Girl dies in road mishap caused by stone pelting in Srinagar
Srinagar, Sep 27 (IANS) A girl died in a road accident caused by a stone pelting mob in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Police said, “Stone pelting led to the death of a…
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Suspended corporate affairs ministry officer, son commit suicide
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Suspended Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K. Bansal, being probed in a graft case, and his son Yogesh, committed suicide by hanging themselves from ceiling fans at their apartment, police said…
Rs 1 cr for family of stabbed Delhi teacher
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Delhi government will provide Rs 1 crore to the family of a school teacher stabbed to death by two of his students, it was announced on Tuesday. The teacher,…
South Korean military helicopter crashes into sea
Seoul, Sep 27 (IANS) A South Korean military helicopter crashed into the Sea of Japan during an ongoing joint manoeuvre between Seoul and Washington, defence officials said on Tuesday. The South Korean Armed Force’s Lynx…
Articles worth Rs 2 crore seized at Kolkata airport
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) Customs authorities seized smuggled goods valued at around Rs 2 crore at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airport in Kolkata, an official said on Tuesday. On Monday, articles were intercepted…
Maoists kill 3 in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Sep 27 (IANS) Maoist rebels killed three villagers and injured four others in Jharkhand’s Khuti district, police said on Tuesday. According to the police, the militants belonging to banned People’s Liberation Front of India…
Suspended corporate affairs ministry officer, son commit suicide
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Suspended Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K. Bansal, who was arrested for taking a bribe, and his son Yogesh, committed suicide by hanging themselves from ceiling fans at their apartment, police…
Mexican President vows closure on missing 43 students’ case
Mexico City, Sep 27 (IANS) Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has said that his government will continue to investigate the case of the 43 students who went missing in Guerrero state in September 2014. Addressing…
Indian-origin lawyer shoots 9 in US, killed by police
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) An Indian-origin lawyer with apparent Nazi sympathies went on an early morning rampage in US’ Houston city shooting nine people on Monday before he was killed by police, according to…
9 injured in shooting incident in Houston, Texas
Houston, Sep 27 (IANS) Nine people were injured on Monday when a man armed with several weapons opened fire on vehicles in southwest Houston, the largest city in the US state of Texas. According to…
Moscow accuses Kiev of manipulating Malaysian MH17 crash investigation
Moscow, Sep 27 (IANS) Ukraine is hiding vital data on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash and is manipulating the investigation of the 2014 catastrophe, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday. “It is no…
Government driver jumps off CGO complex building, dead
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) A 56-year-old driving with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) committed suicide by jumping from one of the buildings of Central Government Offices (CGO) complex, which houses several sensitive departments,…
100-year-old murdered in Punjab; police probing rape charge
Chandigarh, Sep 26 (IANS) A nearly 100-year-old woman in the state’s Patiala district was murdered while her family alleged that the victim may have been raped by her killers, police said on Monday, adding its…
Man arrested for slashing two women with blades
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) A 27-year-old youth was arrested on Monday for allegedly slashing two young women with blades within four days, police said. Shibu Biswas, a resident of Baranagar, attacked a girl close to…
Kidnapped ex-Assam Rifles man from northeast rescued, two held
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Two members of an inter-state gang have been arrested here for kidnapping a retired Assam Rifles personnel from the northeast and his nephew, police said on Monday. The victims have…
HC seeks police reply on DCW’s plea to quash FIR against chief Maliwal
New Sep 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the city police’s response on a plea filed by Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) for quashing of an FIR registered against its chief Swati…
US teen, two others arrested for triple homicide
California, Sep 26 (IANS) A 17-year-old girl and two men were arrested for allegedly killing a married couple and their friend in California, media reports said. Responding to a 911 call, on September 24 police…
SC asks expelled AIADMK MP to join probe
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked expelled AIADMK Rajya Sabha member Sasikala Pushpa to join the probe into two criminal cases relating to alleged sexual harassment, ill-treatment of her former…
Six injured in US mall shooting
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) At least six people were injured when a shooter, who was later shot dead by an officer, opened fire at a shopping centre in Houston city of the US on Monday…
IMF ex-head Rato faces trial for misuse of corporate credit card
Madrid, Sep 26 (IANS) The trial of former International Monetary Fund(IMF) chief and Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Rodrigo Rato and 65 other former executives of Spanish banks Bankia and Caja Madrid began on Monday. Rato…