Lucknow, June 7 (IANS) Facing flak for the inept handling of an anti-encroachment drive in Mathura by civil and police officials, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday ordered a judicial probe into the…
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) A seven-year-old boy died after falling into a water-filled pit at a construction site here, police said on Tuesday. “It seems the child had gone to retrieve a ball that had…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) A suspended home ministry official Anand Joshi, arrested in a graft case, was on Tuesday granted bail by a court here. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Vinod Kumar…
Nay Pyi Taw, June 7 (IANS) A Myanmarese reporter with BBC Myanmar has been jailed for three months after he was found guilty of assaulting a police officer, officials said on Tuesday. Ko Nay Myo…
Dhaka, June 7 (IANS) A Hindu priest was killed on Tuesday in a suspected militant attack in Bangladesh Jhenidah district, police said. Gopinath Kanjilal, the district’s Assistant Superintendent of Police, told journalists that three assailants…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday questioned Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat in the wake of a “sting” video showing him offering bribes to buy legislative support in the state assembly. Rawat…
Former Goa Chief Minister Ravi Naik Panaji, June 7 (IANS) The Central government should ban Nigerians from entering India, former Goa Chief Minister Ravi Naik has demanded, adding that the state does not need Nigerian…
Dhaka, June 7 (IANS) An elderly Hindu priest was brutally killed on Tuesday by unidentified assailants in Bangladesh, police said. Ananta Gopal Ganguly was attacked by a group of three people armed with knives while…
Patna, June 7 (IANS) A case was registered on Tuesday against Bihar’s Class 12 toppers in science and arts after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ordered that an FIR be lodged and the matter probed, officials…
Fatehabad (Haryana), June 7 (IANS) At least four people were injured in a blast in a private bus in Haryana’s Fatehabad district on Tuesday, police said. The injured were taken to the government hospital in…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking a CBI probe into the violence at Mathura in which 29 people, including two police officers, died while members of…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking a CBI probe into the violence at Mathura in which 29 people, including two police officers, died while members of…
Sydney, June 7 (IANS) At least four people have died and three remain missing due to the massive storm that hit Australia’s east coast. The waves and a massive king tide have eroded 50 metres…
Itanagar, June 6 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor J.P. Rajkhowa’s wife escaped unhurt during an alleged highway robbery bid near Assam’s Guwahati while she was travelling to Itanagar, police said on Monday. Six people were later…
Rome, June 6 (IANS/AKI) A court in southern Italy on Monday sentenced a Calabrian priest to four years in jail for paying for sex with minors. The court in Reggio Calabria found Father Antonello Tropea,…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A criminal case has been registered against an unidentified person who impersonated a policeman to unauthorisedly take away a report from a private forensic lab here, a senior police officer…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a teenager here, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Friday in central Delhi’s Anand Parbat area, after the 19-year-old boy,…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The central government must disband its SIT and let the Delhi government form its own SIT to ensure justice to victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal…
Chennai, June 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a notice to Devas Multimedia Private Ltd for violation of foreign exchange laws to the tune of around Rs 1,200 crore, a statement said. According…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A suspended home ministry official, Anand Joshi, arrested in a graft case, on Monday sought bail from a court here. The matter will come up for further hearing on Tuesday…