Chit fund scam accused MP to be released on two-hour parole
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Kunal Ghosh, in jail as an undertrial in the Saradha chit fund scam, will be out on parole for two hours on Thursday to meet his ailing mother….
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Man killed in Ghaziabad over petty issue
Ghaziabad, June 8 (IANS) A person was killed and three others injured, one of them critically, over a petty issue in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. Police said accused Bittu barged…
Kidney racket kingpin owns two houses in Kolkata, gave lavish tips
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) T. Rajkumar, the alleged mastermind of an organ trafficking racket at Delhi’s Indraprastha Apollo hospital, owned two houses, including a palatial building, in Kolkata, and gave lavish four-figure tips to even…
Goa acid attack case over property dispute, two arrested
Panaji, June 8 (IANS) Two persons have been arrested in connection with an acid attack on a 16-year-old girl and her grandmother, Goa police said on Wednesday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Mapusa) Mahesh Gaonkar told…
Policeman shoots dead migrant in Italy
Rome, June 8 (IANS/AKI) An Italian paramilitary policemen on Wednesday in southern Italy shot dead an African migrant worker who allegedly attacked him with knife. The Carabinieri officer and a colleague were called to a…
Four soldiers killed in road accident
Jammu, June 8 (IANS) Four soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. An army vehicle carrying the soldiers went out of control and turned turtle, crushing four…
Two gangsters held in Delhi
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Two gangsters wanted in Haryana and Delhi in several criminal cases, including murder and extortion, have been arrested here, police said on Wednesday. Gyanender Mandhothia, 29, and Rajiv Dahiya, 39,…
Man murders ex-girlfriend, commits suicide
Rome, June 8 (IANS/AKI) A man shot dead his ex-girlfriend in northeast Italy before turning the gun on himself because he could not accept the end of their relationship, reports said on Wednesday. Manuel Venier,…
Man murders wife and son, kills himself
Rome, June 8 (IANS/AKI) A man in southern Italy allegedly strangled his estranged wife to death before shooting dead their four-year-old son and killing himself with the same pistol, police said on Wednesday. Luigi Alfarano…
Bihar school board chief quits, five held for exam scam
Patna, June 8 (IANS) With investigation into the Bihar 12th Board merit list scam gathering steam, former Bihar School Examination Board Chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh is likely to be arrested, an SIT official said. Singh…
‘Goa government has not done much to fight drug menace’
Panaji, June 8 IANS) The BJP-led government in Goa has not done much to rein in the drug menace, especially amongst students, in the coastal state, Amogh Arlekar, Joint Secretary of the ABVP for Konkan…
Two killed on Gurgaon Expressway
Gurgaon, June 8 (IANS) Two persons from West Bengal and Bihar were killed on Wednesday when a mini truck headed to Delhi with meat rammed into a stationary truck on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, police said….
Kidney trafficking mastermind being taken to Delhi
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) The alleged mastermind behind the kidney trafficking racket at Delhi’s Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, T. Rajkumar, was on Wednesday given on a three-day transit remand to Delhi Police by a court here….
Mathura violence: Killed SP’s kin seeks murder trial of SSP, DM
Mathura: District officials and policemen pay their last respect to Mathura Superintendent of Police Mukul Dwivedi at police lines in Mathura on June 3, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Lucknow, June 8 (IANS) Family members of Superintendent…
College principal killed in Balochistan
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) A college principal was shot dead by unknown men on Wednesday in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the media reported. The attack took place on the outskirts of Quetta city when the gunmen…
Charges framed against Chhota Rajan, daily trial from July 11
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday framed charges against underworld don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan and others in a fake passport case. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge…
People-smuggling ‘kingpin’ extradited to Italy
London, June 8 (IANS) An Eritrean man believed to be responsible for smuggling migrants from Africa to Europe has been extradited to Italy. Mered Medhanie, 35, known as ‘The General’, was held in Sudan in…
SC rejects interim bail plea of Sukhdev Singh Namdhari
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the interim bail plea of Sukhdev Singh Namdhari — one of the accused in the killing of businessman Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep…
Bihar school board chief quits, 7 held for toppers’ muddle
Patna, June 8 (IANS) Sensing trouble over ongoing investigation into Class 12 merit list muddle, Bihar School Examination Board Chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh resigned on Wednesday, officials said. “Under pressure to quit, Singh has resigned,”…
Woman set ablaze in Pakistan over ‘love marriage’
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) In an apparent honour killing, a Pakistani woman who married a man of her choice was allegedly set on fire on Wednesday in Lahore, a media report said. The woman, identified…