Student’s death in Russia: India seeks probe
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India has sought a probe into the death of an Indian medical student after he was attacked by unidentified people in a Russian city while on a business trip, a…
Crime
Kanhaiya Kumar roughed up on JNU campus
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar was on Thursday roughed up by a man on the university campus who allegedly wanted to teach him a lesson for…
Hardik booked for keeping cell phone battery in jail in Gujarat
Patidar Anamat Sanghursh Samiti (PASS) leader Hardik Patel. (File Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad, March 10 (IANS) The police have lodged a case against Hardik Patel, the jailed leader of the Patidar community’s pro-quota agitation, for keeping…
Chargesheet against Hardik in rioting case
Ahmedabad, March 10 (IANS) The Gujarat Police have filed a chargesheet against Patel community leader Hardik Patel in a case of rioting and assault registered against him and 16 others at Visnagar town in July…
Gun runners nabbed in Manipur
Imphal, March 10 (IANS) Four gun runners have been arrested in Manipur, police said on Thursday, adding a sophisticated gun was seized from them. The Assam Rifles made the arrests on Wednesday in Churachandpur district….
Want a police job? Run 3 km in 7 minutes!
Shillong, March 10 (IANS) Women wishing to join the Meghalaya Police armed wing must run three kilometres in seven minutes or less — prompting an opposition leader to ask if the recruitment was for the…
NHRC notice to Tamil Nadu over brutality with farmer
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government over the brutal behaviour of police personnel and officials of a bank with a farmer…
Court rejects anticipatory bail to journalist in rape case
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A local court here on Thursday refused to grant anticipatory bail to a journalist who was facing rape charges. Additional Sessions Judge Smita Garg dismissed the anticipatory bail application of…
Student from UP commits suicide in Delhi
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A 28-year-old student from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh committed suicide here on Thursday, police said, clarifying he was not a JNU student. The police had earlier described Dushyant Dixit as…
SBI denies ‘laxity’ in tackling Kingfisher Airlines debts
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) The biggest public sector lender State Bank Of India on Thursday denied any laxity on the part of the consortium of banks in seeking reliefs against the defunct Kingfisher Airlines Ltd….
Cabinet okays convention on mutual legal assistance for crimes
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The union Cabinet on Thursday approved ratification of the Bay of Bengal Initiative on Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) convention on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. The…
Rape accused RJD legislator surrenders in court
Patna, March 10 (IANS) After the Patna High Court refused to hear his anticipatory bail plea, RJD legislator Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of raping a schoolgirl, surrendered on Thursday in a court in Bihar, police…
India, Bahrain to sign pact to prevent human trafficking
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India may soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bahrain to prevent human trafficking. The cabinet on Thursday gave its go ahead for the MoU. Apart from preventing human…
Suspected MH370 debris arrives in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, March 10 (IANS) Suspected debris of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, found in Mozambique, was brought in Malaysia for analysis, officials said on Thursday. The debris would be analysed by experts to determine…
Government will act against Mallya: Jaitley
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The government on Thursday said “every possible action will be taken” against beleaguered liquor baron Vijay…
Five killed in shooting at a home in Wilkinsburg borough of Allegheny county
Waashington, March 10 (IANS) Five people were killed in a shooting spree at a home in Pennsylvania state, media reports said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night in Wilkinsburg borough of Allegheny…
SP legislator among three killed in UP accident
Lucknow, March 10 (IANS) A Samajwadi Party legislator, Mohammad Irfan, was killed on Thursday along with his driver and a party leader when their car met with an accident in Uttar Pradesh, police said. Irfan,…
JNU student commits suicide in Delhi
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A 28-year-old doctoral scholar of the Jawaharlal Nehru University committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his rented accommodation here, police said on Thursday. The student identified…
Blackbuck killings: Salman pleads not guilty
Actor Salman Khan. (File Photo: IANS) Jodhpur (Rajasthan), March 10 (IANS) Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Thursday insisted that he had been wrongly accused of having illegal weapons and killing two blackbucks here in 1998….
Bangladeshi nurse ‘missing’ in New York
Dhaka, March 10 (IANS) A Bangladeshi nurse has been reportedly missing in New York for over three months, a media report said on Thursday. Mahfuza Rahman, 30, was last seen at her workplace, the Bellevue…