Thane (Maharashtra), Oct 11 (IANS) The Thane Police on Wednesday slapped MCOCA against five accused, including absconding mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar’s younger brother Iqbal Kaskar and aide Chhota Shakeel in an extortion case. “We…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The NIA on Wednesday said the Juvenile Justice Board in Patna has found a juvenile guilty of conspiracy in the Patna and Bodhgaya serial bomb blasts in Bihar and remanded…
Damascus, Oct 11 (IANS) At least one person was killed and six injured after three suicide bombers blew themselves up with explosive belts in the Syrian capital on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said. Two assailants…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said sex with wife below 18 years of age is rape, striking down the provision of criminal law that permitted sex with a wife aged…
Ahmedabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Hearing in a defamation case filed by BJP President Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah against an online portal was on Wednesday postponed to October 16 after he and his lawyer didn’t…
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) An official probe into the September 29 stampede in Mumbai on Wednesday gave a clean chit to Western Railway (WR) officials, but instead blamed heavy rain and rumours for the tragedy…
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling Wednesday criminalising sex with wife below 18 has cleared an inconsistency in laws that differed over the legal age of sexual consent….
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A fire broke out on Wednesday at a shop selling bags in the Chandni Chowk market in Old Delhi area, which was doused by eight fire tenders, a Delhi Fire…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A high-level committee led by former Chief Vigilance Commissioner Pratyush Sinha has been set up to probe the delay in the sanction of work to build a new wider foot…
Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) Students at the Mahatama Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University in Bareilly staged a protest on Wednesday following an incident of eve teasing on the campus. The protesting students said a girl was…
Gurugram, Oct 11 (IANS) A criminal from Jharkhand who carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head was arrested here on Wednesday after a brief gun battle, police said. Akhilesh Singh, 38, a…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday issued summons to former Indian Air Force chief S.P. Tyagi and others in the multi-million dollar AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case. After taking cognisance of…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 11 (IANS) The Kerala government on Wednesday decided to initiate a criminal and vigilance probe against former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and several others in what is known as the Rs 7 million…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The stampede at Elphistone Road railway station foot overbridge in Mumbai on September 29, in which 23 people were killed, was caused due to heavy rain, officials said on Wednesday…
Jaipur, Oct 11 (IANS) A fortnight after a Muslim folk singer was murdered in a Rajasthan village, the exodus of several families of that community from the area has invited severe criticism from the civil…
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IANS) A fire broke out in a South Kolkata chemical factory on Wednesday, police said. There were, however, no reports of any casualty or injury. Smoke was seen billowing out at around…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday issued summons to former Indian Air Force chief S.P. Tyagi and others in the multi-million-dollar AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…
Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) The over 100 students of a school in Uttar Pradesh who were admitted to different hospitals following gas leakage from a nearby sugar mill have been discharged, an official said on…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 11 (IANS) The Kerala government on Wednesday decided to initiate a criminal and vigilance probe against former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and several others in what is known as the Rs 7 million…
Washington, Oct 11 (IANS) Wildfires raging across Northern California have killed at least 17 people as hundreds of firefighters battle the flames and keep thousands of people away from the blaze’s path. Most of the…