When Bank of Baroda goofed up on Mallya’s loan guarantor
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) An internal enquiry by Bank of Baroda (BoB) in freezing the accounts of a marginal farmer in Uttar Pradesh for being a ‘guarantor’ to the Rs 550 crore loan it…
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Fuss over rape, racial slur has no impact on tourism: Goa minister
File photo : Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar. (File Photo: IANS) Panaji, June 9 (IANS) Controversies in the recent past like rape of foreigners and racist comments against Nigerian nationals have no bearing on the…
Virbhadra Singh failed to counter evidence: Claims CBI
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday reportedly “failed to explain the evidences” against him during questioning by the CBI here and he was summoned again on Friday for…
Mentally unstable man kills rickshaw puller after ‘dream’
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A mentally unstable man from Uttarakhand killed a sleeping rickshaw puller by smashing his face with a wooden club early on Thursday morning in east Delhi. The man told police…
Female bartender beaten in France for serving alcohol during Ramadan
Paris, June 9 (IANS) A young female bartender was reportedly beaten in France after she served alcohol during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. “I was all alone in the bar when two passersby stormed…
Ahmedabad travel agency dupes pilgrims going for Umrah
Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh), June 9 (IANS) The police on Thursday recovered Rs 22 lakh from an Ahmedabad-based travel agency operating in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, which allegedly cheated over 120 people on the pretext of facilitating…
Tripura to increase number of women police personnel
Agartala, June 9 (IANS) The Tripura government will increase the number of women police personnel to at least 20 per cent of the total strength, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said on Thursday. “Currently, 13 per…
Fatehabad bus blast an accident: Haryana Police
Chandigarh, June 9 (IANS) The Haryana Police on Thursday said the blast in a private bus in Haryana’s Fatehabad district on Tuesday was an “accidental” one. Additional Director General of Police Muhammad Akil said the…
Child sex tourism exists in all tourism hotspots: Goa minister
Panaji, June 9 (IANS) Child sex tourism exists in all tourism hotspots, irrespective of the state or country, Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said on Thursday. He said the coastal state had, however, “managed to…
Former Bihar school board chairman absconding: Police
Patna, June 9 (IANS) Former Bihar School Examination Board Chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh was still absconding even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) conducted raids searching for him, police said on Thursday. Singh is being…
CBI questions Himachal CM in disproportionate assets case
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was on Thursday questioned by the CBI for nearly seven hours in a disproportionate assets case, officials said. He is likely to be questioned…
Sex racket involving models, actresses busted
Panaji, June 9 (IANS) The Goa Police on Thursday said it had busted a prostitution racket operating in Maharashtra and Goa involving actresses and models and arrested one of the key pimps. Superintendent of Police…
BJP councillors ‘attack’ AAP councillor at MCD session
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A few Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillors on Thursday allegedly beat up an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor when the latter refused to remove his party’s cap during a joint…
Gurgaon woman flees with exam answer sheet
Gurgaon, June 9 (IANS) A 25-year-old Master of Arts student ran away with her examination answer sheet, police said on Thursday. Ravita, a distance education student at the Government Girls College at Sector 14 here,…
Delhi hit-and-run: Minor challenges juvenile board
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A minor accused in a hit-and-run case which killed a business consultant here on Thursday challenged a Juvenile Justice Board order that he will be tried as an adult. The…
Sentence reserved in Danish woman’s rape case
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A court here on Thursday reserved for yet another day its order on the quantum of sentence after Delhi Police sought maximum punishment for five convicts in the 2014 Danish…
Delhi triple murder solved, jilted lover held
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A 30-year-old jilted lover and his associate have been arrested for the murder of a 19-year-old girl, her mother and minor sister at their house in Usmanpur in east Delhi….
Sentencing in Gulberg Society massacre put off yet again
Ahmedabad, June 9 (IANS) Hearing on the quantum of punishment to the 24 convicts in the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre here which left killed 69 persons, including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, remained inconclusive on…
Sentencing in Gulberg case put off yet again
Ahmedabad, June 9 (IANS) The hearing on the quantum of punishment to the 24 convicts of the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre here, which left killed 69 persons, including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, remained inconclusive…
CBI questions Himachal CM in disproportionate assets case
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was on Thursday questioned by the CBI here for acquiring wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said. Virbhadra Singh, a senior…