Nitish assures action in Gaya killing case
Patna, May 9 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said his government will not spare anyone found guilty of the killing of a teenager in Gaya, allegedly by a JD-U legislator’s son, as…
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Protest against missing Muslims hits trade in Moreh
Imphal May 9 (IANS) The cross-border trade between India and Myanmar at Moreh in Manipur has come to a grinding halt due to a 24-hour general strike called to protest “government apathy” in solving the…
Schools in southern Japan resume classes post-quakes
Tokyo, May 9 (IANS) Schools in southern Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture resumed classes on Monday, almost a month after being hit by a series of powerful earthquakes. A total of 62 primary and secondary schools in…
SSB trooper kills self in Bengal
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) trooper fatally shot himself in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district on Monday, a district official said. “Constable S.K. Rathore of the 38th battalion shot himself with…
Gaya teen killing: Husband of Bihar lawmaker sent to judicial custody
Patna, May 9 (IANS) The son of a ruling party legislator accused of killing a teenager in Bihar’s Gaya town was still absconding on Monday as her husband, Bindi Yadav, and his bodyguard were sent…
Goa minor rape case: Legislator’s police custody extended
Panaji, May 9 (IANS) Goa MLA Atanasio Monserrate, who is accused of raping a minor, was on Monday remanded to a further three days in police custody by the Goa Children’s Court which conducts trials…
Harish Rawat seeks time to appear before CBI
Dehradun/New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Ousted Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Monday sought more time to appear before the CBI to answer questions that he tried to bribe rebel Congress legislators. “I hope the…
Smell of death still haunts Kerala temple
By Sanu George Paravur (Kerala), May 9 (IANS) A month after a devastating fireworks tragedy killed 110 people here, one can still smell sulphur in the air at the Puttingal Devi temple. No wonder no…
China landslide toll rises to 22
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) The death toll in a landslide in China’s Fujian province has risen to 22 with 17 others remaining missing, officials said on Monday. Twenty-two bodies were found at the scene and…
Seven killed in Jharkhand accident
Ranchi, May 9 (IANS) Seven people were killed and more than 30 injured on Monday when a bus returning from a wedding met with an accident on the outskirts of Ranchi, police said. Around 40…
Jisha’s sister Deepa questioned, let off
Perambavoor (Kerala) May 9 (IANS) Media frenzy prevailed here Monday morning when Deepa, the sister of murdered Dalit law student Jisha, was asked to accompany a police team for questioning before being let off. Scotching…
Four Indian-Americans charged with H-1B visa fraud
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Four Indian-Americans have been indicted for hatching a plot to commit H-1B visa fraud, use of false documents and mail fraud among other offences, the US federal prosecutors said in an…
Court rejects bail plea of RJD legislator
Patna, May 9 (IANS) A Bihar court on Monday rejected the bail plea of jailed RJD legislator Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of raping a schoolgirl, police said. A court in Biharsharief, the district headquarters of…
SC notice to CBI on probe into names in Panama papers
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the CBI on a PIL seeking a probe against the people named in the Panama papers. An apex court bench of Justice…
Seven die in China bus-truck collision
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) Seven people were killed and five others injured when a bus and a truck collided in China’s Jiangxi province, authorities said on Monday. The bus carrying 27 passengers collided with the…
Vijay Mallya’s sentence order posted to May 25
Hyderabad, May 9 (IANS) A city court on Monday postponed till May 25 its order on the quantum of sentence for industrialist Vijay Mallya in two cheque bounce cases filed against him by the GMR…
Protests in Bihar over killing of a boy by JD-U legislator’s son
Patna, May 9 (IANS) Normal life was badly hit on Monday in Bihar’s Gaya town by a shutdown called by BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to protest against the killing of a teenager, allegedly by…
Jisha’s sister taken in for questioning in Kerala
Perambavoor (Kerala) May 9 (IANS) Twelve days after the murder of Dalit law student Jisha in Ernakulam district here , police on Monday took her sister Deepa in for questioning. In the past two days,…
Pakistan to hang two convicts on Tuesday
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Pakistan authorities are set to hang two murder convicts on Tuesday, whose execution was deferred last month. The hanging of retired Zaffar Iqbal was postponed twice last month. On April 25,…
Uber driver arrested for raping, robbing passenger in Mexico
Mexico City, May 9 (IANS) A driver for the ride-hailing service Uber was arrested for raping and robbing a female passenger in Mexico City. The driver was arrested on Sunday after a criminal judge ordered…