Each R.K.Nagar vote worth Rs 4,000: I-T official
Chennai, April 8 (IANS) With the Income Tax Department saying around Rs 100 crore has been distributed to R.K. Nagar voters by the AIADMK faction led by the now jailed V.K. Sasikala, there is a…
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RAF deployment sought in violence-hit Odisha town
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) The Odisha government on Saturday sought deployment of four companies of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) from the central government in the trouble-torn Bhadrak district headquarters town, which witnessed communal violence…
Man dies soon after ‘counselling’ at Hyderabad police station
Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) A man died here under suspicious circumstances, hours after he was called to a police station on a complaint that he was teasing and harassing his sister-in-law. P. Ramu’s family members…
Postal, excise officials booked for violating RBI guidelines
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) The CBI has booked two postal department officials and a central excise official for violating RBI guidelines by depositing over Rs 36 lakh in some postal saving accounts, an official said…
EPIL manager booked for taking Rs 50 lakh in bribes
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The CBI on Saturday said it has registered two separate cases against the manager of public sector enterprise Engineering Projects India Limited (EPIL) for obtaining illegal gratification of Rs 50…
Indian from Hoshiarpur killed in US
Washington, April 8 (IANS) A young Indian man who arrived in the US only 25 days ago was shot dead by two masked men at the convenience store of a gas station here, authorities said….
Two quakes jolt Philippines
Manila, April 8 (IANS) Two earthquakes measuring 5.9 and 5.7 on the Richter scale struck Luzon island in the Philippines on Saturday, officials said. The first took place 17 km to the west of Batangas…
Kerala mother slams newspaper ad on son’s death
Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 (IANS) An advertisement in newspapers detailing the sequence of events on the action taken in the alleged suicide of Jishnu Prannoy has been slammed by the engineering student’s mother and family members….
Ousted S. Korean President again questioned in jail
Seoul, April 8 (IANS) South Korean prosecutors on Saturday grilled ousted President Park Geun-hye at a detention centre again over corruption allegations that removed her from office last month. Prosecutors visited the centre in Uiwang,…
Uttarakhand to drop ‘political’ cases against BJP leaders
Dehradun, April 8 (IANS) Political cases slapped on BJP leaders by the former Congress dispensation in Uttarakhand will be withdrawn by the new Trivendra Singh Rawat-led government, an official said on Saturday. A decision to…
US state rushes to execute 7 inmates
Washington, April 8 (IANS) Arkansas is rushing to execute seven death row inmates in 11 days this month before the US states lethal drugs used in injections expire, the media reported. Arkansas officials blame the…
German tourist injured in knife attack in Delhi
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) A 19-year-old German tourist was robbed and injured in a knife attack here, police said on Saturday. The suspects have been identified. The incident took place around 11.30 p.m. on…
Received report on Indian shot dead in US: Sushma
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said that she has received a report on the death of a 26-year-old Indian who was shot dead in the US. “I have…
Himachal jails overcrowded, lack security mechanism: CAG
Shimla, April 8 (IANS) Jails in Himachal Pradesh are overcrowded with excess occupancy ranging between two and 122 per cent in the past three years, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said….
One dies as van runs over pedestrians in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) A woman was killed and four were injured when a van ran over morning walkers here on Saturday, police said. The incident occurred in Moosapet — a city suburb — when…
German tourist injured after knife attack in Delhi
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) A 19-year-old German tourist was injured after a knife attack here, police said on Saturday. The suspects have been identified. The victim was also robbed of his belongings, including cash…
Twitter drops lawsuit against US
New York, April 8 (IANS) Twitter has dropped a lawsuit against the US government after the administration withdrew its demand for user data of an account critical of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. “Because the…
40 survive vessel collision in Myanmar river
Yangon, April 8 (IANS) Forty passengers have survived the vessel collision in a Myanmar river that killed 20, police said on Saturday. Twenty passengers including three children were killed when two vessels collided in Pathein…
Kamal Haasan narrowly escapes fire tragedy
Chennai, April 8 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Saturday said he escaped a fire accident at his residence here on Friday night. He also clarified that no one got hurt. “Thanks to my staff. Escaped…
Sweden won’t be cowed by ‘heinous murderers’: Swedish PM
Stockholm, April 8 (IANS) Sweden will not be cowed by “these heinous murderers,” Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Friday after a truck attack in Stockholm killed four. “Today we have been subjected to…