Two minors held for Uber driver’s murder in Delhi
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Two minors have been apprehended for murdering an Uber cab driver in west Delhi, a senior police officer said on Friday. Police came to know about the crime after Kuldeep…
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Delhi court rejects bail plea of suspected IS man
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) A court here on Friday rejected the bail plea of a suspected member of the Islamic State (IS), Naseer Packers, arrested on the charge of motivating youths to join the…
Two minors held for Uber driver’s murder in Delhi
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Two minors have been apprehended for the murder of an Uber cab driver in west Delhi, a senior police officer said on Friday. Police came to know about the crime…
IIT experts examining Kolkata flyover blueprint
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Former professors from IIT, Kharagpur, who are part of the committee set up to probe the Vivekananda flyover collapse that killed 26 people, have sought blueprints of the structure for assessing…
Chinese police arrest man suspected of Beijing hotel assault
Beijing, April 8 (IANS) Chinese police have arrested a man for allegedly assaulting a woman in a Beijing hotel in an incident captured on security camera that has drawn public outcry. The 24-year-old suspect surnamed…
Don’t need certificate of nationalism: Kashmir police officers
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) Three Jammu and Kashmir police officers took to Facebook to say they don’t need any certificate of nationalism from anyone in the country. Reacting to criticism of the force following unrest…
AAP reiterates demand for Jaitley’s resignation
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting and BJP leader Arun Jaitley. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday reiterated its demand for union Finance…
Plane wreckage found in Argentina 50 years after crash
Buenos Aires, April 8 (IANS) Half a century after crashing in Argentina, the wreckage of a twin-engine Piper Apache aircraft has been found with the bodies of the four people aboard, Argentina’s National News Agency…
Four killed in Gujarat road accident
Ahmedabad, April 7 (IANS) Four people in a car were killed on Thursday in Gujarat’s Bharuch district when the vehicle was hit by speeding luxury bus after being hit by an unknown vehicle from the…
13-year-old Romanian sex slave freed by Italian police
Rome, April 7 (IANS/AKI) Police in Italy on Thursday said they rescued a 13-year-old Romanian girl whose relatives forced her to work as a prostitute and beggar in Rome and starved, beat and tortured her…
CBI files case against AISATS officials over royalty evasions
Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (IANS) A day after it asked six international airlines operating in the state capital airport to submit details of charges paid to ground-handling firm AISATS, the agency on Thursday registered a case…
Fake notes, ganja seized from near Bangladesh border
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) said on Thursday that it seized fake Indian currency notes (FICN) of face value of Rs.3 lakh and 12 kg of ganja (cannabis) from near the…
Non-bailable warrant against central minister Y.S. Chowdary
Hyderabad, April 7 April 7 (IANS) A court here on Thursday issued non-bailable warrants against central minister Y.S. Chowdary in a case filed by a Mauritius-based bank for alleged default of repayment of loan. The…
Act against jehadi students in NIT lathicharge case: VHP
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The VHP on Thursday demanded action against what it said were “jehadi students” and their supporters for the lathicharge on NIT students in Jammu and Kashmir and demanded a Supreme…
Sri Lanka grants amnesty to hand over illegal firearms
Colombo, April 7 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Thursday announced an amnesty period to surrender illegal firearms after a rise in the country’s crime rate. The defence ministry said a general amnesty period starting…
BSP MP, wife, son sent to 14-day judicial custody
Ghaziabad, April 7 (IANS) A court on Thursday sentenced BSP MP Narendra Kashyap, his wife Devendri Devi and their son Sagar to 14 days judicial custody over the alleged dowry death of Sagar’s wife Himani….
Jaitley must recuse from ‘Panama Papers’ probe: Congress
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday demanded that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley “recuse” himself from the ‘Panama Papers’ probe to ensure the multi-agency investigation was free and fair. The opposition party also…
Kejriwal, AAP leaders get bail in Jaitley defamation case
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A court here on Thursday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other Aam Aadmi Party leaders in a criminal defamation case filed by Finance Minister Arun…
AAP demands Jaitley’s resignation over ‘Panama Papers’
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday demanded Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s resignation, saying one of those linked to the ‘Panama Papers’ was the BJP leader’s friend Lokesh Sharma. Jaitley…
Delhi HC ‘shocked’ after demolished structure reconstructed
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Expressing shock that a “piao” (drinking water kiosk) near Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Chandni Chowk which was demolished on Wednesday following the court’s order, was reconstructed overnight, the Delhi…