41 killed in Ethiopia landslide
Addis Ababa, May 11 (IANS) At least 41 people were killed by landslides in Wolaita zone, SNNP regional state of Ethiopia, following heavy rains in five districts on Monday, according to a report by local…
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Bangladeshi Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami executed
Dhaka, May 11 (IANS) Bangladesh late Tuesday executed a top Islamist leader for crimes committed during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971, the law minister said. Motiur Rahman Nizami, 72, was hanged after…
Jewellery store owner arrested in Chandigarh for faking Rs.14 crore robbery
Chandigarh, May 10 (IANS) Ten days after the biggest jewellery ‘heist’ in Chandigarh, the city police on Tuesday arrested its owner on charges of faking the day-light robbery. Chandigarh’s Senior Superintendent of Police Sukhchain Singh…
Worker’s death sparks protest in Andhra’s upcoming capital
Construction of the Government Interim Complex is going on at Velagapudi village in Guntur district. The AP Government has set a dead line of June 15 to complete the six complexes. -T. Vijaya Kumar…
Jodhpur family court annuls child marriage
Jaipur, May 10 (IANS) A family court in Jodhpur has annulled a child marriage solemnised a year ago, an NGO official said on Tuesday. “The order annulling the marriage was provided by the family court…
Goa minor rape victim to undergo age determination test
Panaji, May 10 (IANS) A minor girl, who has accused Goa MLA Atanasio Monserrate of rape, will undergo an ossification test to determine her age, a police source said on Tuesday. “The bone test is…
Dead woman’s kin complain against BSP MP’s son in UP
Ghaziabad, May 10 (IANS) The father and uncle of Himanshi, BSP Rajya Sabha MP Narendra Kashyap’s deceased daughter-in-law, have complained to the police regarding their security while pursuing the dowry death case in a local…
One-fourth population, over 1 lakh villages drought-hit: Government
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Over one lakh villages in 313 districts of 13 states, sheltering roughly one-fourth of India’s population, have been affected by drought and scarcity of drinking water, the Lok Sabha was…
Girl students hold school principal hostage in Delhi, five held
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) A group of 50 girl students and some of their parents on Tuesday allegedly held the principal of a Delhi government school hostage for over two hours accusing her of…
Travel agent, two private firm chiefs, lawyer quizzed in AgustaWestland deal
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday questioned a city-based travel agent, the chiefs of two private firms and a Delhi-based lawyer in connection with alleged payoffs in the Rs.3,600-crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal….
‘Technology for police forces should be in local languages’
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) There is need to give more emphasis to local languages in the modernization process of the police force as most police personnel are not fluent in English, a senior Uttar…
Gaya murder accused held, sent to jail
Patna, May 10 (IANS) A Janata Dal-United legislator’s son Rocky Yadav, was arrested on Tuesday from a house in Bodh Gaya on the charge of murdering a teenager and later sent to 14-day judicial custody…
Officials of ABW Infrastructure booked for cheating
Gurgaon, May 10 (IANS) Top officials of real estate developer ABW Infrastructure Limited have been booked for cheating a buyer of Rs.42 lakh, police said on Tuesday. Arvind Bhardwaj, a resident of Gurgaon’s World Spa…
24-year-old ITI student lynched in Bengal, one arrested
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) A 24-year-old ITI student was lynched by a mob, which accused him of being a cattle thief, in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, police said on Tuesday. One of the…
Mother targets creche owner on Facebook after daughter loses thumb
Gurgaon, April May 10 (IANS) Shivani Sharma is angry and she is mincing no words about it. After her three-year-old daughter Myra lost her thumb on April 28 at a daycare centre here, Sharma has…
Black money: Indirect tax evasion of Rs.50,000 crore uncovered
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Listing steps taken to curb black money within and outside India, the government on Tuesday said that it has uncovered indirect tax evasion of Rs.50,000 crore and undisclosed income of…
Boy got HIV from blood given in Assam hospital: Parents
Guwahati, May 10 (IANS) A poor couple has claimed that their three-year-old son acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from blood transfusion at state-run Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here. GMCH Superintendent A.K. Bezbaruah…
Bail plea of BSP MP arrested in dowry death case rejected
Ghaziabad, May 10 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of BSP MP Narendra Kashyap who was arrested on charges of dowry death last month after his daughter-in-law was found dead. Additional…
24-year-old ITI student lynched in Bengal
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) A 24-year-old ITI student was lynched by a mob suspecting him to be a cattle thief in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, police said on Tuesday. The incident happened at…
Bihar teenager’s murder accused Rocky confesses to crime
Patna, May 10 (IANS) Rocky Yadav, accused in the murder of teenager Aditya Sachdeva, has confessed to his crime, police said on Tuesday. With Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asserting that no one will be…