday sent a legal notice to BJP MP Kirit Somaiya, asking him to tender an unconditional apology for his remarks regarding…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Tapas Mallik, prime accused in the lynching of a 24-year-old student in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, was arrested and remanded to custody on Friday, police said….
Gurgaon, May 13 (IANS) Two people snatched a Triumph motorcycle from a 60-year-old man at knife point on the busy Mehrauli-Gurgaon (MG) road on Friday, Gurgaon police said. The hiest occurred around 5.30 a.m. when…
By Imran Khan Patna, May 13 (IANS) He’s super rich, he’s got the right political connections in Bihar and he’s dangerous. Meet Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav alias Bindi, the father of Rocky Yadav who allegedly killed…
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) A former Chinese presidential aide was charged on Friday with taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and abuse of power. Ling Jihua, 59, the former chief of staff to ex-president Hu…
London, May 13 (IANS) The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) has detected a cyber-attack that hit a bank, similar to one in which $81 million was stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank. SWIFT said…
Patna, May 13 (IANS) Manorama Devi, a Janata Dal-United legislator and mother of murder accused Rocky Yadav, on Friday filed an anticipatory bail plea in Bihar’s Gaya civil court, even as authorities prepared to confiscate…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit parts of Balochistan in Pakistan on Friday, leaving residents in panick and fear. Tremors were felt in Quetta, Chaman, Killa Abdullah and…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Baba Hardev Singh, spiritual head of Sant Nirankari Mission, died in a road accident in Montreal, Canada, an official of the organization said here on Friday. Kripasagar, press and publicity…
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) The Parkash Singh Committee, set up to probe lapses into the official response to the violence during the Jat agitation in Haryana in February, has held certain police and administrative officers…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Tapas Mallik, prime accused in the lynching of a 24-year-old ITI student in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, has been arrested, police said on Friday. Mallik, a…