Girl who complained of molestation set on fire in Aligarh
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) A Class 11 student was set on fire by family members of her harasser in Aligarh, police said on Tuesday. The severely burnt girl, who was set on fire late Monday,…
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CBI questions staff of Kerjiwal’s principal secretary
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday called the staff of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary Rajendra Kumar for questioning in connection with its probe into an alleged corruption case against…
CBI calls staff of Kejriwal’s ex-secretary for questioning
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday called the staff of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary Rajendra Kumar for questioning in connection with its probe into an alleged corruption case against…
‘Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission prima facie illegal’
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) The single-member Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission, which probed the 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal riots and whose report was tabled in Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Sunday has come under cloud after a social…
Two people charged following deadly siege in Sydney
Sydney, March 8 (IANS) Police have charged a man and a woman following a six-hour siege in Sydney’s industrial site, which resulted in the death of two men. The incident came to an end when…
18 killed in Nigeria road accident: Police
Lagos, March 8 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed in an accident on Nigeria’s Bauchi-Jos highway, police said. The accident occurred on Sunday after a DAF Truck and a Toyota Hiace bus carrying 18…
Two dead in Bangladesh stampede
Dhaka, March 8 (IANS) At least two people were killed and dozens injured in a stampede during a Hindu fair in Bangladesh’s Chittagong district late on Monday, police said. The exact reason for the stempede…
Naples mafia turncoat’s brother shot dead in bed
Naples, 7 March (IANS/AKI) Gunmen shot dead Giovanni Sarno, the brother of Naples mafia informant Carmine Sarno overnight as he slept in an apartment in the city centre, police said. Sarno’s niece identified his body…
AAP leader extends support to JNU students
New Delhi: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar with tribal activist Soni Sori at JNU campus in New Delhi, on March 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party leader and tribal activist…
Man held for posters exhorting JNU student leader’s murder
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Monday arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with posters that announced a reward of Rs.11 lakh to anyone who shot dead JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya…
Congress ex-MLA in Odisha sent to jail
Bhubaneswar, March 7 (IANS) A former Congress MLA and three others were on Monday sent to jail after their bail petitions were rejected by a local court in Odisha’s Ganjam district. The police presented former…
HRD ministry clartifies on Yamuna Expressway accident
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The HRD ministry on Monday rubbished media reports on the involvement of a vehicle from union minister Smriti Irani’s cavalcade in an accident on the Yamuna Expressway, stating that ‘the…
Extortion gang busted, key player held
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Delhi Police has claimed to have arrested a key member of an extortion gang that took about Rs.82 lakh from businessmen in the national capital and Haryana in separate cases….
Case registered after naval personnel’s death aboard ship in Goa
Panaji, March 7 (IANS) A case of unnatural death has been registered in connection with the death of a naval personnel after choking on fumes aboard aircraft carrier INS Viraat, Goa Police said on Monday…
Two devotees die in MP temple mishap
Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh), March 7 (IANS) At least two devotees were killed while many others were buried in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district on Monday when part of a boulder fell on them. A large number…
Indore man offers to sell wife on Facebook
Indore, March 7 (IANS) Unable to pay back borrowed money, a man in Indore opted to sell off his wife for one lakh rupees and posted the offer along with her photograph on Facebook. The…
ED slaps Mallya with money-laundering case
Mumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby at the race course in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi/Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Director (ED) on Monday registered a…
UP policeman killed by stray bullet
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) A policeman was killed when a stray bullet hit him during the wedding of his daughter in Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday. The deceased, 50-year-old Rajendra Singh,…
Seven bird poachers jailed in China
Beijing, March 7 (IANS) Seven people were jailed in China’s Hunan province on Monday for poisoning endangered birds and trafficking their carcasses for meat. The People’s Court in Yueyang city sentenced one of the seven…
Gunman who shot three in Sydney kills himself
Canberra, March 7 (IANS) A gunman who killed one person and injured two others at a Sydney industrial unit shot himself after a six-hour siege, police said. The police surrounded the site after a man…