Two police officers shot in US
San Diego, July 29 (IANS) Two police officers were shot and wounded late Thursday in the American city of San Diego, NBC News reported. The shooting prompted a massive police search for the suspect, the…
Crime
Temporary reprieve for Indian from Indonesian firing squad
Jakarta/New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Indian national Gurdip Singh who was set to be executed by Indonesian authorities for drug smuggling has won a temporary reprieve as he was not among the four prisoners executed…
10 labourers killed in Pune building slab crash
Pune, July 29 (IANS) Ten labourers were killed and three others critically injured when the slab of an under-construction building on which they were working suddenly crashed here on Friday, police said. The 13 labourers…
Pedestrian deaths in India could be double than officially stated
Bengaluru, July 29 (IANS) More than double the pedestrians die every day on Indian roads that what the official figures suggest, according to a new study. Police reports of the actual toll of road traffic…
Gurgaon waterlogging forces schools to shut, calls to avoid travelling
Gurgaon, July 29 (IANS) The Haryana government on Friday declared a two-day school holiday while the Gurgaon police has issued an advisory to avoid travelling as thousands of commuters remained stuck on National Highway 8…
Waterlogging in Gurgaon hits Dehi-Jaipur route
Gurgaon, July 29 (IANS) Hundreds of commuters on the Delhi-Jaipur route remained stuck on National Highway 8 after heavy rain left the Hero Honda Chowk here inundated, officials said on Friday. As NH 8 remained…
Indonesia executes four drug convicts; Indian not among them
Jakarta, July 29 (IANS) Indonesia on Friday executed four drug convicts including three Africans, officials said. Indian convict Gurdip Singh, who was convicted along with 13 others, was not among them, according to media reports….
Four convicted drug offenders executed in Indonesia
Jakarta, July 29 (IANS) Four convicted drug offenders were executed on Friday, a spokesman for Indonesia’s attorney general said. Muhammad Rum told reporters outside the Nusakambangan prison that authorities have not decided when 10 other…
Hundreds stuck due to watterlogging in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, July 28 (IANS) Hundreds of commuters, including women and children, were stuck on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway for many hours after heavy rain left the Hero Honda Chowk here inundated. There was a massive traffic…
Dalit victims brought to Ahmedabad after health deteriorates
Ahmedabad, July 28 (IANS) The four Dalit youths thrashed by cow vigilantes near Gujarat’s Una town on July 11 have been admitted to the Civil Hospital here after their health deteriorated. Hospital sources said besides…
Kolkata teen’s death: Police rule out foul play
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Ruling out any foul play and conspiracy, Kolkata police on Thursday attributed “accident” as the reason for the mysterious death of a teenager in the apartment complex of well-known writer Amit…
Policeman held for links with mafia-linked politician
Rome, July 28 (IANS/AKI) An police officer was arrested on Thursday in southern Italy for allegedly passing classified documents from a Naples mafia probe to Nicola Cosentino, a former conservative lawmaker who is under investigation…
Modi follows people who give death threats to Kejriwal: AAP
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) AAP leader Ashutosh on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi followed on social media those who have given death threats to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders….
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan gets bail
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Amanatullah Khan, arrested on charges of threatening a woman, and directed him not to create any law…
Indian embassy to appeal to Qatar SC for two on death row
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Indian embassy in Qatar is making preparations for an appeal to the country’s Supreme Court on behalf of two Indians on death row and a third serving a life…
Writer returns award, says Dalit suffering won’t end
Ahmedabad, July 28 (IANS) Gujarati writer Amrutlal Makwana has returned a state award he got to protest against the beating of some Dalit youths in the state by cow vigilantes even as he said the…
BSF-Pakistan Rangers hold border talks in Lahore
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The four-day Director General-level talks between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers concluded in Lahore, Pakistan, on Thursday with an agreement on “strengthening measures” to coordinate border patrolling…
Death toll in floods, landslides rises to 73 in Nepal
Kathmandu, July 28 (IANS) The death toll in floods and landslides over the last three days in Nepal has risen to 73 and the number of people missing has increased to 15, a government official…
Pakistan in touch with Indonesia for clemency for death row convict
Islamabad, July 28 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said it was in touch with top officials in Indonesia to halt the imminent execution of Pakistani national Zulfiqar Ali for drug smuggling. Ali is set to be…
Punjab court rejects bail plea of Delhi AAP MLA
Chandigarh, July 28 (IANS) A court in Punjab on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Naresh Yadav, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Delhi. Yadav was arrested by Punjab Police on Sunday in connection…