Two abducted tribals killed in Manipur
Imphal, May 5 (IANS) Suspected tribal militants on Friday abducted three tribals in Manipur and gunned down two of them, police said. The third man is missing. These are the first such killings in the…
Crime
Techie’s wife ends life in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, May 5 (IANS) The wife of a techie, who had recently returned from the United States, committed suicide in her flat in Puppalaguda here, police said on Friday. Rashmi Sharma (39) hanged herself in…
Six killed in Andhra truck-car collision
Vijayawada, May 5 (IANS) Six persons were killed in a truck-car collision in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district early on Friday morning, police said. The accident occurred on the Kurnool-Guntur highway between Bhiminenivari Palem and Medikonduru…
Grenade found in Red Fort well, removed
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A grenade inside a well of Delhi’s iconic Red Fort sparked security concerns before it was removed safely on Friday morning, police said. The bomb was discovered by some labourers…
Briton dies during skydiving in Thailand
Bangkok, May 5 (IANS) A British man died while skydiving in the Thai resort town of Pattaya, the media reported on Friday. The skydiving centre Thai Sky Adventures told the BBC they believed the man…
10 killed in UP road accident
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) At least 10 persons were killed in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah early on Friday morning, police said. The accident took place in Sarai Neem area when the vehicle…
Akhilesh spent Rs 21.15 lakh to save Yadav Singh: RTI
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) government had paid a whopping Rs 21.15 lakh to different senior lawyers of the Supreme Court to avoid CBI enquiry against tainted Noida Chief Engineer Yadav Singh,…
France’s Macron lodges legal complaint over offshore account allegations
Paris, May 5 (IANS) A French prosecutor opened a preliminary investigation into allegations that the presidential front-running contender Emmanuel Macron holds an offshore bank account, local media reports said. Earlier on Thursday, Macron lodged a…
Italian MPs back legitimate self-defence law
Rome, May 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy ‘s Lower House of Parliament approved a long-delayed bill giving citizens the right to respond with force to robbers or to burglars who enter a property at night, even if…
Six arrested for drinking in open at Goa beach
Panaji, May 5 (IANS) The North Goa district police on Thursday, arrested six persons, for drinking and creating a nuisance in public in the popular beach village of Calangute. The arrest follows instructions from Superintendent…
Two ‘fake doctors’ working in Bengal health centres arrested
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police has arrested two allegedly fake doctors, who were employed in government-run hospitals in the state. CID sources said one of the “doctors”…
Delhi Police ropes in insurers to curb auto thefts
By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) In a bid to curb the activities of inter-state vehicle lifters’ gangs in the national capital and to keep a tab on resale of stolen vehicles, the…
Congress demands probe into alleged land grabbing by Irani’s husband
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday, citing a news report on allegations of land-grabbing by Union Minister Smriti Irani’s husband in Madhya Pradesh, said if true then the state government should probe…
One dies in Balochistan violence after Hindu man arrested for ‘blasphemy’
Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) A 13-year-old boy died in aerial firing by police on Thursday after an angry mob in Pakistan’s Balochistan demanded they hand over a Hindu man arrested on blasphemy charges. Prakash Kumar,…
CBI arrests two private firm promoters for cheating banks of Rs 3871.71 crore
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested two promoter-directors of a Kolkata and Delhi based private firm in an on-going investigation related to cheating banks to the tune of approximately…
Leading rice firm directors held in Rs 3,872 cr fraud case
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested two directors of a leading Basmati rice processing firm for allegedly cheating a consortium of 14 banks, led by UCO Bank,…
SC verdict on 2012 Delhi gang rape case likely on Friday
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Friday on the appeals by four accused in the December 16, 2012, Delhi gang-rape case challenging the Delhi High Court…
Google to pay Italy back taxes of over euro 306 mn
Milan, May 4 (IANS/AKI) Internet giant Google on Thursday agreed to pay 306 million euros to end a tax dispute in Italy, the company and the country’s tax authority announced on Thursday. The amount covers…
Bilkis Bano case: Acquittal of five policemen set aside
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected a CBI plea seeking the death sentence for three of the 11 convicts for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano but set aside the…
Boy murdered by neighbour
Hyderabad, May 4 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy was murdered by his neighbour in the old city of Hyderabad, police said on Thursday. The body of Uroojuddin Ahmed, a madarsa student, was found in a lake…