Anuhya Gets Justice
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) A sessions court here on Friday sentenced to death a 29-year old man found guilty of robbing, raping, burning and killing Esther Anuhya, a techie from Andhra Pradesh on January 5,…
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Indrani Mukerjea Not Suffering from Dengue
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) Sheena Bora murder case accused Indrani Mukerjea, admitted to Sir J.J. Hospital here for treatment of suspected dengue, is not suffering form the mosquito-borne vector, officials said on Thursday. The medical…
Two Indian-Americans Sentenced for 15 Years in US
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) Two Indian-Americans were sentenced to 15 years in jail by a Tennessee court, in the US, for conspiring to commit murder. In 2013, cousins Prattikumar Patel and Kalpesh Patel conspired to…
Slammed Indian Grandfather Said ‘No English’ Five Times
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) An Indian grandfather slammed to the ground by an Alabama police officer last February told him “no English” five times and said “India” three times, according to US prosecutors. Sureshbhai Patel,…
Man Found Guilty of Robbing, Raping, Killing Andhra Techie
Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday convicted a 39-year old man of robbing, raping, burning and killing a techie from Andhra Pradesh in January last year. Women Court special judge Vrushali Joshi…
Shah Rukh Gets Second ED Summons in Six Months
Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) For the second time in six months, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has slapped a notice summoning Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in connection with the valuation of shares of his co-owned…
Madras High Court Suggests Castration for Child Abusers
Chennai, Oct 26 (IANS) Dismissing a petition by a British national charged with child abuse, the Madras High Court has suggested to the central government to look into the option of castration as a punishment…
Vaitla Wifes Files and Withdraws a Harassment Case
Srinu Vaitla who has been going through a rough patch on his professional side and now looks like not all is rosy on the family front too. Roopa Vaitla has filed a case against Director…
Chhota Rajan Arrested in Bali: CBI Director
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Mumbai underworld don Chhota Rajan, a former key aide of fugitive Dawood Ibrahim, has been arrested in the Indonesian province of Bali, CBI director Ranjit Sinha confirmed here on Monday….
Hoax Call from ‘India’ Triggers Bomb Scare in Pakistan
Islamabad, Oct 24 (IANS) A hoax call allegedly traced to the Indian financial capital, Mumbai, claimed that a bomb had been placed on the premises of the Sindh Governor House in Pakistan, the media reported…
Indian-Origin Doctor Indicted in Graft Case
New York, Oct 24 (IANS) An Indian-origin gynaecologist has been arrested in the US for allegedly accepting favours from a pharmaceutical company in return for prescribing its osteoporosis drugs, a media report said. Rita Luthra,…
Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya Booked for Molestation
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) The police here have booked Bollywood playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya on charges of allegedly abusing and molesting a woman at a Durga Puja event late on Thursday night, an officer said…
Police Book Case After a Ruckus at Pawan Kalyan’s House
Three unknown people created a ruckus in front of Tollywood actor and politician Pawan Kalyan’s residence in Hyderabad late on Tuesday night. According to reports, the miscreants, suspected to be fans of the actor, allegedly…
ISIS Not the Only Culprit in War-Related Looting in Syria
Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) An analysis of satellite imagery of nearly 1,300 archaeological sites in Syria has revealed that not just Islamic State (IS) terrorists, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), opposition forces and the…
Uber Rape Case: Cab Driver Convicted, Sentencing on Friday
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav was convicted by a court here on Tuesday for raping a woman executive on the night of December 5, 2014, in his taxi she…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Scion Faces Trial in South Africa
Johannesburg, Oct 20 (IANS) A great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi is being tried in South Africa for defrauding two businessmen of $830,887, a media report said on Tuesday. Ashish Lata Ramgobin, 45, appeared in the Durban…
Indian-American Doctor Accused of Performing Needless Procedures
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) As many as 293 patients of an Indian-American cardiologist around a small town in Indiana have filed lawsuits against him and two other doctors in his practice claiming that they performed…
Retired Officer Linked to Vyapam Found Dead, Congress Condemns
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (IANS) A retired IFS officer who acted as an observer in two Vyapam recruitment tests in Madhya Pradesh was found dead on a railway track in Jharsuguda in Odisha, police said…
‘Jihadi’ Trainer Held in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) A man from West Bengal who was allegedly planning to start a madarsa for ‘Jihadi training’ has been arrested, police said on Friday. Alimul Islam Mandal was arrested when he…
Life Term for Cop Who Tried to Kidnap Industrialist with Stolen AK-47
Hyderabad, Oct 15 (IANS) A city court on Thursday sentenced, to life imprisonment, a police constable who attempted to kidnap an industrialist by firing from a stolen AK-47 rifle. Puli Obulesu had opened indiscriminately from…