Four killed in Gujarat road accident
Ahmedabad, April 7 (IANS) Four people in a car were killed on Thursday in Gujarat’s Bharuch district when the vehicle was hit by speeding luxury bus after being hit by an unknown vehicle from the…
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13-year-old Romanian sex slave freed by Italian police
Rome, April 7 (IANS/AKI) Police in Italy on Thursday said they rescued a 13-year-old Romanian girl whose relatives forced her to work as a prostitute and beggar in Rome and starved, beat and tortured her…
CBI files case against AISATS officials over royalty evasions
Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (IANS) A day after it asked six international airlines operating in the state capital airport to submit details of charges paid to ground-handling firm AISATS, the agency on Thursday registered a case…
Fake notes, ganja seized from near Bangladesh border
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) said on Thursday that it seized fake Indian currency notes (FICN) of face value of Rs.3 lakh and 12 kg of ganja (cannabis) from near the…
Non-bailable warrant against central minister Y.S. Chowdary
Hyderabad, April 7 April 7 (IANS) A court here on Thursday issued non-bailable warrants against central minister Y.S. Chowdary in a case filed by a Mauritius-based bank for alleged default of repayment of loan. The…
Act against jehadi students in NIT lathicharge case: VHP
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The VHP on Thursday demanded action against what it said were “jehadi students” and their supporters for the lathicharge on NIT students in Jammu and Kashmir and demanded a Supreme…
Sri Lanka grants amnesty to hand over illegal firearms
Colombo, April 7 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Thursday announced an amnesty period to surrender illegal firearms after a rise in the country’s crime rate. The defence ministry said a general amnesty period starting…
BSP MP, wife, son sent to 14-day judicial custody
Ghaziabad, April 7 (IANS) A court on Thursday sentenced BSP MP Narendra Kashyap, his wife Devendri Devi and their son Sagar to 14 days judicial custody over the alleged dowry death of Sagar’s wife Himani….
Jaitley must recuse from ‘Panama Papers’ probe: Congress
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday demanded that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley “recuse” himself from the ‘Panama Papers’ probe to ensure the multi-agency investigation was free and fair. The opposition party also…
Kejriwal, AAP leaders get bail in Jaitley defamation case
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A court here on Thursday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other Aam Aadmi Party leaders in a criminal defamation case filed by Finance Minister Arun…
AAP demands Jaitley’s resignation over ‘Panama Papers’
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday demanded Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s resignation, saying one of those linked to the ‘Panama Papers’ was the BJP leader’s friend Lokesh Sharma. Jaitley…
Delhi HC ‘shocked’ after demolished structure reconstructed
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Expressing shock that a “piao” (drinking water kiosk) near Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Chandni Chowk which was demolished on Wednesday following the court’s order, was reconstructed overnight, the Delhi…
Opposition seeks Odisha minister’s sacking in chit fund scam
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) The opposition Congress and BJP on Thursday sought the sacking of Odisha Food Minister Sanjay Dasburma after he was issued notice by the CBI for allegedly accepting a car as gift…
Panama Papers: Congress says government ignored leaks, demands SIT
Raman Singh (Credit : IANS) New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday accused the government of ignoring the ICIJ probe in the past and demanded Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh’s resignation over his…
Congress allegations against Jaitley baseless: BJP
New Delhi April 7 (IANS) Terming the Congress allegations based on the ‘Panama Papers’ leak as “baseless”, the BJP on Thursday said that the opposition party should refrain from the “Kejriwal-style politics”. “The Congress allegations…
Flyover tragedy god’s message to save Bengal from Trinamool: Modi
Madarihat (West Bengal), April 7 (IANS) Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of indulging in politics over the dead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Kolkata flyover tragedy was “god’s message” to…
Flyover mishap god’s message to save Bengal from Trinamool: Modi
Madarihat (West Bengal), April 7 (IANS) Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of indulging in politics over the dead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Kolkata flyover tragedy was “god’s message” to…
NIA arrests three NDFB cadres for Kokrajhar killings
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Three cadres of the banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit faction) have been arrested from Assam for their involvement in the killing of civilians in Kokrajhar town in December…
Murder Of Karun Misra, 9 other journalists, reveals rising danger
By Zita Campbell When Karun Misra died – shot at close range while riding a motorcycle on his way home – it was a shock to his family. He left behind a wife, Payal, and…
Every bit of ‘Panama Papers’ being probed: Jaitley
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said every bit of “Panama Papers” which point toward offshore companies set up by more than 500 Indians, will be probed and that people…