Hyderabad, Aug 8 (IANS) A former Maoist turned gangster was killed on Monday during an exchange of fire with police in Telangana’s Shadnagar town, officials said. Nayeem, who was accused of killing a police officer…
Lucknow, Aug 8 (IANS) The manager of a school in Allahabad has been arrested and slapped with a sedition case for banning the recital of the national anthem at the school function on August 15,…
Raisen, Aug 8 (IANS) A man died in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh while trying to save a cow from being swept away in a fast-flowing river in spate, police said on Monday. Some people…
Manila, Aug 8 (IANS) Almost 50 Filipino officials, including mayors and police officers, have surrendered in response to being called out by President Rodrigo Duterte as being connected to illegal drug trade. Following the name-and-shame…
Dhaka, Aug 8 (IANS) Banladesh authorities have arrested nine foreigners in Dhaka for possessing counterfeit currency notes, police said on Monday. The elite anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the Bangladesh police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)…
Hyderabad, Aug 8 (IANS) An exchange of fire was ongoing on Monday between police and a suspected gangster hiding in a house in Telangana’s Shadnagar town, police sources said. Gangster Nayeem, involved in killing some…
Sydney, Aug 8 (IANS) A district court judge in Australia’s New South Wales state has ordered a man to pay $150,000 in damages for writing a defamatory Facebook post that ruined a motel owner’s life….
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) A 10-year-old boy died on a water slide billed as the world’s tallest at an amusement park in US’ Kansas city, police said. Schlitterbahn Water Park spokeswoman Winter Prosapio said the…
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) Two women died and another sustained serious burn injuries in three different incidents of acid attacks in West Bengal, police said on Sunday. While a 30-year-old deaf and mute woman died…
Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured on Sunday when the driver lost cotrol of a private bus and ran over people who had gathered for a religious…
Lucknow, Aug 7 (IANS) Eleven women were killed and more than three dozen others injured when a speeding tractor-trolley upended in Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, police said. The condition of about a…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) A retired Delhi Police officer allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train on Sunday, railway police said. The deceased was identified as Ram Swarup Bhasin, who…
Thane, Aug 7 (IANS) Eight persons from two families were killed when an old, two-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Sunday, an official said. The building, Mahadev Nivas, located at Hanuman Tekdi area…
Osmanabad (Maharashtra), Aug 7 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Sunday demanded stringent punishment for a police sub-inspector accused of raping a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint in Osmanabad. Accompanied by senior NCP leaders,…
Thane, Aug 7 (IANS) An old, two-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Sunday, killing the landlord, his wife and one other person, while six others are believed to be trapped under the debris,…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Delhi Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a gangster who was wanted in 52 cases and also carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head. The gangster…
Ranchi, Aug 7 (IANS) Two women were beaten to death in Jharkhand’s Palamau district for allegedly practising black magic, police said on Sunday. The victims were identified as Basanti Devi, 41, and Munwa Devi, 36,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) Gajwel (Telangana), Aug 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked states to probe the fake “gau rakshaks (cow protectors)” and take strong action against them, saying…
Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) A Delhi youth with an engineering degree is among the two persons arrested for stealing high-end luxury cars from Chandigarh and neighbouring areas, the police said on Sunday. A team of…
Chandigarh/Jalandhar, Aug 7 (IANS) Senior Punjab RSS leader Brig (retd) Jagdish Gagneja, who was shot at in Jalandhar, continued to be in critical condition and was shifted to a Ludhiana hospital on Sunday afternoon. Gagneja…