SC attaches Sahara’s Aamby Valley
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday attached the Sahara Group’s Aamby Valley property in Lonavala in Maharashtra for the recovery of about Rs 14,000 crore that the group’s two companies have…
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Every second child in urban India feels unsafe online: Survey
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Every second child on internet in urban India feels unsafe while around 16 per cent receive inappropriate messages online, a new study has revealed. According to a survey conducted by…
BSF seizes seven pigeons of rare species
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday seized seven pigeons of a rare species from West Bengal’s Nadia district, an officer said. Acting on a tip about bird smuggling, the troopers…
Court order on CBI plea in Chautala’s case on Feb 9
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday posted for February 9 its orders on a CBI application for permission to file a list of additional witnesses in a disproportionate assets case against…
Haryana rights panel urged to intervene in Gurugram gang rape case
Gurugram, Feb 6 (IANS) A Right to Information (RTI) activist has sought Haryana Human Right Commission’s intervention to ensure justice to two women and four minors who were recently gang raped here. RTI activist Sudhir…
Wanted gangster held in Delhi shootout
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Delhi Police arrested a wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 during a shootout in the national capital early on Monday, police said. The shootout took place around 2.30…
Schoolkid drowns in Hooghly river in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) A Class 10 student drowned in the Hooghly river in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Monday, police said. “Sayan Poddar (16) of Garia in the district had gone along…
One British police officer was attacked every 4 minutes in 2016
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Police officers in Britain were subjected to almost 2.5 million assaults over a 12-month period, the Police Federation has said in a report. The federation, regarded as the trade union for…
Frame charges against firm, directors in coal case: Court
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A court here on Monday ordered framing of charges against Adhunik Corporation Limited and its two directors who are accused in a case related to alleged irregularities in the allocation…
Afghan diplomat killed by guard in Pakistan
Karachi, Feb 6 (IANS) An Afghan diplomat was shot dead inside the Afghan consulate here in Pakistan on Monday by a security guard, police said. Police officer Azad Khan told reporters that the consulate’s Third…
Central Excise conducts searches at BJD MP’s office, factory
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 (IANS) The Central Excise officials on Monday conducted searches at Biju Janata Dal MP Rabindra Jena’s office and factory in Balasore. While a five-member team searched Jena’s office at OT Road in…
Bangladeshi fisherman allegedly killed in Myanmar firing
Dhaka, Feb 6 (IANS) A Bangladeshi fisherman was allegedly killed by Myanmar’s border guards on Monday morning, an official said. The official told Xinhua news agency that a group of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP)…
SC attaches Sahara’s Aamby Valley
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday attached Sahara group’s Aamby Valley property in Pune for the recovery of Rs 14,799 crore that the group’s two companies involved in real estate have…
TDP MLA’s brother publicly thrashes journalist
Vijayawada, Feb 6 (IANS) A TDP legislator’s family members bashed up a journalist in full public view after the latter reportedly brought to light his alleged corrupt activities. M. Nagarjuna Reddy was injured when Amanchi…
Minor blast on railway track in Bihar
Patna, Feb 6 (IANS) A major accident was averted when a low intensity bomb exploded on the railway track in Bihar’s Buxar district, a railway official said. The blast took place when the Varanasi-Sealdah Upper…
Afghan diplomat killed by security guard in Pakistan
Karachi, Feb 6 (IANS) An Afghan diplomat was shot dead inside the Afghan consulate here in Pakistan on Monday by a security guard, police said. Police officer Azad Khan told reporters that the consulate’s Third…
One killed, 30 injured as bus overturns in MP
Bhopal, Feb 6 (IANS) One person was killed and 30 others were injured after the driver lost control over his speeding bus and the public carrier overturned in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Of the…
Kejriwal orders inquiry into Asha Kiran Home lapses
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday expressed shock at the deplorable condition prevailing at the Asha Kiran Home for the mentally challenged and ordered the Chief Secretary to file…
Afghan diplomat killed in firing in Karachi
Karachi, Feb 6 (IANS) An official of the Afghan consulate in this Pakistani city was shot and killed by a guard on Monday, Dawn reported. The Third Secretary at the consulate, Zaki Adu, was killed…
Court grants bail to DCW chief Maliwal
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to DCW chief Swati Maliwal in a case of alleged irregularities in appointments to the women’s rights panel. Special Judge Hemani Malhotra granted…