No Terror Link in Cab Driver’s Murder: Himachal Police
Shimla, Jan 22 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Police on Friday ruled out the possibility of a terror angle to the murder of a car driver hired by three people for travel to Pathankot in Punjab….
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Two Trinamool Congress Members Die While Making Bomb: Police
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Two members of a family with ties to West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress were killed when a bomb they were making exploded in Birbhum district, police said on Friday. The incident…
Caitanya Lila Holt’s Death in Goa Sparks Facebook Campaign
Panaji, Jan 22 (IANS) Friends of Caitanya Lila Holt, 30-year-old US national, who died after allegedly choking on mud in a paddy field last week, have started an online campaign on the social media seeking…
Putin ‘Probably’ Approved Ex-Russian Spy Alexander Litvinenko’s Murder
London, Jan 21 (IANS) The murder of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 in Britain was “probably” approved by President Vladimir Putin, an inquiry has found. Putin is likely to have signed off the poisoning…
Mob Chops off Hand Of Jitender Kumar, Who Looted Bank
Patna, Jan 20 (IANS) A mob chopped off the hand of a man who was trying to flee after looting a bank in Bihar’s capital on Wednesday, police said. Jitender Kumar was caught by villagers…
Vinay Kumar A 24-year-old Labourer, Arrested for Killing Grandmother for Rs.4,000
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) A 24-year-old labourer has been arrested for killing his grandmother for refusing to give him Rs.4,000, police said on Wednesday. Vinay Kumar was arrested from his hideout in Uttam Nagar…
Firing at RSS Shakha in Ludhiana, No Injuries
Ludhiana, Jan 18 (IANS) Unidentified miscreants fired at an RSS shakha in Ludhiana city on Monday, police said. No injuries were reported in the incident. “No person has been injured in an incident of firing…
New Match-Fixing Scandal Embroils Tennis As Australian Open Begins
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) An exhaustive investigation into tennis match-fixing by two prominent media organisations has revealed evidence that 16 professional players have been caught up in the scandal. The findings of the investigation, by…
Tension in Hyderabad Varsity over Research Scholar’s Suicide
Hyderabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Tension prevailed in University of Hyderabad on Monday over the suicide of one of the five Dalit research scholars following their expulsion from the hostel. Police intervened to shift the body…
Gunmen Kidnaps Three Americans in Baghdad
EPA/ALI ABBAS Baghdad, Jan 18 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen kidnapped three Americans in Baghdad, an Iraqi news agency reported on Sunday. The three Americans, who worked as military trainers, were at the house of a translator…
US National Caitanya Lila Holt’s Death: Post Mortem Says Death Due to Asphyxia
Panaji, Jan 17 (IANS) A post-mortem conducted late on Saturday, on the remains of a 30-year-old US national, who controversially died after choking on mud in a paddy field on January 12, has attributed the…
Two Hyderabad Policemen Mistaken for Kidnappers in Haryana Beaten Up
Jind, Jan 16 (PTI) Two personnel of Hyderabad Police were today allegedly beaten up by a group of traders at a market in Safidon here, who mistook the cops for kidnappers, local police said. The…
Baidu Faces Punishment over Porn, Fake Adverts
Beijing, Jan 17 (IANS) Baidu, China’s top search engine, is facing punishment over forums containing pornography, libelous posts, and adverts for unlicensed hospitals. The State Internet Information Office summoned Baidu executives for a grilling on…
Anonymous Letter Threatens to Kill Anna Hazare on Jan 26
Pune, Jan 16 (PTI) Anna Hazare has received an anonymous letter which threatens that the social activist would be killed on January 26, police said today. The sender has also alleged that the anti-graft crusader…
US Officials in Goa over American Caitanya Lila Holt’s Mysterious Death
Panaji, Jan 16 (IANS) A team of US consular officials arrived in Goa on Saturday to enquire into the circumstances which led to the death of a 30-year-old US national in a marshy paddy field…
Bihar Villager Blinded in Fight over Supremacy
Patna, Jan 16 (IANS) A man was blinded and badly beaten up allegedly by his rivals in a Bihar village in a fight for supremacy, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday night…
Red Sanders Logs Worth Rs 3 Cr Seized in Ap
Kadapa (AP), Jan 14 (PTI) Forest officials today seized red sandalwood logs, estimated at Rs three crore, from a container truck and nabbed its driver at Balapalli check post in the district. “The truck container…
US National Caitanya Lila Holt Was Alive when Pulled out Of Paddy Field: Goa Police
Panaji, Jan 14 (IANS) US national Caitanya Lila Holt – who died mysteriously in north Goa’s Korgao village – was alive when pulled out of a marshy paddy field but died moments after his rescue,…
Couple Beaten to Death in AP on Suspicion Of Witchcraft
Vizianagaram (AP), Jan 13 (PTI) A couple was allegedly beaten to death by local residents of a village in the district on suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said today. The incident took place under Makkuva…
Sicilian Mafia Plotting to Murder Prosecutor
Palermo (Italy), Jan 13 (IANS/AKI) The Sicilian mafia intended to blow up prosecutor Nino Di Matteo and bought 200 kg of the explosive TNT to do so, according to an informant, police said. The order…