Woman jumps to death in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, June 15 (IANS) An unidentified woman on Wednesday evening jumped to her death from the sixth floor of Gurgaon’s judicial complex building, police said. People noticed the woman, said to be in mid-20s, on…
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Opposition MPs to visit Kairana, Kandhala in UP on Thursday
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) A delegation of parliamentarians from various opposition parties will on Thursday visit Kandhala and Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh where the BJP leaders have alleged “mass exodus of Hindus”. The…
Indian corporate fraudsters start early in their career
Chennai, June 15 (IANS) Frauds in the Indian corporate sector are largely in the manager and staff member levels unlike the global trend where they are committed by senior executives, states a report by professional…
Agusta: ED names James, two others in fresh chargesheet
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a fresh chargesheet against British national and alleged middleman Christian Michel James and two others in its ongoing money laundering probe in the Rs…
Bank executive dies while exercising in Gurgaon gym
Gurgaon, June 15 (IANS) A 34-year-old bank executive died while exercising at a gymnasium here on Wednesday, police said. Doctors said heart failure could have caused the death. Deceased Devender Kumar of Ashok Vihar area…
Man held in Delhi with heroin valued at Rs 30 lakh
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) A 24-year-old man was arrested here with 290 gm heroin worth Rs 30 lakh in the international market, Delhi Police said on Wednesday. Pramod Kumar was arrested from a bus…
‘Blade runner’ Pistorius sobs as he walks through court on stumps
Pretoria, June 15 (IANS) His eyes filled with tears, Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius tottered on his stumps in a packed courtroom on Wednesday in a desperate last bid to convince the judge that he was…
29 killed in Meghalaya bus accident
Shillong, June 15 (IANS) At least 29 people were killed and nine critically injured after a bus in which they were travelling bus plunged into a 500-feet gorge in Meghalaya, police said on Wednesday. The…
Wife, son of former Chinese minister convicted for graft
Beijing, June 15 (IANS) The wife and son of former Chinese Security Minister Zhou Yongkang, currently serving a life sentence for corruption, were sentenced on Wednesday to nine and 18 years in prison, respectively, on…
Alligator attacks US child near Florida Disney resort
New York, June 15 (IANS) Authorities were searching for a two-year-old child who was dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando. Orange county sheriff’s office spokeswoman…
AgustaWestland: ED names James, two others in fresh chargesheet
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a fresh chargesheet against British national Christian Michel James and two others in its ongoing money laundering probe in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland helicopter…
97-year-old freedom fighter put under house arrest
Agra, June 15 (IANS) Police on Wednesday foiled the suicide attempt by a 97-year-old freedom fighter, Chimman Lal Jain, who is crusading for liquor ban in Uttar Pradesh and put him under house arrest here….
Panel probing Haryana land deals unconstitutional: INLD leader
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The commission probing the land deals in Haryana, including those allegedly involving Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, is “unconstitutional” as the assembly’s approval was not obtained, a state opposition leader…
Mizoram hands over gold robbery case to CBI
Aizawl, June 15 (IANS) The Mizoram government has handed over the Rs 14.5 crore gold robbery case to the CBI as the Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the state government to probe the case,…
Money transfer agent shot dead in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, June 15 (IANS) Three unidentified men shot dead a 33-year-old money transfer agent in Gurgaon and looted a cash bag he was carrying, police said on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Fakrudeen, who…
Court orders arrest of Bihar school board ex-chairman
June 15 (IANS) A Bihar court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Bihar School Examination Board’s former chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, who has been untraceable and on the run since after his name figured…
Odia movie actors under scanner for chit fund links: Police
Bhubaneswar, June 15 (IANS) Certain people connected with the Odia film industry are under the scanner of the Odisha Police’s Crime Branch probing the money trail of the Oscar Chit Fund company, a senior police…
Jammu temple desecrator was mentally deranged: Government
Srinagar, June 15 (IANS) The man who allegedly desecrated an ancient temple in Jammu, was “mentally challenged”, the Jammu and Kashmir government said here on Wednesday after a ruckus in the assembly over the incident….
CRPF personnel commits suicide in Delhi
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) A 25-year-old CRPF head constable committed suicide while on duty by shooting himself with his service revolver on Wednesday, police said. The Central Reserve Police Force personnel was identified as…
Explosion in Kollam injures one
Kollam (Kerala), June 15 (IANS) A huge explosion rocked the court complex here on Wednesday, injuring one person, police said. The blast took place in a labour department jeep parked in the court premises. “I…