Court allows actor Shivaji to travel to US
Hyderabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Telangana High Court on Wednesday allowed Telugu actor G. Shivaji, who was booked in Alanda Media case, to travel to the United States. The court gave the permission after the actor…
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Kerala HC slams police in IAS officer accident case
Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday criticised the way the police went about their job in collecting evidence against IAS officer Sreeram Venkitaraman who secured bail in a road accident case…
AgustaWestland case: ED moves court seeking NBW against Ratul Puri
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday knocked on the doors of a Delhi court, seeking issuance of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s nephew and industrialist…
2 die in mishap amid NRC re-verification rush in Assam
Guwahati, Aug 7 (IANS) At least two persons, including a woman and a child, were killed and 38 others were injured in the wee hours of Wednesday in Assam after the bus they were travelling…
No clue yet in Kerala film director’s kidnapping
Thrissur Aug 7 (IANS) The Peramangalam police probing the kidnapping of Malayalam film director Nishad Hassan are yet to get any clue. Hassan was allegedly abducted on Wednesday morning here. Speaking to IANS, a police…
ED moves court for NBW against Ratul Puri
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday moved a court here for a non-bailable warrant against businessman Ratul Puri, who is under the scanner for allegedly receiving kickbacks in AgustaWestland deal…
Punjab CM’s wife Preneet Kaur duped of Rs 23 lakh
Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) Preneet Kaur, Congress MP and wife of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, was duped of Rs 23 lakh in an online fraud. The fraudster, who claimed to be a manager in…
IMA Jewellers case: 23 properties worth Rs 300 cr seized
Bengaluru, Aug 7 (IANS) The Karnataka government has seized 23 properties of IMA Jewellers scam prime accused Mansoor Khan valued at Rs 300 crore in five districts across the southern state, an official said on…
One arrested with 2 tonnes of prohibited meat in UP
Sitapur, Aug 7 (IANS) A 38-year-old man has been arrested under the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act for ferrying more than two tonnes of prohibited meat, said a police officer on Wednesday. Talah Akhtar,…
BSF seizes 127 cattle being smuggled to Bangladesh
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) seized 127 cattle being smuggled to Bangladesh during raids in Malda, Murshidabad, North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts, said an officer. However, the smugglers escaped. “The…
75K flood-affected persons evacuated in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) In one of the biggest operations, various government agencies and the armed forces have rescued and evacuated around 75,000 flood-affected people, including 66,000 from the worst affected Kolhapur and Sangli districts,…
Three arrested for stabbing, shooting man dead in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of an alleged criminal who was shot dead close to his house here, police said on Wednesday. On Monday night,…
Massive blast wrecks Danish tax office
Copenhagen, Aug 7 (IANS) The Danish police said on Wednesday that they are investigating a massive explosion at the headquarters of the country’s tax agency that blew off the front door of the building. According…
Minor raped by ward boy in UP hospital
Kannauj, Aug 7 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a ward boy working at the Government Medical College in Kannauj for allegedly raping a minor girl. The victim’s father told reporters that the ward…
Mass shooting scare creates panic at Times Square
New York, Aug 7 (IANS) Women fell, babies got injured and scores of people were left shaken to their core as a scare of yet another mass shooting hit tourists at the crowded Times Square…
Mass shooting scare creates panic among tourists at Times Square
New York, Aug 7 (IANS) Women fell, babies got injured and scores of people were left shaken to their core as a scare of yet another mass shooting hit tourists at the crowded Times Square…
Panic grips tourists amid scare at Times Square in NY
New York, Aug 7 (IANS) In a terrible scare as the US reels under two back-to-back mass shootings, people at Times Square on Tuesday night were seen running in all directions after hearing a loud…
Gunmen kill 4 during family funeral in Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Aug 7 (IANS) Gunmen have opened fire at a funeral in Honduras, killing four members of the same family in city of San Pedro Sula, police said. The victims on Tuesday were burying Marlon…
Girl claims getting stuck between Kolkata Metro train doors
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) Nearly a month after a passenger was dragged to his death by Kolkata metro train with his hand stuck between its sliding doors, a girl commuter on Tuesday complained that the…
2 Bangladeshis involved in over 100 cases of dacoity held
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Delhi Police have claimed to have arrested two members of a Bangladeshi gang, who were involved in more than 100 cases of dacoity across India. They had been declared…