Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Tapas Mallik, prime accused in the lynching of a 24-year-old student in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, was arrested and remanded to custody on Friday, police said….
Gurgaon, May 13 (IANS) Two people snatched a Triumph motorcycle from a 60-year-old man at knife point on the busy Mehrauli-Gurgaon (MG) road on Friday, Gurgaon police said. The hiest occurred around 5.30 a.m. when…
By Imran Khan Patna, May 13 (IANS) He’s super rich, he’s got the right political connections in Bihar and he’s dangerous. Meet Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav alias Bindi, the father of Rocky Yadav who allegedly killed…
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) A former Chinese presidential aide was charged on Friday with taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and abuse of power. Ling Jihua, 59, the former chief of staff to ex-president Hu…
London, May 13 (IANS) The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) has detected a cyber-attack that hit a bank, similar to one in which $81 million was stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank. SWIFT said…
Patna, May 13 (IANS) Manorama Devi, a Janata Dal-United legislator and mother of murder accused Rocky Yadav, on Friday filed an anticipatory bail plea in Bihar’s Gaya civil court, even as authorities prepared to confiscate…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit parts of Balochistan in Pakistan on Friday, leaving residents in panick and fear. Tremors were felt in Quetta, Chaman, Killa Abdullah and…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Baba Hardev Singh, spiritual head of Sant Nirankari Mission, died in a road accident in Montreal, Canada, an official of the organization said here on Friday. Kripasagar, press and publicity…
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) The Parkash Singh Committee, set up to probe lapses into the official response to the violence during the Jat agitation in Haryana in February, has held certain police and administrative officers…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Tapas Mallik, prime accused in the lynching of a 24-year-old ITI student in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, has been arrested, police said on Friday. Mallik, a…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of India’s criminal defamation law that was contested by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of the criminal defamation law in the country, saying it was not in conflict with the freedom of speech. The apex…
Patna, May 13 (IANS) Three members of a family were electrocuted in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district on Friday after a high voltage wire fell on them, police said. This is the second such incident in Muzaffarpurr…
Ranchi, May 13 (IANS) Unidentified assailants shot dead a journalist in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, police said on Friday. According to police, the assailants on motor bikes fired five rounds of bullets on Chatra-based journalist Indradeo…
Tokyo, May 13 (IANS) The Japanese Cabinet on Friday approved an extra budget for fiscal 2016 earmarked for the reconstruction and restoration of regions in the southwest that were battered by quakes last month. The…
Jammu, May 12 (IANS) Three students were washed away by flash floods in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. “Three stud ents identified as Rakesh Kumar, Payal and Shiwali were killed…
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) A severe Nor’wester has left dozens of people dead, scores injured and a swathe of destruction in a number of Bangladesh districts late Thursday. TV reports showed the storm left a…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) A city street food vendor on Thursday succumbed to his injuries three days after he was pushed into a cooking-pot full of curry following an altercation with a customer, police said….
Rome, May 12 (IANS/AKI) Young women attended “inelegant” dinner parties at former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi’s luxury homes for personal gain and even had lesbian sex in the hope of stirring his desire to sleep…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) With police yet to nab a Trinamool Congress leader said to be the prime suspect in the lynching of a student on suspicion of stealing a buffalo in West Bengal’s South…