Bomb threat to 10 IndiGo planes a hoax
IndiGo. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Budget carrier IndiGo Airlines was hit on Wednesday by bomb threats to 10 of its flights, all of which turned out to be a hoax, police…
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Paupers to escape prosecution for stealing food
Rome, March 23 (IANS/AKI) Impoverished people who steal food should not incur criminal sanctions, Italy’s Supreme Court said in a ruling made public on Wednesday. Arrest and prosecution for theft should only occur “if such…
Delhi minister alleges fraud, security contractor denies charge
New Delhi: Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra during a press conference in New Delhi on Feb 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday alleged fraud by…
Security beefed up in Delhi for Holi
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Over 2,500 paramilitary commandos will be on guard along with Delhi Police on the national capital’s roads on Holi on Thursday following intelligence inputs of a terror threat. Senior Delhi…
Delhi tourism minister alleges fraud by security contractor
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Delhi’s Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday alleged fraud by the private security contractor in the state-run DTTDC. Mishra alleged that the contractor was paying each security guard Rs.8,000 a…
Human rights panel notice to Chhattisgarh over journalist’s arrest
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday issued a notice to the Chhattisgarh government in connection with the alleged wrongful detention and torture of a journalist who is a human…
Government not listening to voice of students: Kanhaiya
Hyderabad: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar arrives at University of Hyderabad on March 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Wednesday expressed solidarity with agitating students…
ED action to freeze son’s assets uncalled for: Himachal CM
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh addresses during the monsoon session of the state assembly in Shimla, on Aug 26, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Shimla, March 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on…
ED attaches Subhiksha retail promoter’s assets
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has attached Rs.4.5 crore worth of properties belonging to R. Subramanian, promoter and managing director of Subhiksha Trading Services. The company owned the…
‘Bangladesh war crimes verdict based on flawed trial’
New York, March 23 (IANS) Bangladeshi authorities should immediately set aside the death penalty against Mir Qasem Ali, a senior member of the opposition party Jamaat-e-Islaami, and order a new trial that meets international fair…
Bomb scare in 10 Indigo planes
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Security agencies went into a tizzy after an unidentified caller on Wednesday informed them about bombs in 10 flights of Indigo Airlines. Police said a Srinagar-Delhi flight was evacuated at…
You can conceal this gun like a smartphone
New York, March 23 (IANS) A company specialising in concealed weaponry has designed a gun that looks exactly like a smartphone when in the locked position. The website of Ideal Conceal, the maker of the…
BSF recovers three kg heroin in Punjab
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) BSF troopers have recovered three kg of heroin along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur sector, an officials said on Wednesday. The heroin was recovered near the New Gazniwala border out…
HC refuses to cancel Kanhaiya’s bail for now
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to cancel the interim bail granted to JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar for now….
Brussels airport attackers identified as El Bakraoui brothers
Brussels, March 23 (IANS) The two suicide bombers who carried out the Brussels airport attacks on Tuesday have been identified as brothers Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui, the media reported on Wednesday. The brothers were…
Three killed in Rajasthan firecracker factory blast
Jaipur, March 23 (IANS) Three people were killed and seven suffered burn injuries in a blast in a firecracker factory in Rajasthan’s Kota district on late Tuesday evening, a police official said. “The explosion occurred…
Manhunt in Punjab after car snatched at gunpoint
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) Punjab Police and other security agencies have launched a manhunt after a car was snatched from a person at gunpoint at Sujanpur town in Punjab’s Pathankot district, police said on Wednesday….
5.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Hong Kong, March 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted 31km north-northeast of Bitung city in Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey has said. The epicentre, with a depth of…
Disaster management a developmental issue: Rajnath
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Disaster management is no longer about disasters but has instead become a developmental issue, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. Our government is committed to converge disaster risk reduction…
Delhi HC seeks number of cases decided by courts in last five years
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the city government to give statistics of the number of cases decided by the sessions court, the high court and the Supreme Court…